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“Houzz Alliance Aimed at Home Improvement Financing”
Kitchen & Bath Design News
July 2024| View Article
“Houzz's innovative 3D tech helps both pros and clients to collaborate on floor plans.”
Furniture, Lighting & Decor
July 2024| View Article
“These are some of the most popular outdoor projects in 2024, according to a new survey conducted by Houzz.”
Domino Magazine
July 2024| View Article
“A new study by Houzz reveals a surprising trend in the home improvement market.”
Associated Press
June 2024| View Article
“Houzz introduced photorealistic renders for the 3D Floor Plan tool in Houzz Pro”
Kitchen & Bath Business
May 2024| View Article
“Houzz Gets Imaginative and Creates the Interior Design Aesthetic for Four Top Musicians”
Men's Journal
April 2024| View Article
“Leading home improvement and design website Houzz conducted a recent study of over 3,000 homeowners to find out what’s really hot when it comes to designing, decorating, and renovating their kitchens.”
The Kitchn
April 2024| View Article
“Inspiring design trends we love from the 2024 Best of Houzz award winners.”
Real Simple
February 2024| View Article
“The designers at Houzz used their 3D floor plan tool to create gorgeous designs inspired by five of this year’s Emmy nominees.”
Realtor.com
January 2024| View Article
“Homeowners are looking for ways to enjoy the winter months, according to the Houzz Emerging Winter Trends Report.”
Forbes
December 2023| View Article
“Houzz just released its list of the home design trends that will be big next year.”
Martha Stewart Living
November 2023| View Article
“Houzz adds outdoor features to 3D Floor Plan tool”
Furniture Today
November 2023| View Article
“New 2023 Bathroom Trends Survey Shows Increased Sizes, Budgets And More Wellness Features”
Forbes
September 2023| View Article
“Check Out this Summer’s Emerging Home Trends, According to Houzz”
Real Simple
July 2023| View Article
“Houzz Launches Software Selection Tool”
Kitchen & Bath Design News
May 2023| View Article
“Houzz Pro now provides Tap to Pay support”
9to5Mac
April 2023| View Article
“A historic long-term remodeling boom”
MarketWatch
March 2023| View Article
“The Home Renovation Boom”
Wall Street Journal
October 2022| View Video
“How Adi Tatarko Leveraged This Technique to Grow Houzz to 65 Million Users”
Inc. Founders Project
August 2022| View Article
“Houzz morphed into a go-to site for users to get ideas for home improvement and connect with industry professionals”
How I Built This
May 2022| View Article
“Houzz now positions AR to tackle entire renovation projects by visualizing final results on a room-by-room basis.”
ARInsider
April 2022| View Article
“How to go from a side hustle to a multi-billion market leader”
Secret Leaders
February 2022| View Article
“Houzz launches Houzz Pro Takeoffs for contractors”
LBM Journal
December 2021| View Article
“How COVID forced the home improvement industry to go online”
Fortune
December 2021| View Article
“Adi Tatarko of Houzz on Building a Business With a Solid Foundation”
Inc. Magazine
October 2021| View Article
“Houzz Streamlines Design with Pro”
Furniture, Lighting & Decor
October 2021| View Article
“Houzz's Adi Tatarko: From nightmare project to home-improvement unicorn”
The Times
September 2021| View Article
“Empowering home professionals to grow and manage their business”
Bloomberg
July 2021| View Video
“Houzz surveyed more than 70,000 people in the U.S. and found that Americans are fixing up their homes in record numbers.”
Fast Company
June 2021| View Article
“Houzz Pro, a software tool for home-remodeling businesses to manage their communications, projects, and billing that bolstered their own remote-working capabilities.”
Inc. Magazine
April 2021| View Article
“Their latest initiative, Houzz Pro, is both a natural extension of their efforts and a whole new innovation.”
Masters of Scale
April 2021| View Article
“How Houzz is benefiting from the housing boom”
Yahoo! Finance
March 2021| View Article
“Houzz Pro pairs up with Benjamin Moore to bring new color options to online tools.”
Designer's Today
December 2020| View Article
“Houzz, an online home remodeling platform, reported a 58% annual increase in project leads for home professionals in June.”
CNBC
August 2020| View Article
“Houzz Pro, which launched last April, makes it easy for professionals to reach new customers.”
Furniture Today
June 2020| View Article
“Coronavirus didn’t stop home renovation projects, survey finds.”
Fox Business
May 2020| View Article
“Houzz has officially launched Houzz Pro, a tool that will help users manage their businesses.”
Architectural Digest
April 2020| View Article
“Houzz Launches Software Solution Houzz Pro”
Remodeling Magazine
April 2020| View Article
“This exclusive award (Best of Houzz) recognizes just 3% of the more than 2.5 million active home professionals and interior and architectural photographers on the Houzz platform.”
Designer's Today
February 2020| View Article
“Houzz has a strong reputation for helping people plan and prepare for home remodeling and design, as well as providing access to a network of professionals and a marketplace for home decor products.”
US News & World Reports
January 2020| View Article
“Houzz’s Adi Tatarko On The Key To Building A Multibillion-Dollar Business: Do It Your Way”
Forbes
December 2019| View Article
“Houzz's Trade Program Just Added These Design Brands”
Architectural Digest
August 2019| View Article
“Houzz launches new tool for Canadian home reno professionals to manage their business”
BBN Bloomberg
May 2019| View Article
“Meet the 2019 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies: Houzz”
CNBC
May 2019| View Article
“Houzz is pretty forward-thinking in its technology so it’s not a huge surprise that the company is adding new features to its augmented reality features in its mobile app.”
Digital Trends
April 2019| View Article
“10 home design trends to watch out for in 2019”
The Washington Post
December 2018| View Article
“The Houzz That Adi Tatarko and Alon Cohen Built”
Forbes
September 2018| View Article
“Houzz may have a $1.2 trillion opportunity in North America and Europe alone: CEO”
CNBC
September 2018| View Article
“...the most highly valued private U.S. company run by a female founder”
Marie Claire
August 2018| View Article
“Is this the future of home renovation? ”
CNN
July 2018| View Article
“...Houzz is using augmented reality to help consumers visualize furniture and decor in their home — and it's paying off in droves”
CNBC
June 2018| View Article
“2018 CNBC Disruptor 50”
CNBC
May 2018| View Article
“Houzz Unveils New Pentagram-Designed Logo”
Fast Company
March 2018| View Article
“The Top Kitchen Trends of 2018, According to Houzz”
REAL SIMPLE
January 2018| View Article
“The inspiring story of Houzz, a $4 billion Silicon Valley company that wants to remodel India”
Business Insider
October 2017| View Article
“A new ARKit app from Houzz brings 500,000 objects to moveable life”
TechCrunch
September 2017| View Article
“The creators of Houzz turned their home remodeling nightmare into an online empire”
CNBC
May 2017| View Video
“Houzz's new 3D tool lets you try furniture before you buy it... I've been using the 3D tool for days, and I'm impressed by how realistic and helpful it is”
Insider
April 2017| View Article
“Never Fear Furniture Shopping Again: This 3D Tool Shows You How Things Will Look in Your House”
People
April 2017| View Article
“Millennials are becoming homeowners much later than baby boomer did, but when they get there, they're spending more for renovations...That's a positive sign of confidence in the housing market, according to the Houzz & Home Survey”
CNBC
April 2017| View Article
“Kristen Bell...recently surprised her older sister Sara with a complete basement remodel, and all the happy feels and tears are documented in the latest episode of Houzz’s makeover video series "My Houzz"”
Today
February 2017| View Article
“Houzz: How a Home Renovation and Design Platform Achieved Business Expansion”
MSNBC
December 2016| View Video
“Houzz CEO: Why We're Expanding into India”
Bloomberg
October 2016| View Video
“Houzz now uses deep learning to help you find and buy products in its photos”
TechCrunch
August 2016| View Article
“The 2016 Disruptor 50 List”
CNBC
May 2016| View Video
“Mary Meeker highlights shopping innovation at Houzz through View in My Room and Sketch, which drive "3-4 times higher engagement and 5 times higher purchase conversion..."”
Internet Trends Report 2016
May 2016| View Video
“Houzz CEO Takes Home Decor Online”
The Wall Street Journal
April 2016| View Video
“Houzz opens its Commerce API to third-party vendors”
TechCrunch
February 2016| View Article
“As if the Houzz website and app weren’t addictive enough for people who are redecorating, remodeling, building a custom home or who just love to daydream about upgrading their living space, it has added a new function called "Sketch" to its app...”
The Washington Post
December 2015| View Article
“Houzz Brings New Collaboration Tools To Its iOS Apps”
TechCrunch
November 2015| View Article
“The first-ever ad campaign from home remodeling and design platform Houzz pegs the exact moment when people decide a change must be made.”
Fast Company
July 2015| View Article
“Houzz Acquires Home And Gardening Community Site GardenWeb From NBCUniversal”
TechCrunch
July 2015| View Article
“Ashton Kutcher teamed up with the home site Houzz.com to surprise his mom, Diane, with a basement remodel...The process — from planning to the reveal — is part of a four-part video series, and it's wonderful.”
Today
April 2015| View Video
“The List: Disrupter 50”
CNBC
April 2015| View Article
“Restoration Software”
Bloomberg Businessweek
April 2015| View Article
“Building Houzz Brick by Digital Brick”
CNBC
March 2015| View Video
“Houzz renovates online home design”
Fox Business
February 2015| View Video
“Most Innovative Companies 2015”
Fast Company
January 2015| View Article
“Houzz.fr, le site déco qui met en relation particuliers et professionnels”
Les Echos
November 2014| View Article
“With rabid overseas demand, home design favorite Houzz looks to triple its international reach in 2015”
PandoDaily
November 2014| View Article
“The 50 Absolute Best iPad Apps”
TIME
October 2014| View Article
“For 2.7 Million Home Designers, Houzz Is A Mighty Door-Opener”
Forbes
September 2014| View Article
“Houzz Launches in Australia, Home Renovators Get Excited”
Mashable
July 2014| View Article
“Houzz Launches A Localized Version To Renovate Australia's Home Design Market”
Forbes
July 2014| View Article
“Online Community Houzz Officially Debuts Down Under”
Bloomberg TV
July 2014| View Video
“Mary Meeker calls out Houzz for reinventing an industry vertical and for pulling "something off that many companies have aspired to do over the years but have not been able to."”
2014 Internet Trends Report
April 2014| View Video
“In the 'Houzz': Natalie shares her favorite apps.”
Today
February 2014| View Article
“Houzz Launches Site Designer, Offers Free Websites for Home Professionals.”
TechCrunch
January 2014| View Article
“One of the most promising consumer-facing companies of this generation announced its overseas ambitions: Houzz has opened offices in Berlin, London, and Sydney.”
PandoDaily
December 2013| View Article
“Houzz has been transforming the $300 billion home remodeling and design industry in the US... today Houzz is announcing plans for new international growth and expansion.”
CNBC
December 2013| View Video
“Houzz, the fast-growing website and mobile app for all things home remodeling and design, today announced that it has opened offices in London, Berlin and Sydney.”
TechCrunch
December 2013| View Article
“Houzz's Adi Tatarko on Yahoo Weather, Dropcam, and what happens when her kids get a hold of her iPhone.”
Vanity Fair
December 2013| View Article
“After 12M Downloads, Houzz Launches Redesigned iOS App With Full Screen Images, Easier Navigation.”
TechCrunch
November 2013| View Article
“Houzz Helps You Make Your House a Home”
Mashable
November 2013| View Article
“What makes the app more than just pretty pictures is the information that goes with each image. You can click to see the companies and people who worked on a project, ask questions about how they did certain things or where to find furniture or other products.”
CNN
September 2013| View Article
“Houzz CEO Adi Tatarko: 'You Can't Have It All And You Have To Live Peacefully With That Knowledge'”
Huffington Post
September 2013| View Article
“A recent survey commissioned by Houzz, a home-remodeling and design website, shows how spending on high-end home projects can vary substantially by region”
Wall Street Journal
September 2013| View Article
“Finding inspiration: The single best source is Houzz.com”
The Washington Post
August 2013| View Article
“AnswerLab Honors Evernote, Flipboard, and Houzz as Examples of Game-Changing Tablet App User Experiences”
Digital Journal
August 2013| View Article
“Adi Tatarko Of Houzz: “Bootstrapping Was The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Us””
TechCrunch
August 2013| View Article
“Houzz helps remodelers nail down their dreams”
San Francisco Chronicle
July 2013| View Article
“There’s no better place to go than Houzz, the increasingly popular platform for finding ideas for your home remodeling projects and the professional that can realize them.”
TechCrunch
June 2013| View Article
“The A-to-Z of Home Remodeling and Design”
Bloomberg TV
May 2013| View Video
“The CEO of Houzz on Attracting Investors”
The New York Times
May 2013| View Article
“Hot interior design startup didn't have the usual beginnings.”
Fortune.com
April 2013| View Article
“Tauri decided we needed a design-build firm, so we went to Houzz. Everybody we interviewed we found on Houzz,” says Jonathan, 33, a vice president of finance for GE Healthcare.”
The Dallas Morning News
April 2013| View Article
“If I were starting to decorate my house now, I'd ditch the binder and just use Houzz.”
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
April 2013
“Over the last five years, nearly four in ten home improvement dollars have gone into kitchens and future spending is likely to follow the same trend, according to a recent survey by Houzz.”
The Huffington Post
March 2013| View Article
“... the company released a new survey on housing. It is the largest survey ever done on the U.S. remodeling industry.”
CNBC
February 2013| View Video
“Matthew Cunningham of Boston-based Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design knows why he’s smitten with Houzz.com.”
Landscape Management Magazine
February 2013| View Article
“"I'm obsessed with this app already." - Natalie Moralies, co-host”
Today
February 2013| View Video
“Houzz Will Save Your Home (and Perhaps Your Marriage)”
The Valley Girl Show
February 2013| View Video
“...the service also offers a wide range of tools that aim to help design and remodeling professionals find new clients....The importance of Houzz in the home remodeling market continues to increase.”
TechCrunch
February 2013| View Article
“Houzz’s torrid growth comes down to the three C’s: Content, Commerce, and Community”
PandoDaily
February 2013| View Article
“Online Start-Up Houzz Taps Tech to Reinvent Design Industry”
CNBC
December 2012| View Article
“... the company is quickly disrupting the $300 billion home remodeling market by providing homeowners with inspiration for their projects and connecting them with the designers, architects and contractors who can turn their ideas into reality.”
TechCrunch
December 2012| View Article
“The Bay Area-based start-up has raised $35 million from existing investor Alfred Lin of Sequoia Capital, and a new group of investors that include Yammer founder David Sacks, Kleiner Perkins’s Mary Meeker, NEA and GGV Capital.”
AllThingsD
December 2012| View Article
“Beyond the imagery, it’s worth noting that Houzz also brings real disruption to the market for architects, designers and contractors.”
TechCrunch
November 2012| View Article
“Top 100 websites of 2012 - Houzz is "house porn" at its best. What's more, it's a community of people who are interested in or looking to redesign a home or landscape.”
PCMag.com
November 2012| View Article
“One outfit has its finger on the pulse of remodeling-minded homeowners...”
Barron's
November 2012| View Article
“A photo-driven site that’s become the poster-child of the post-recession renovation frenzy.”
TIME
October 2012| View Article
“To help Jannsen visualize her ideas, Renee compiled aspirational design photos into a digital scrapbook on the Web site houzz.com...”
The Washington Post
October 2012| View Article
“Houzz, a freebie app that is as amazing as it is useful and will help you immensely . . . amazing because Houzz makes all other catalogs look as stale and dated as those old thick paper catalogs from Sears and Roebuck.”
MacObserver
October 2012| View Article
“Houzz is the new way to remodel your home, the 21st century way to do things using community and technology.”
Bloomberg tv
September 2012| View Video
“A veritable gold mine for those searching for inspiration, that enables users to ask questions of designers from around the world.”
Atlantico (France)
August 2012| View Article
“Nationwide, the average cost of a kitchen remodel or addition, according to Houzz.com survey data, is $27,000.”
The Street
August 2012| View Article
“With Houzz, we've very quickly been noticed by thousands of members, and many of them are on the site because they are planning to start a remodeling project and are looking for inspiration.”
Remodeling Magazine
August 2012| View Article
“According to a recent poll conducted by home remodeling website Houzz, 52 percent of respondents pointed to the table as the homework hangout so parents can "keep an eye on progress."”
Sacramento Bee
August 2012| View Article
“Forward-thinking and fast-growing, an upstart website is revolutionizing the way we see our homes”
Architectural digest
August 2012| View Article
“Canadians are prodigious decorators and renovators. Just take a peek at Houzz.com. The site, which contains a massive database of home-design ideas...”
National Post
July 2012| View Article
“The app is optimized for Retina display, so you have the opportunity to experience some amazingly crisp images if you own a Retina iPhone or iPad.”
Macworld/Computerworld
June 2012| View Article
“Couple shares wisdom of remodeling with Houzz site”
San Francisco Chronicle
May 2012| View Article
“Houzz, in particular, presents an excellent model for how a high degree of user engagement can result in premium local search results.”
Search Engine Watch
May 2012| View Article
“Who's got the fairest kitchen of all? Houzz.com offers one way of seeing the aspirational look of the moment -- the most envy-inducing arrangement of countertops, cabinets and bling..”
LA Times
May 2012| View Article
“Mobile users can download apps so information that they are interested in is delivered to them. So, if one is interested in décor, he/she downloads Houzz.”
Forbes
May 2012| View Article
“As fewer homeowners plan to sell, remodeling focuses on personal preference, not return on investment.”
Las Vegas Review Journal
May 2012| View Article
“Design Fans Feel at Home with Houzz”
Chicago Tribune
March 2012| View Article
“Professional Decorating Ideas in the Houzz - Service Brings Consumers and Designers Together Through Sample Rooms and Social Networking”
Wall Street Journal
March 2012| View Article
“Houzz Proud: The Home That Inspired the Web Site Houzz”
New York Times
February 2012| View Article
“The commercial benefits aren’t just for furniture makers and other brands that pay Houzz to advertise their products. The site helps small business owners broaden their reach beyond their local area.”
Bloomberg Businessweek
February 2012| View Article
“Houzz is great... and the best news is you can get hooked up with the designer, architect, contractor or specialist who did the work and ask them questions.”
Today
January 2012| View Video
“The first on my list of best apps for home improvement aspirants, Houzz, is also one of the rare nongaming apps with an average iTunes rating of five stars, after thousands of reviews, and the ratings are well deserved.”
New York Times
December 2011| View Article
“The site now offers more options for sharing through social media, as well as virtual price tags on certain items - a lamp, for example, or a love seat in a living-room setting - that will direct a user to a place where those items can be purchased.”
AllThingsD
November 2011| View Article
“Users can now tap on tags in images to learn more about items and where-to-buy information.”
InStyle
October 2011
“The holy grail of all things design... Houzz's database is incomparable, the app is easy to use and the design is comprehensive.”
AppStorm
September 2011| View Article
“If you're in need of some good design inspiration for your child's bedroom, Houzz Kids' Rooms is a great place to start.”
Parenting
September 2011| View Article
“As a launching platform for your decorating project, or just as idle inspiration while daydreaming about your next one, Houzz is practically a bottomless well of inspiration at the tip of your swiping fingers.”
Wall Street Journal
August 2011| View Article
“Houzz.com provides a wealth of information on remodeling and redecorating... includes a plethora of articles relating to design. You can even submit a question to their Q&A section to get personalized help.”
The Kim Komando Show
August 2011
“This app will stoke your imagination. Houzz provides access to more than 100,000 photos of interiors, sortable by room, style or location. It also has contractor directories for over 50 metropolitan areas.”
Architectural Digest
August 2011
“Houzz is bringing the process into the digital age by creating a database of more than 170,000 home design photos sorted by room, style and geographic location.”
Mashable
July 2011| View Article
“The Wikipedia of interior and exterior design.”
CNN
May 2011| View Video
“Even better, set up an account on Houzz.com and create an 'ideabook' online. You'll find a nearly endless portfolio of excellent ideas for your swipe file there that you and your architect can both contribute to and comment on.”
The Mercury News
March 2011| View Article
“Perhaps the largest database of ideas... new ideas to transform your home with a few simple tricks. [originally in Italian]”
LA STAMPA
January 2011| View Article
“For those who are short on design ideas and in need of some inspiration to get this year's room re-do underway, Houzz Interior Design Ideas is ideal. Whether you're looking for what's hot in New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, or even London or Hong Kong, Houzz Interior Design Ideas has got you covered.”
AppCraver
December 2010| View Article
“English creates 'idea books,' or files of images, for his clients to review with Houzz, a free phone app that contains more than 70,000 photos of rooms, homes and landscape projects. Having the images to refer to helps clients articulate more clearly their likes and dislikes, he said.”
Associated Press
December 2010
“So far users have created more than 130,000 ideabooks. Homeowners can tag items, share photos with friends, or find designers to work with. Professionals, including contractors, architects, and designers, can upload photos to create their own portfolios and find new clients.”
TUAW
October 2010| View Article
“Houzz appears to be a decent idea that's been executed well.”
TechCrunch
October 2010| View Article
“The online equivalent of clipping decor inspiration from magazines... browse more than 40,000 images submitted by interior decorators, architects and design-minded users (filter by space, style and more), then save them in your virtual idea book.”
REAL SIMPLE
August 2010
“So long scrapbooks and online bookmarks! Thanks to the new Houzz app for iPad, you now have a digital place to sort, save and share your favorite home design ideas... But beware: Like candy for design addicts, once you start perusing the Houzz pages, it can be hard to stop. Consider yourself warned.”
shelterpop.Aol.Living
July 2010
“So far my favorite real estate app for the iPad is called Houzz. Houzz.com is a site where interior decorators and home design professionals share their various works and you can browse through their online catalog for ideas... The search options are endless and the browsing is entertaining. The photo quality is top notch and fills up the entire iPad screen... It's basically a dreaming app for your iPad which may potentially cost me a few hundred extra dollars as my home may have some unexpected new decor being added to it (thanks a lot, Houzz).”
COLDWELL BANKER
April 2010| View Article
“Site we're psyched about: houzz.com - Love room porn and stockpiling design ideas? Sounds like you've got a fever and the only prescription is Houzz.com. An online community for architects, designers and decor aficionados... Three cheers for the encyclopedia of room porn!”
shelteriffic
April 2010| View Article
“To be honest, it's a tad difficult to describe the interior-design-obsessed website houzz.com. It is a bit of everything from inspiration to design notebook, to videos, to blog, to addiction -- in a good way. Have a design question? Post it along with any photos and, presto, you'll get advice from others. A new iPad app has also been launched so you can search, save, mark as a favorite -- basically access inspiration anywhere.”
The Oregonian
April 2010| View Article
“'For the iPad, Apps With Their Own Wow Factor' - a digital look book for interior-decorating ideas... allowing you to search and save certain looks for offline access or sharing with others.”
Wall Street Journal
March 2010| View Article
“The images are uploaded by users -- homeowners, professional designers, contractors, landscape artists, and architects. Just click on the image you like and save it to your own Ideabook. You can create different themes for your own book and tag the photos where you want to save them. I went straight to my favorite subject, DIY, and browsed around some of the other links, and created my own Ideabook. I'm just getting started, though. It's quite an addictive site.”
San Francisco Chronicle
February 2010| View Article
“If you are a professional you will put this site to excellent use since you can create a portfolio and spread your name around quite easily. In that sense, the site caters for every single person involved in the industry, and provides them with a platform that can but elicit fruitful relationships.”
KillerStartups
December 2009| View Article
“One of Home and Living's favorite websites”
examiner.com
December 2009| View Article
“If you like interior design, this Web site, Houzz, can be addicting. Several search filters -- style, space, metro area -- ease navigation through the thousands of photos and ideas found here.”
Oregonian
November 2009| View Article
“It's the Flickr of design idea sites”
The Washington Post
February 2009| View Article
“beautiful photographs of homes, decor and interior design”
examiner.com
February 2009| View Article
“facebook for interiors”
Apartment Therapy
January 2009| View Article
“Better than that, they have a section where you can create your own Ideabook, browser button included!”
Design Public
January 2009| View Article