Real Homes
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Real Homes is a home design website and magazine published by Future plc.[1] The website produces content daily, covering interior decorating, renovation, product guides, and general home advice. Founded in 1998[2], the print magazine is published 10 times a year. Real Homes is based in the United Kingdom but has a global audience.
The publication is headquartered in London[3]. Its current content director is Laura Crombie and its editor-in-chief is Melissa Epifano.
| Editor-in-chief | Melissa Epifano |
|---|---|
| Categories | Home design |
| Frequency | 10 times per year |
| Publisher | Future plc |
| Year founded | 1998 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| Website | Real Homes |
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History[edit]
Late 1990s[edit]
Real Homes was first launched as The Real Homes Magazine in 1998[4] with the aim of covering realistic homes and housing arrangements. It started as a print magazine. By 2000, it was selling 140,000 copies a month.
Mid 2000s[edit]
Originally owned by Cabal Communications, Real Homes went through a series of acquisitions starting in the early 2000s. It was first sold to Highbury House in 2003[5]. Then, in 2005, it was acquired by Hachette Filipacchi[6]. At the end of 2008, Centaur Special Interest Media purchased the brand[7] and later sold it to its current publisher Future plc. in 2017[8]
Site launch[edit]
RealHomes.com was launched in 2017. It went through a rebrand in 2018 and launched an online television series titled The Real Homes Show[9]. The site changed direction again in 2022, targeting Gen Z and millennials with content that's pertinent to owners and renters living in apartments, small homes, house shares, and compact spaces.
Site topics[edit]
Real Homes' website covers home design ideas, renovations, DIY projects, product reviews, buying guides, news, and design trends. The magazine prints similar topics and additionally covers advice columns, home tours, and design makeovers.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Home to the world's most popular brands". Future PLC. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ "Cabal Reveals Real Homes Details - The Media Leader". 1998-09-23. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ↑ "Contact our team". Future PLC. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ↑ "Cabal Reveals Real Homes Details - The Media Leader". 1998-09-23. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ "Highbury makes £10m deal for Cabal". the Guardian. 2003-03-17. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ Twitter, Press Gazette (August 11, 2005). "Highbury sells Real Homes, closes Home". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ Week, Marketing (2008-12-05). "Hachette sells Real Homes magazine to Centaur". Marketing Week. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ "BRIEF-Future Plc to buy Centaur Media's Home Interest division". Reuters. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ "Future to launch The Real Homes Show". www.inpublishing.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
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