For Immediate Release


BARGAIN NETWORK HOMES AND HOMEGAIN TEAM UP FOR ONE-STOP HOME BUYING EASE
Now Bargain Subscribers Get Seamless Access to HomeGain Comparables and Find a Realtor Services

Goleta, California, May 5, 2004 - Bargain Network, Inc., an unbiased subscription service that helps consumers find homes with more than 250,000 listings updated daily, today announced it has partnered with HomeGain to offer its home-buying members two additional services:


Bargain Network Homes is the only complete home buying and listing service that offers live, hands-on expert service agents who are available 24x7 to help members locate hard-to-find distressed properties, foreclosures, auction properties, For Sale By Owner (FSBO) properties as well as For Sale By Realtor® properties. Besides live telephone support, members can use a variety of access options including the website, email, fax and home delivery of regularly updated catalogs. Bargain Network Homes uses advanced search and database technology to provide fast and accurate information on pricing and up-to-date listing status on homes around the country.

“Bargain Network empowers consumers by delivering convenience, choice, and excellent value,” said Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Bargain Network, Christian Hunter. “In our mission to remove the mystery and hassles involved in purchasing a home, we are proud to offer our subscribers these latest tools designed to help consumers address key components of the home buying and selling process, in an unbiased and pressure-free manner” “At HomeGain, our goal is to provide consumers with the tools and services they need to effectively and efficiently manage their home buying process. We are pleased to announce that this relationship delivers the ability to find a qualified Realtor® to enhance the value members of Bargain Network Homes receive,” stated Glenn Houck, Senior Vice President, HomeGain.

“At HomeGain, our goal is to provide consumers with the tools and services they need to effectively and efficiently manage their home buying process. We are pleased to announce that this relationship delivers the ability to find a qualified Realtor® to enhance the value members of Bargain Network Homes receive,” stated Glenn Houck, Senior Vice President, HomeGain.

About Bargain Network Homes
Bargain Network Homes is revolutionizing the way ordinary consumers buy homes. Bargain Network Homes is the ONLY complete home buying and listing service that offers live, hands-on expert service agents who are available 24x7 to help members locate hard-to-find distressed properties, foreclosures, auction properties, For Sale By Owner (FSBO) properties as well as For Sale By Realtor® properties. To learn more about Bargain Network’s unique search and pricing service, call 1.805.968.2020, or go to www.bargain.com. The Company’s address is 326 Bollay Drive, Goleta, Calif. 93117

About HomeGain
HomeGain is a licensed real estate broker and the largest provider of customized services to consumers using the Internet to sell or buy a home. Its Agent Evaluator feature is the only personalized referral service that matches consumers with the best local real estate agent from a nationwide network of more than 52,000 real estate professionals. Users also can access a full range of home buying and selling tools, services and content to research home listings, value a property, prepare a home for sale, secure a loan, arrange a move, or make home improvements. More than 2.4 million consumers have registered at the HomeGain Web site: www.homegain.com since its inception in 1999.

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Bargain Network Contact:
 HomeGain Contact:
Ina McGuinness
805 427 1372
inam@bargain.com
 Anne Casanova
Phone: 510-655-0800 x4171
anne@homegain.com