RISMEDIA, March 8, 2007-HomeGain announced that it was named an annual winner of the Hitwise Top 10 Awards for 2006. Hitwise ranked HomeGain, a leading provider of online real estate solutions that connect agents and brokers with home buyers and sellers, as the second most popular Web site in the real estate category, trailing only the real estate industry sponsored Realtor.com.

The Hitwise Top 10 Awards are awarded on a quarterly and yearly basis, based on the popularity of a Web site according to their market share of visits for the period.

"With the number of home buyers who start their search online reaching an all-time high of 80 percent, according to the National Association of Realtors®, HomeGain is seeing that surge in consumer visits and responding with tools that best address their needs," says Louis Cammarosano, general manager of HomeGain. "To name a few, the Home Sale Maximizer is a favorite tool for many real estate agents to provide to their home seller clients, and the AgentEvaluator Find and Compare REALTORS® service helps consumers identify and determine the best real estate agent to meet their unique needs."

The Hitwise Top 10 Awards are awarded on a quarterly and annual basis based on the popularity of a Web site according to their market share of visits for the period. Winners are selected from the 160 categories that Hitwise reports data for and all winners receive a Hitwise Top 10 Award Shield via e-mail that can be displayed on their Web site by companies to highlight their achievement.

The Hitwise Top 10 Awards recognize the top 10 Web sites across the 160 categories that Hitwise reports data on for each quarter. Visit Hitwise to register for the Hitwise Top 10 Awards.

For more information, visit www.homegain.com ^[1] and www.hitwise.com ^[2].