Nasdaq Changes Status of Homestore.com and Requests
Additional Information from Company

Washington, D.C.—The Nasdaq Stock Market^® announced today that the trading halt status in Homestore.com, (NASDAQ: HOMS) was changed to "additional information requested" from the company. Trading in the company had been halted 12/21/01 at 5:17pm Eastern Time for News Pending at a last sale price of $3.60.Trading will remain halted until Homestore.com has fully satisfied Nasdaq's request for additional information.

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