Homestore.com, Inc. acquires senior alternatives Web site.Homestore.com, Inc., an Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the home and real estate network, announced that it has acquired the Senior Alternatives For Living web site (www.senioralternatives.com), one of the leading online senior housing directories. The acquisition provides access to a significant content resource for Homestore.com's new senior living area, which is being developed with the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB NAHB National Association of Home Builders NAHB National Academy of Health and Business (Canada) ) National Council on Senior Housing (NCOSH NCOSH North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health NCOSH National Council on Seniors Housing (National Association of Home Builders) NCOSH National Council for Occupational Safety and Health ). Announced in June June: see month. , the new senior living area is being designed to serve prospective home buyers of more than 55 years of age, and to provide seniors and their decision-making decision-making, n the process of coming to a conclusion or making a judgment. decision-making, evidence-based, n a type of informal decision-making that combines clinical expertise, patient concerns, and evidence gathered from children with a comprehensive directory of housing and care alternatives. "Senior Alteratives' mission has been to provide seniors, caregivers, and healthcare professionals with readily available, comprehensive resources for the growing options available in today's housing and healthcare markets," said Anita Kremer, president of Senior Alternatives for Living. "We're pleased that through Homestore.com's acquisition our mission will be greatly enhanced by reaching even more seniors and their families as they begin to research new living options." "Senior living represents one of the fastest growing segments of the housing market, and we see a tremendous opportunity to facilitate its development via the Internet," said Stuart Wolff Wolff , Kaspar Friedrich 1733-1794. German anatomist noted for his pioneering work in embryology. His chief work, Theoria Generationis (1759), refuted the theory of preformation, which held that the embryo is a fully formed miniature adult. , chairman and chief executive officer of Homestore.com, Inc. "The acquisition of the Senior Alternatives for Living web site provides us with a rich foundation on which to build." The senior living section is being developed as part of Homestore.com's family of real estate sites, which attracted more than four million visits in July from people seeking property listings and other information on existing homes, new homes, rental properties, remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling , housing, finance, and more. The content for the channel is being developed with the assistance of NCOSH, a council within NAHB that represents builders and other professionals in the senior housing market. |
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