The company also announced the acquisition of DoItYourself.com, a home improvement and home repair Web site founded in 1995 that includes community forums and advice from professionals. Hardware and Tools Corp., formerly known as DoItYourselfWarehouse.com Inc., sold the site to Internet Brands and will continue to operate the e-commerce portion of the business, which has been renamed HardwareAndTools.com.

The Loan.com Web site includes a directory of lenders, a "Loan Analyzer" tool that compares lenders' rates and works to match a borrower with a loan product, and a "Truth About Loans Center" that includes advice on frequently asked mortgage questions, according to the company announcement.

Internet Brands' home division also includes LoanApp.com and automated real estate valuation site RealEstateABC.com (see Inman News story). The automotive division includes CarsDirect.com, Autos.com, Wikicars.org, GreenHybrid.com, NewCarTestDrive.com and Autodata Solutions, and the travel division includes VacationHomes.com, Vamoose.com, Wikitravel.org, World66.com, BBOnline.com, CruiseMates.com, and CruiseReviews.com. The company was founded in 1998 as CarsDirect and adopted its new name in June 2005.