Longtime Real Estate Industry Executive Bob Bill Joins HouseValues as Vice President and General Manager of Broker

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Fri Sep 5, 2008 8:16am EDT

  KIRKLAND, WA, Sep 05 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
HouseValues, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLD) today announced that longtime real
estate industry executive Bob Bill has joined the company as vice
president and general manager of broker services. Bill will also serve on
the company's executive management team.

    Bill, who brings more than 25 years of proven leadership experience in all
aspects of real estate, mortgage, and relocation, most recently served as
Senior Vice President, National Accounts at First American/MarketLinx.
While there, he helped real estate brokerage companies increase their
businesses by successfully developing and deploying technology solutions.

    Prior to that, Bill managed Baird & Warner Real Estate, one of the
nation's largest real estate brokerage companies. As the SVP, General
Sales Manager, Bill managed the company's 31 offices and 2,000 agents
throughout the Chicago area. He has also served in executive positions at
Cendant and Coldwell Banker.

    "HouseValues is excited to have Bob join our team where he will be
responsible for growing our Realty Generator business and continuing to
add services that enhance and expand the services we provide to our
brokerage company customers," said Ian Morris, chief executive officer of
HouseValues.

    HouseValues purchased Realty Generator late last year. Realty Generator
provides advertising and lead management solutions designed to help real
estate brokerages manage and grow their real estate business.

    "I am thrilled at the opportunity to join HouseValues and by the success
that our more than 200 brokerage company customers are seeing using the
Realty Generator product. Our customers are using Realty Generator to
generate a steady stream of prospects, recruit and retain real estate
agents, and manage and grow their real estate business," Bill said.

    About HouseValues Inc.

    Founded in 1999, HouseValues, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLD) provides real estate
professionals with the tools and services they need to manage and grow
their real estate businesses. The company's subscription software products
include Realty Generator, a turnkey advertising and lead management system
for real estate brokerage companies; and MarketLeader, a customer
relationship management and lead management solution for real estate
agents. The company also provides real estate professionals with access to
industry-leading advertising and lead-generation services to help them
attract new clients and promote themselves throughout their community.

    Additionally, HouseValues provides consumers with free access to the
information and tools they need throughout the home buying and selling
process. The company's consumer websites include: JustListed.com a service
that notifies home buyers as soon as new homes hit the market;
HouseValues.com, a service that provides home sellers with market
valuations of their current home; and HomePages.com, a real estate portal
that enables consumers to see all the home listings in their area, view
detailed neighborhood and school data, compare recent home sales, find
local real estate agents, and find the value of their own home.

    Real estate professionals can learn more about the company's services at
www.realtygenerator.com and www.marketleader.com. For more information
please visit www.housevaluesinc.com.

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Press Contact:
Hugh Siler
Siler & Company for HouseValues, Inc.
949.646.6966
hugh@silerpr.com

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