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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
________________
 
Form 10-Q
 
      þ       QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
       
      For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011
   
  or
       
  o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
       
      For the transition period from ______ to ________

Commission File Number 000-26659
_________________
Move, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware 95-4438337
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
   
910 East Hamilton Avenue 95008
Campbell, California (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  

(805) 557-2300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
 
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, If Changed Since Last Report)
 
     Indicate by check mark whether registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ  No o
 
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes þ No o
 
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large Accelerated Filer  o Accelerated Filer  þ
   
Non-Accelerated Filer  o  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company  o
 
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o No þ
 
     At November 1, 2011, the registrant had 154,358,287 shares of its common stock outstanding.
 


 

 

INDEX
 
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.   Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   3
    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2011 (unaudited) and December 31,    
           2010   3
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months ended    
           September 30, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)   4
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months ended September 30,    
           2011 and 2010 (unaudited)   5
    Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   6
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   14
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   21
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures   21
 
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings   21
Item 1A.   Risk Factors   21
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   22
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities   22
Item 4.   [Removed and Reserved]   22
Item 5.   Other Information   22
Item 6.   Exhibits   23
         
SIGNATURES     24

     Move®, REALTOR.com®, Top Producer®, and Moving.comTM are our trademarks or are exclusively licensed to us. This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains trademarks of other companies and organizations. REALTOR® is a registered collective membership mark that may be used only by real estate professionals who are members of the National Association of REALTORS® and subscribe to its code of ethics.
 
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
MOVE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
  September 30,   December 31,
  2011   2010
  (Unaudited)        
  (In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:                  
       Cash and cash equivalents $      81,264     $     158,517  
       Accounts receivable, net   11,230       9,680  
       Other current assets   8,283       7,621  
              Total current assets   100,777       175,818  
               
Property and equipment, net   19,857       21,934  
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures   6,444       7,165  
Goodwill, net   24,450       24,450  
Intangible assets, net   7,716       8,324  
Other assets   578       1,327  
              Total assets $ 159,822     $ 239,018  
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:              
       Accounts payable $ 3,504     $ 6,403  
       Accrued expenses   15,919       16,281  
       Deferred revenue   11,059       13,696  
              Total current liabilities   30,482       36,380  
               
Other non-current liabilities   3,352       3,300  
              Total liabilities   33,834       39,680  
               
Commitments and contingencies (see note 17)              
               
Series B convertible preferred stock   48,422       116,564  
               
Stockholders’ equity:              
       Series A convertible preferred stock          
       Common stock   154       159  
       Additional paid-in capital   2,119,680       2,124,554  
       Accumulated other comprehensive income   273       372  
       Accumulated deficit   (2,042,541 )     (2,042,311 )
       Total stockholders’ equity   77,566       82,774  
              Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 159,822     $ 239,018  
               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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MOVE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,   September 30,
    2011   2010   2011   2010
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)
    (Unaudited)
Revenue      $ 46,466        $   50,256        $   144,456        $    148,590  
Cost of revenue     9,959       10,766       31,203       32,782  
       Gross profit     36,507       39,490       113,253       115,808  
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
       Sales and marketing     16,281       18,631       52,524       55,835  
       Product and web site development     8,437       8,855       26,899       25,517  
       General and administrative     10,823       10,877       30,352       32,366  
       Amortization of intangible assets     397       139       1,108       348  
              Total operating expenses     35,938       38,502       110,883       114,066  
                                 
Operating income     569       988       2,370       1,742  
       Interest (expense) income, net     (2 )     33       33       767  
       Earnings of unconsolidated joint venture     367       342       718       641  
       Impairment of auction rate securities                       (19,559 )
       Other (expense) income, net     (99 )     (42 )     278       (1,144 )
                                 
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes     835       1,321       3,399       (17,553 )
       Income tax expense (benefit)     31       (404 )     123       (313 )
                                 
Net income (loss)     804       1,725       3,276       (17,240 )
       Convertible preferred stock dividend and related accretion     (562 )     (1,350 )     (3,506 )     (4,024 )
                                 
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders   $ 242     $ 375     $ (230 )   $ (21,264 )
                                 
Basic income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders: (see note 13)                                
       Basic net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders   $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ (0.00 )   $ (0.14 )
                                 
Diluted income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders: (see note 13)                                
       Diluted net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders   $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ (0.00 )   $ (0.14 )
                                 
Shares used to calculate basic and diluted net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders: (see note 13)                                
       Basic     157,117       155,711       157,720       154,957  
                                 
       Diluted     159,908       159,527       157,720       154,957  
                                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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MOVE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
    Nine Months Ended
    September 30,
    2011   2010
    (In thousands)
    (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:                        
Net income (loss)   $ 3,276     $   (17,240 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:                
       Depreciation     6,979       7,637  
       Amortization of intangible assets     1,108       348  
       Provision for (reversal of) doubtful accounts     99       (84 )
       Loss on sales and disposals of assets     126        
       Impairment of auction rate securities           19,559  
       Stock-based compensation and charges     4,441       5,765  
       Earnings of unconsolidated joint venture     (718 )     (641 )
       Other non-cash items     (52 )     (153 )
                 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:                
       Accounts receivable     (1,649 )     1,346  
       Other assets     88       1,059  
       Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (3,189 )     675  
       Deferred revenue     (2,649 )     (602 )
              Net cash provided by operating activities     7,860       17,669  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Purchases of property and equipment     (5,075 )     (7,838 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired     (500 )     (12,371 )
Proceeds from the sale of auction rate securities           109,841  
Proceeds from dissolution of joint venture     499        
Principal payments on notes receivable           1,000  
Proceeds from the sale of marketable equity securities           14  
Distribution of earnings from unconsolidated joint venture     940        
              Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities     (4,136 )     90,646  
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Proceeds from exercise of stock options     608       4,467  
Redemption of convertible preferred stock     (70,000 )      
Repurchases of common stock     (9,617 )      
Payment of dividend on convertible preferred stock     (1,579 )      
Tax payment related to net share settlements of restricted stock awards     (312 )     (98 )
Proceeds from line of credit           64,700  
Principal payments on line of credit           (129,330 )
Restricted cash           462  
Proceeds from loan payable           316  
Principal payments on loan payable     (77 )     (58 )
              Net cash used in financing activities     (80,977 )     (59,541 )
                 
Change in cash and cash equivalents     (77,253 )     48,774  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     158,517       106,847  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 81,264     $ 155,621  
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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MOVE, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1. Business
 
     Move, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) operate an online network of web sites for real estate search, finance, moving and home enthusiasts and provide an important resource for consumers seeking the online information and connections they need regarding real estate. The Company’s flagship consumer web sites are REALTOR.com®, Move.com and Moving.com. Through its ListHub business, the Company is an online real estate listing syndicator and provider of advanced performance reporting solutions for the purpose of helping to drive an effective online advertising program for brokers, real estate franchises, and individual agents. The Company also integrates into its REALTOR.com® web site an online-facing decision and pricing engine that allows potential buyers to explore mortgage options in real time, helps provide qualified buyers with an electronic pre-qualification letter and facilitates the purchase and consummation of mortgage loans through a third-party mortgage provider. The Company also provides lead management software for real estate agents and brokers through its Top Producer® business.
 
2. Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
 
     The accompanying financial statements are consolidated and include the financial statements of Move, Inc. and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company has evaluated all subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued.
 
     Investments in private entities where the Company holds no more than a 50% ownership interest and does not exercise control are accounted for using the equity method of accounting and the investment balance is included in investment in unconsolidated joint venture, while the Company’s share of the investees’ results of operations is included in earnings of unconsolidated joint venture.
 
     The Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), including those for interim financial information, and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X issued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which was filed with the SEC on February 18, 2011. The results of operations for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for a full year.
 
3. Significant Accounting Policies
 
     In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05, “Comprehensive Income (ASC Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income,” (“ASU 2011-05”) which amends current comprehensive income guidance. This accounting update eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of shareholders’ equity. Instead, the Company must report comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income which contains two sections, net income and other comprehensive income, or in two separate but consecutive statements. ASU 2011-05 will be effective for public companies during the interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 will not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as it only requires a change in the format of the current presentation.
 
4. Acquisitions
 
     On July 1, 2011, the Company acquired the assets of Peep.ly, LLC (“Social Bios”). The Social Bios assets include social media products that can compile and integrate a user’s social networking profiles from various social media properties to build a website or landing page that provides a profile of the user and allows the user to conduct a directory search for others whereby the user’s social profile is matched against the social profiles of others to determine social overlaps or commonalities. The acquisition costs have been allocated to purchased technology and are being amortized over an estimated useful life of three years. The acquisition did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
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     On September 20, 2010, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Threewide Corporation (“Threewide”) for $13.1 million in cash. Threewide is the operator of ListHub, an online real estate listing syndicator and provider of advanced performance reporting solutions for brokers, real estate franchises, multiple listing services and real estate web sites. The total purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired, including intangible assets, and liabilities assumed, based on their respective fair values. The $13.1 million purchase price was allocated $0.6 million to net tangible assets (which included $0.7 million of cash acquired), $5.1 million to intangible assets with estimated useful lives of five years, $0.5 million to indefinite lived trade name and trademarks, and the remaining $6.9 million was allocated to goodwill. In connection with the purchase accounting, the Company recorded a net deferred tax liability of $0.2 million associated with the indefinite lived intangible and an income tax benefit of $0.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 (see Note 16), resulting in additional goodwill of $0.7 million being recorded. At September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company had goodwill of $7.6 million and net intangible assets of $4.5 million and $5.5 million, respectively, associated with the Threewide acquisition. The financial results of Threewide are included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements from the date of acquisition. Pro forma financial information for this acquisition has not been presented because the effects were not material to the Company’s historical consolidated financial statements.
 
5. Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
 
     In August 2010, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with a national mortgage banker d/b/a Mortgage Match and contributed an initial investment of $0.5 million in exchange for a 49.9% ownership in the joint venture. The Company recorded its initial investment in the joint venture at $0.5 million, reflecting such cash payment. The Mortgage Match business was operated by the Company’s joint venture partner or one of its affiliates under an Interim Services Agreement also entered into in August 2010, under which the Company operated the MortgageMatch.com website, performed various supporting services and received a fixed monthly fee.
 
     During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company and its joint venture partner decided to dissolve the joint venture. As a result of the dissolution, the Company received a distribution of $0.5 million which represented the refund of its initial investment. In addition, the Company incurred $0.6 million in costs related to the dissolution of the joint venture which are included in general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
6. Impairment of Auction Rate Securities
 
     Prior to April 2010, the Company had long-term investments which consisted of high-grade (primarily AAA rated) student loan auction rate securities issued by student loan funding organizations, which loans were 97% guaranteed under FFELP (Federal Family Education Loan Program). These auction rate securities (“ARS”) were intended to provide liquidity via an auction process that reset the interest rate, generally every 28 days, allowing investors to either roll over their holdings or sell them at par. In February 2008, auctions for the Company’s investments in these securities failed to settle on their respective settlement dates. Consequently, the investments were not liquid and the Company was not going to be able to access these funds until a future auction of these investments was successful, the securities matured or a buyer was found outside of the auction process. Maturity dates for these ARS investments ranged from years 2030 to 2047 with principal distributions occurring on certain securities prior to maturity.
 
     As of December 31, 2009, the Company had recorded a temporary loss related to the ARS of $17.6 million that was included in Other Comprehensive Income on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. At a board meeting on March 24, 2010, the Board of Directors and Management discussed the passage of the health care reform bill that contained a provision eliminating FFELP, a significant change in student loan funding. In management’s opinion, this change, along with other market factors, created additional uncertainty in the student loan auction rate securities market. As a result, the Board of Directors and Management changed its intent, which had been to hold these securities, and decided to sell the entire portfolio of ARS and, thereafter, the Company began to actively market the sale to third parties. The Company reviews its potential investment impairments in accordance with ASC 320 “Investment – Debt and Equity Securities” and the related guidance issued by the FASB and SEC in order to determine the classification of the impairment as “temporary” or “other-than-temporary.” A temporary impairment charge results in an unrealized loss being recorded in the other comprehensive income (loss) component of stockholders’ equity. An other-than-temporary impairment charge is recorded as a realized loss in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and reduces net income or increases net loss for the applicable accounting period. The differentiating factors between temporary and other-than-temporary impairment are primarily the length of the time and the extent to which the market value has been less than cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and the ability and intent of the holder to hold the investment until maturity or its value recovers. Prior to March 24, 2010, the Company had not intended to sell, nor was it not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell before the recovery of its amortized cost basis and, as such, the loss was considered temporary. On March 24, 2010, as indicated above, the Company changed its intent to hold the ARS and, therefore, the impairment was reclassified to an other-than-temporary loss.
 
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     In April 2010, the Company completed the sale of its entire portfolio of ARS for $109.8 million (par value of $129.4 million) to a broker in a secondary market. As a result of the sale, an other-than-temporary loss of $19.6 million was recorded as Impairment of Auction Rate Securities in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The transaction costs of approximately $1.0 million associated with this transaction were recorded as other expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
 
7. Fair Value Measurements
 
     Financial assets and liabilities included in the Company’s financial statements and measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are classified based on the fair value hierarchy in the table below (in thousands):
 
    Fair Value Measurement
    September 30, 2011   December 31, 2010
    Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3
Description:                                                                                
       Assets:                                                
              Cash and cash equivalents (1)   $ 81,264   $ 81,264   $   $   $ 158,517   $ 158,517   $   $
       Total assets at fair value   $ 81,264   $ 81,264   $   $   $ 158,517   $ 158,517   $   $
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      (1)       Cash equivalents consist primarily of treasury bills with original maturity dates of three months or less and money market funds for which the Company determines fair value through quoted market prices.
 
     Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. That is, the assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis, but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (e.g. when there is evidence of impairment). At September 30, 2011, the Company had no significant non-financial assets or liabilities that had been adjusted to fair value subsequent to initial recognition.
 
8. Revolving Line of Credit
 
     On September 20, 2011, the Company entered into a revolving line of credit with a major financial institution, providing for borrowings of up to $20.0 million, available until August 31, 2013. At September 30, 2011, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit. The line of credit requires interest payments based on the BBA LIBOR Rate plus 2.5%. There is an unused commitment fee of 0.2% on any unused portion of the line of credit, payable quarterly. Additionally, there is a 0.5% annual fee payable if the Company’s average aggregate monthly deposit and investment balances with the financial institution fall below $35.0 million. Among other financial and other covenants, the line of credit provides that the Company must maintain tangible net worth of $50.0 million, a quick ratio of 1.50 to 1.0, and adjusted EBITDA of $17.0 million on a twelve month rolling basis. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of September 30, 2011. The line of credit is collateralized by the Company’s cash deposits, accounts receivable, investments, inventory, property and equipment and general intangibles it now or subsequently owns. In addition, the Company has pledged the capital stock in its current and future subsidiaries as further collateral for the line of credit.
 
9. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
 
     The Company has both indefinite-lived and definite-lived intangibles. Indefinite-lived intangibles consist of $2.5 million of trade names and trademarks. Definite-lived intangible assets consist of certain trade names, trademarks, brand names, content syndication agreements, purchased technology, customer contracts and related customer relationships, non-contractual customer relationships, and other miscellaneous agreements. The definite-lived intangibles are amortized over the expected period of benefit. There are no expected residual values related to these intangible assets. Intangible assets, by category, are as follows (in thousands):
 
    September 30, 2011   December 31, 2010
    Gross   Accumulated   Gross   Accumulated
        Amount       Amortization       Amount       Amortization
Trade names, trademarks, brand names, and domain names   $ 3,060   $ 519   $ 3,060   $ 518
Content syndication agreements     3,800     781     3,800     211
Purchased technology     1,900     1,159     1,400     967
National Association of Realtors (“NAR”) operating agreement     1,578     1,465     1,578     1,352
Other     2,680     1,378     2,680     1,146
Total   $ 13,018   $ 5,302   $ 12,518   $ 4,194
                         
     Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.4 million and $0.1 million for the three month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $1.1 million and $0.3 million for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
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Amortization expense for the next five years is estimated to be as follows (in thousands):
 
Years Ended December 31,     Amount
2011 (remaining 3 months)   $ 397
2012     1,513
2013     1,272
2014     1,155
2015     780

10. Stock-Based Compensation and Charges
 
Restricted Stock
 
     The Company grants restricted stock awards to non-employee members of its Board of Directors as compensation (except any director who is entitled to a seat on the Board of Directors on a contractual basis or has waived compensation as a director). These shares, subject to certain terms and restrictions, will vest on the third anniversary of their issuance and the costs are being recognized over their respective vesting periods. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted 130,910 shares of restricted stock to certain non-employee members of its Board of Directors. Additionally, during the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted 30,000 shares of common stock to the Chairman of the Board of Directors which was immediately vested. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company granted 139,098 shares of restricted stock to certain non-employee members of its Board of Directors. There were 372,125 and 432,105 unvested shares of restricted stock issued to members of the Company’s Board of Directors as of September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Total cost recognized was $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and is included in stock-based compensation and charges.
 
     During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company granted 1,315,000 shares of restricted stock to certain executive employees. These shares, subject to certain terms and restrictions, vest in four annual installments over the four year period following the grant date. These shares had a grant date fair value of $2.5 million which is being amortized over the four-year vesting term. Total cost recognized was $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, and is included in stock-based compensation and charges.
 
     During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued 1,800,000 shares of restricted stock to its new Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) as part of his employment agreement with the Company. These shares had a grant date fair value of $2.7 million, 700,000 of which shares vested immediately, 500,000 of which shares vested one year from the grant date and 600,000 of which shares vest two years from the grant date, subject to certain terms and restrictions. The fair value of the 700,000 immediately vested shares was recognized as stock-based compensation immediately, with the fair value of the remaining shares being amortized over their respective vesting periods. Total cost recognized was less than $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, and was $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, and is included in stock-based compensation and charges.
 
     During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued 350,000 shares of restricted stock to two other executives newly hired by the Company, as part of their employment agreements with the Company. These shares had an aggregate grant date fair value of $0.9 million. These shares, subject to certain terms and restrictions, vest in three annual installments over the three year period following their respective grant dates. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, these executives resigned and the unvested restricted shares were forfeited, resulting in a $0.1 million reversal of stock-based compensation and charges previously recognized. Total cost recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and is included in stock-based compensation and charges.
 
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units
 
     During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Board of Directors awarded 750,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock units to members of the management team. These awards will be earned based on the attainment of certain performance goals defined by the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) relating to the Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. These awards had an aggregate grant date fair value of $1.7 million; however, no stock-based compensation has been recognized due to the assumption that the performance goals established for these awards will not be attained for the year ending December 31, 2011. As of September 30, 2011, 650,000 shares of these performance-based restricted shares remain outstanding with an aggregate grant date fair value of $1.5 million.
 
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     During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Board of Directors awarded 700,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock units to its CEO as part of his employment agreement with the Company. These awards were to be earned based on the attainment of certain performance goals relating to the Company’s revenues and EBITDA for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The performance goals were established on April 9, 2010, however, on November 23, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors modified the performance goals. The modified performance goals were based only on the Company’s EBITDA results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, and the modification established a new measurement date for the fair value of the award which was re-established at $1.6 million. Total cost recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $0.5 million, based on an assumed probability of achieving the performance goals for the year ending December 31, 2011, and is included in stock-based compensation and charges.
 
     During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Board of Directors awarded 375,000 shares of performance-based restricted stock units to two other executives newly hired by the Company, as part of their employment agreements. These awards were to be earned based on the attainment of certain performance goals relating to the Company’s revenues and EBITDA for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The Company issued 96,875 shares associated with awards earned based on the attainment of performance goals relating to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. The performance goals for fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 were established on April 9, 2010. However, on November 23, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors modified the performance goals. The modified performance goals were based only on the Company’s EBITDA results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, and the modification established a new measurement date for the fair value of the awards which was re-established at $0.9 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, these executives resigned and the unearned restricted stock units were forfeited resulting in a reversal of all expense previously recognized.
 
     The Company awarded no new performance-based restricted stock units to any of its executive officers or employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
Option Awards
 
     The fair value of stock option awards is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option valuation model that uses the ranges of assumptions in the following table. Our computation of expected volatility is based on a combination of historical and market-based implied volatility. The expected term is based on the Company’s weighted average vesting period combined with the post-vesting holding period. The risk-free interest rates are based on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds for the periods in which the options were granted.
 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,   September 30,
         2011       2010       2011       2010
Risk-free interest rates   0.89%-1.35%   1.27%-1.70%   0.89%-2.30%   1.27%-2.43%
Expected term (in years)   5.85   5.85   5.85   5.85
Dividend yield   0%   0%   0%   0%
Expected volatility   75%   80%   75%-80%   80%-85%

     The following chart summarizes the stock-based compensation and charges that have been included in the following captions for each of the periods presented (in thousands):
 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,   September 30,
        2011       2010       2011       2010
Cost of revenue   $ 52   $ 44   $ 170   $ 136
Sales and marketing     307     400     1,066     1,240
Product and web site development     238     453     915     1,243
General and administrative     560     962     2,290     3,146
       Total stock-based compensation and charges   $ 1,157   $ 1,859   $ 4,441   $ 5,765
                         
11. Redemption of Series B Convertible Stock
 
     On February 9, 2011, the Company reached an agreement with both Elevation Partners, L.P. and Elevation Side Fund, LLC (together, “Elevation”) to redeem 70,000 shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, at a total redemption price of $70.4 million, including approximately $0.4 million in associated cash dividends accrued through the date immediately prior to the redemption. On February 22, 2011, the Company consummated the redemption. Immediately after the completion of the redemption, Elevation continued to be the sole holder of the Company’s outstanding Series B Preferred Stock and holds approximately 49,044 shares of such stock, which stock is held under the same terms as applied to the original purchase of Series B Preferred Stock. As a result of the redemption, Elevation’s entitlement to representation on the Company’s Board of Directors fell from two board seats to one. However, the Company’s Board of Directors waived the obligation of one of the Elevation-appointed directors to resign as a result of the above-described (partial) redemption and both Elevation-appointed directors continued as directors through the date of the Company’s Annual Meeting on June 15, 2011. The Company’s Board of Directors, in its Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 28, 2011, recommended to the Company’s shareholders that they elect Roger B. McNamee, a prior Elevation-appointed director, to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting. The shareholders accepted this recommendation and elected Mr. McNamee as a director during the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting. The dividend the Company is obligated to pay on the remaining unredeemed Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the original purchase terms is approximately $1.7 million per annum, to be paid in cash.
 
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12. Common Stock Repurchases
 
     In February 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program. The program authorizes, in one or more transactions taking place during a two year period, the repurchase of the Company’s outstanding common stock utilizing surplus cash in the amount of up to $25 million. Under the program, the Company may repurchase shares of common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing and amount of any repurchase transactions under this program will depend upon market conditions, corporate considerations and regulatory requirements. Shares repurchased under the program shall be retired to constitute authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s common stock. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had repurchased 5,930,005 shares of its common stock for a total price of $9.6 million.
 
13. Net Income (Loss) Per Share
 
     The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share applicable to common stockholders for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,   September 30,
    2011   2010   2011   2010
Numerator:                                                
       Net income (loss)   804     1,725     3,276     (17,240 )
       Convertible preferred stock dividend and related accretion     (562 )     (1,350 )     (3,506 )     (4,024 )
       Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders   $ 242     $ 375     $ (230 )   $ (21,264 )
                                 
Denominator:                                
       Basic weighted average shares outstanding     157,117       155,711       157,720       154,957  
       Add: dilutive effect of options and restricted stock     2,791       3,816              
       Fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding     159,908       159,527       157,720       154,957  
       Basic net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders:                                
              Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders   $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ (0.00 )   $ (0.14 )
       Diluted net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders:                                
              Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders   $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ (0.00 )   $ (0.14 )
                                 
     Because their effects would be anti-dilutive for the periods presented, the denominator in the above computation of diluted income (loss) per share excludes preferred stock and stock options of 32,633,743 and 45,179,291 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 49,171,544 and 62,383,313 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
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14. Other Comprehensive Income
 
     The components of other comprehensive income are (in thousands):
 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,   September 30,
    2011   2010   2011   2010
Net income (loss)       $    804         $ 1,725       $ 3,276         $ (17,240 )
       Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities                     (3 )
       Reclass of unrealized loss on auction rate securities                     17,600  
       Foreign currency translation     (62 )     3     (98 )     (107 )
Other comprehensive income   $ 742     $ 1,728   $ 3,178     $ 250  
                               
15. Related-Party Transactions
 
     The Company provided product development services to the National Association of Realtors (“NAR”) and recognized $0.3 million and $0.7 million in revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. The Company also makes payments to the NAR required under its operating agreement with the NAR and under certain other advertising agreements. Total amounts paid under these agreements were $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $1.5 million and $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
16. Income Taxes
 
     As a result of historical net operating losses, the Company currently provides a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, income tax expense included state income taxes and a deferred tax provision related to amortization of certain indefinite-lived intangible assets. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, income tax expense differed from the income tax benefit expected at the statutory rate primarily due to the valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax benefits generated from net operating losses incurred, certain non-deductible items and state income taxes. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded an income tax benefit as a result of a change in the valuation allowances resulting from the deferred tax liability established for the amortizable intangible assets acquired as part of the business combination described in Note 4. The income tax benefit was partially offset by state income tax expenses and a deferred tax provision related to amortization of certain indefinite lived intangible assets.
 
     As of September 30, 2011, the Company does not have any accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. The Company does not have any interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The tax years 1993-2010 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.
 
17. Commitments and Contingencies
 
Legal Proceedings
 
     The Company is currently involved in certain legal proceedings, as discussed in Note 21, “Commitments and Contingencies—Legal Proceedings,” to our Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (“Annual Report”) and below in this Note 17. As of the date of this Form 10-Q, and except as disclosed below, there have been no material developments in the legal proceedings disclosed in our Annual Report, and the Company is not a party to any other litigation or administrative proceedings that management believes will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
 
     In March 2010, Smarter Agent, LLC (“Smarter Agent”) filed suit against Move, Inc., against our affiliate, RealSelect, Inc. (“RealSelect”), and also against other co-defendants Boopsie, Inc., Classified Ventures, LLC, Hotpads, Inc., IDX, Inc., Multifamily Technology Solutions, Inc. D/B/A MyNewPlace, Primedia, Inc., Consumer Source, Inc., Trsoft, Inc. D/B/A PlanetRE, Trulia, Inc., Zillow, Inc., and ZipRealty, Inc. in the District Court for the District of Delaware. The complaint alleges that the Company and RealSelect, Inc. infringe U.S. Patents 6,385,541; 6,496,776; and 7,072,665 (“Patents in Suit”) by offering an iPhone application for the REALTOR.com® web site and requests an unspecified amount of damages (including enhanced damages for willful infringement and attorneys’ fees) and an injunction. On August 31, 2010, co-defendants Boopsie, Inc., Classified Ventures, LLC, Hotpads, Inc., IDX, Inc., Multifamily Technology Solutions Inc., Primedia, Inc., Consumer Source, Inc., Trsoft, Inc., Trulia, Inc., Zillow, Inc., and ZipRealty, Inc., filed requests with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for inter partes reexamination of the Patents in Suit. On September 30, 2010, the Company filed an answer and counter claims on behalf of Move, Inc. and RealSelect, Inc. On October 22, 2010, Smarter Agent filed its answer to such counter claims. The USPTO accepted the Patents in Suit for reexamination and on December 21, 2010, issued an office action rejecting all claims in the Patents in Suit. On March 2, 2011, all parties agreed to stipulate to stay the lawsuit pending the completion of all re-examination proceedings at the USPTO and on March 7, 2011, the court so ordered the stay as requested. The Company intends to vigorously defend all claims. At this time, however, the Company is unable to express an opinion on the outcome of this case.
 
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     On February 28, 2007, in a patent infringement action against a real estate agent, Diane Sarkisian, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (the “Sarkisian case”), Real Estate Alliance, Limited (“REAL”), moved to certify two classes of defendants: subscribers and members of the multiple listing service of which Sarkisian was a member, and customers of the Company who had purchased enhanced listings from the Company. The U.S. District Court in the Sarkisian case denied REAL’s motion to certify the classes on September 24, 2007. On March 25, 2008, the U.S. District Court in the Sarkisian case stayed that case, and denied without prejudice all pending motions, pending the U.S. District Court of California’s determination in the Move California Action (see below) of whether the Company’s web sites infringe the REAL patents.
 
     On April 3, 2007, in response to REAL’s attempt to certify our customers as a class of defendants in the Sarkisian case, the Company filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (“District Court”) against REAL, and its licensing agent (“the Move California Action”) seeking a declaratory judgment that the Company does not infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 4,870,576 and 5,032,989 (“the REAL patents”), that the REAL patents are invalid and/or unenforceable, and alleging several business torts and unfair competition. On August 8, 2007, REAL denied the Company’s allegations, and asserted counterclaims against the Company for infringement of the REAL patents seeking compensatory damages, punitive damages, treble damages, costs, expenses, reasonable attorneys’ fees and pre- and post-judgment interest. On February 28, 2008, REAL filed a motion for leave to amend its counter-claims, and to include NAR and the National Association of Home Builders (“NAHB”) as individual defendants, as well as various brokers including RE/Max International (“RE/Max”), agents, Multiple Listing Services (“MLS”), new home builders, rental property owners, and technology providers and indicated that it intended to seek to certify certain defendant classes. On March 11, 2008, REAL filed a separate suit in the District Court (“the REAL California Action”) alleging infringement of the REAL patents against the same defendants it sought to include in its proposed amended counter-claims in the Move California Action, and also indicated that it intended to seek to certify the same defendant classes. The Company is not named as a defendant in the REAL California Action; however, the Company is defending NAR, NAHB and RE/Max in the REAL California Action. On July 29, 2008, the Move California Action was transferred to the same judge in the REAL California Action and in September, 2008, the District Court coordinated both cases and issued an order dividing the issues into two phases. Phase 1 addresses issues of patent validity and enforceability, whether Move websites infringe, damages, and liability of Move, NAR and NAHB. Phase 2 will address REAL’s infringement claims related to the websites owned or operated by the remaining defendants and whether those defendants infringe the REAL patents by using the Move websites. The District Court has stayed Phase 2 pending resolution of the issues in Phase 1.
 
     On November 25, 2009, the court entered its claim construction order in the Move California Action. On January 20, 2010, the Move California Action parties filed a joint stipulation of non-infringement, and requested the District Court enter judgment of non-infringement. The District Court entered a final judgment of non-infringement on January 27, 2010.
 
     In July 2010, REAL filed its brief appealing the District Court’s claim construction with the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (“Circuit Court”), and in October, 2010, the Company filed its opposition. On March 22, 2011, the Circuit Court concluded that the district court erred in certain of its claim construction and vacated and remanded the case for further proceedings. On October 18, 2011, the parties filed a Joint Brief on Summary Judgment Motions, each side putting forth its arguments requesting the Circuit Court to enter summary judgment in its favor. No hearing date is scheduled at this time. The Company intends to vigorously defend all claims. At this time, however, the Company is unable to express an opinion on the outcome of these cases.
 
Contingencies
 
     From time to time, the Company is party to various other litigation and administrative proceedings relating to claims arising from its operations in the ordinary course of business. As of the date of this Form 10-Q and except as set forth herein, or in our Annual Report, the Company is not a party to any other litigation or administrative proceedings that management believes would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
 
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18. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
 
     During the nine month period ended September 30, 2011:
  •  The Company issued 96,875 shares of stock to two of its executive officers pursuant to the terms of their performance-based restricted stock unit agreements. The charge associated with these shares of $0.2 million was recognized as stock based compensation during the year ended December 31, 2010.
     
  • The Company issued 130,910 shares of restricted common stock to certain non-employee members of its Board of Directors which vest over three years. The charge associated with these shares was $0.3 million and is being recognized as stock-based compensation over the three-year vesting period.
     
  • The Company issued 30,000 shares of common stock to the Chairman of the Board of Directors which was immediately vested. The charge associated with these shares of $0.1 million was recognized as stock based compensation during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
     
  • The Company issued 1,315,000 shares of restricted common stock to certain executive employees which vest over four years. The charge associated with these shares was $2.5 million and is being recognized as stock-based compensation over the four-year vesting period.
     
  • The Company declared and accrued $0.4 million in cash dividends on its Series B Preferred Stock as of September 30, 2011.
During the nine month period ended September 30, 2010:
  • The Company paid $0.1 million in interest.
     
  • The Company received a trade-in allowance on the purchase of property and equipment of $0.2 million.
     
  • The Company issued 139,098 shares of restricted common stock to certain non-employee members of its Board of Directors which vest over three years. The charge associated with these shares was $0.3 million and is being recognized as stock-based compensation over the three-year vesting period.
     
  • The Company issued $3.1 million in additional Series B Preferred Stock as in-kind dividends.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
     This Form 10-Q and the following “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This Act provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide prospective information about themselves so long as they identify these statements as forward-looking and provide meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ from the projected results. All statements other than statements of historical fact that we make in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “might,” “will,” “should,” or the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements are so identified. In particular, the statements herein regarding industry prospects and our future consolidated results of operations or financial position are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Our actual results may differ significantly from our expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, as well as those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, and in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). This Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report, including the factors described under the caption Part 1, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” on our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
Our Business
 
     Move, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Move”, “we”, “our” or “us”) operate an online network of web sites for real estate search, finance, moving and home enthusiasts and provide an important resource for consumers seeking the online information and connections they need regarding real estate. Our flagship consumer web sites are REALTOR.com®, Move.com, and Moving.com. Through our ListHub business, we are an online real estate listing syndicator and provider of advanced performance reporting solutions for the purpose of helping to drive an effective online advertising program for brokers, real estate franchises, and individual agents. We also integrate into our REALTOR.com® web site an online-facing decision and pricing engine that allows potential buyers to explore mortgage options in real time, helps provide qualified buyers with an electronic pre-qualification letter and facilitates the purchase and consummation of mortgage loans through a third-party mortgage provider. We also provide lead management software for real estate agents through our Top Producer® business.
 
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     On our web sites, we display comprehensive real estate property content, with over four million resale, new home and rental listings, as well as extensive moving-related information and tools. We hold a significant leadership position in terms of web traffic and minutes, attracting 20 million consumers to our network, 619 million page views, and 290 million minutes spent on our web site for the month ended September 30, 2011. These performance results are according to comScore Media Metrix, and represent a substantial lead over the next leading real estate site in terms of page views and minutes. We also have significant relationships with the real estate industry, including content agreements with approximately 900 Multiple Listing Services (“MLS”) across the country and exclusive relationships with the National Association of REALTORS® (“NAR”) and the National Association of Home Builders (“NAHB”).
 
     Our vision is to win the hearts and minds of consumers, our customers, and our business partners. Move’s mission is to connect consumers and real estate professionals to facilitate transactions. In order to do this, we need to lay a platform foundation that includes third-party data aggregation from others, robust search capabilities and new core technology platforms to capture user data and provide an engaging user experience. Today, we provide the most current for sale property listings and information among all content aggregators on the web, with approximately 80% of the listings updated every 15 minutes. Our property listings are coupled with rich, timely neighborhood information including school data, demographics and crime statistics. In addition, we capture similar information on over 100 million properties that we track but that are not for sale. We also provide information about home values, mortgage options, moving solutions and topical data as part of our blogs.
 
Business Trends and Conditions
 
     In recent years, our business has been, and we expect may continue to be, influenced by a number of macroeconomic, industry-wide and product-specific trends and conditions:
  • Market and economic conditions.
     In recent years, the U.S. economy has experienced low interest rates, and volatility in the equities markets. Through 2005, housing starts remained strong, while the supply of apartment housing generally exceeded demand. For a number of years prior to 2007, owning a home became much more attainable for the average consumer due to the availability of flexible mortgage options, which required minimal down payments and provided low interest rates. During this period, real estate professionals spent less on advertising, given the strong demand for new and existing houses. Homeowners who were looking to sell a home only had to list it at a reasonable price in most areas of the U.S. to sell in 60 days or less. Conversely, demand for rental units declined and apartment owners did not spend as much money on advertising, as they have sought to achieve cost savings during the difficult market for rentals. These trends had an impact on our ability to grow our business.
 
     Beginning in the second half of 2006, the market dynamics seemed to reverse. Interest rates rose and mortgage options began to decline. The housing market became saturated with new home inventory in many large metropolitan markets and the available inventory of resale homes began to climb as demand softened. The impact of the rise in interest rates caused demand for homes to decline in mid-2007. In the second half of 2007, the availability of mortgage financing became very sparse. The lack of liquidity coupled with increased supply of homes and declining prices had a significant impact on real estate professionals, our primary customers.
 
     Throughout 2008, market conditions continued to decline and in late September 2008, the stock market declines negatively impacted the liquidity of the markets in general and have contributed to the decline in consumer spending. With the exception of very few markets, new home starts came to a halt. In 2009, consumer confidence declined and while mortgage rates declined, the credit standards were perceived to be the tightest they had been in the last 15 years. In addition, there was a substantial rise in unemployment that also affected the ability for people to buy properties and significantly increased the number of foreclosures on the market. The combination of these factors had a negative impact on the demand for homes. These changing conditions resulted in fewer home purchases and forced many real estate professionals to reconsider their marketing spend or even to exit the market. In 2010, and in the first nine months of 2011, these conditions did not significantly change, and continued to affect home prices which declined to 2002 levels.
 
     In 2006, we saw many customers begin to shift their dollars from conventional offline channels, such as newspapers and real estate guides, to the Internet. We saw many brokers move their spending online and many home builders increased their marketing spend to move existing inventory, even as they slowed their production and our business grew as a result. However, as the market declined in 2008, the advertising spend by many of the large agents and brokers slowed and some of the medium and smaller brokers and agents reduced expenses to remain in business. This caused us to experience a decline in revenue over the past three years.
 
     As a result of the factors discussed above, the real estate market has been difficult over the past several years and is not expected to improve in the near future. In addition, banks continue to have significantly tighter credit standards for mortgage loans making home purchases that much more difficult. We believe these market conditions will continue to put pressure on spending by real estate professionals and brokers in the near term.
 
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  • Evolution of Our Product and Service Offerings and Pricing Structures
     REALTOR.com® services began as a provider of Internet applications to real estate professionals. It became apparent that our customers valued the media exposure that the Internet offered them, but not all of the “technology” that we were offering. Many of our customers objected to our proposition that they purchase our templated web site in order to gain access to our networks. In addition, we were charging a fixed price to all customers regardless of the market they operated in or the size of their business.
 
     We responded to our customers’ needs and revamped our service offerings. We began to price our REALTOR.com® services based on the size of the market and the number of properties the customer displayed. For many of our customers this change led to substantial price increases over our former technology pricing. This change was reasonably well-accepted by our customers.
 
     In today’s market, our real estate professional customers are facing the effects of a decline in their business and have to balance their marketing needs with their ability to pay. As a result, they are demanding products that perform and provide measurable results for their marketing spend. We are evaluating customer feedback and balancing that with the need for an improved consumer experience and are modifying our products and our pricing to be responsive to both. We are focused on showing our customers measurable results by connecting our traffic from our web site to the revenue we generate.
 
     The decline in consumer confidence and the resulting decline in consumer spending have caused many of our traditional consumer advertisers to reduce their spending. Significant growth will require that we introduce new targeted products that are responsive to advertisers’ demands and are presented to consumers much more timely.
 
Acquisitions
 
     On July 1, 2011, we acquired the assets of Peep.ly, LLC (“Social Bios”). The Social Bios assets include social media products that can compile and integrate a user’s social networking profiles from various social media properties to build a website or landing page that provides a profile of the user and allows the user to conduct a directory search for others whereby the user’s social profile is matched against the social profiles of others to determine social overlaps or commonalities. The acquisition costs have been allocated to purchased technology and are being amortized over an estimated useful life of three years. The acquisition did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
     On September 20, 2010, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Threewide Corporation (“Threewide”) for approximately $13.1 million in cash. Threewide is the operator of ListHub, an online real estate listing syndicator and provider of advanced performance reporting solutions for brokers, real estate franchises, multiple listing services and real estate web sites. The acquisition cost has been allocated to the assets acquired, including intangible assets, and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values.
 
Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
 
     In August 2010, we entered into a joint venture agreement with a national mortgage banker d/b/a Mortgage Match and contributed an initial investment of $0.5 million in exchange for a 49.9% ownership in the joint venture. We recorded our initial investment in the joint venture at $0.5 million, reflecting such cash payment. The Mortgage Match business was operated by our joint venture partner or one of its affiliates under an Interim Services Agreement also entered into in August 2010, under which we operated the MortgageMatch.com website, performed various supporting services and received a fixed monthly fee.
 
     During the three months ended September 30, 2011, we and our joint venture partner decided to dissolve the joint venture. As a result of that dissolution, we received a distribution of $0.5 million which represented the refund of our initial investment. In addition, we incurred $0.6 million in costs related to the dissolution of the joint venture which are included in general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
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Critical Accounting Policies
 
     Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, uncollectible receivables, valuation of investments, intangible and other long-lived assets, stock-based compensation and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. There were no significant changes to our critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to those policies disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
 
Legal Contingencies
 
     We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings, as discussed in Note 21, “Commitments and Contingencies—Legal Proceedings,” to our Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, and in Note 17, “Commitments and Contingencies” to our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q. Because of the uncertainties related to both the amount and range of potential liability in connection with legal proceedings, we are unable to make a reasonable estimate of the liability that could result from unfavorable outcomes in our remaining pending litigation. As additional information becomes available, we will assess the potential liability related to our pending litigation and determine whether reasonable estimates of the liability can be made. Unfavorable outcomes, or significant estimates of our potential liability, could materially impact our results of operations and financial position.
 
Results of Operations
 
     Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
 
     Revenue
 
     Revenue decreased $3.8 million, or 8%, to $46.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $50.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease in revenue was primarily due to a decline in our REALTOR.COM® products as we experienced lower listing enhancement, Featured HomeTM and Featured CommunityTM revenue directly related to reduced spending by our agent customers in response to the general economic conditions. In addition, there was a decline in our Top Producer® 8i® subscriber base and associated revenues as well as Market Snapshot and Market Builder revenues due to reduced spending by real estate professionals along with declines in our Rentals showcase and featured listings revenue. These declines were partially offset by new product introductions, including ListHub reports, and fees associated with providing product development services to the NAR.
 
     Cost of Revenue
 
     Cost of revenue decreased $0.8 million, or 7%, to $10.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $10.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to a $0.3 million decline in production and fulfillment costs associated with our featured products, a $0.2 million reduction in depreciation expense, a $0.2 million decrease in personnel related costs and other cost decreases of $0.1 million.
 
     Gross margin percentage remained constant at 79% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
     Operating Expenses
 
     Sales and marketing. Sales and marketing expenses decreased $2.3 million, or 13%, to $16.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $18.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to a $1.7 million decrease in personnel related costs directly related to reduced revenues and a $0.7 million decrease in online distribution costs, partially offset by other cost increases of $0.1 million.
 
     Product and web site development. Product and web site development expenses decreased $0.4 million, or 5%, to $8.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $8.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in consulting costs of $0.7 million and other cost decreases of $0.1 million, partially offset by increased personnel related costs of $0.4 million.
 
     General and administrative. General and administrative expenses decreased less than $0.1 million, or less than 1%, to $10.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $10.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to reduced personnel related costs of $0.9 million and other cost decreases of $0.2 million, partially offset by joint venture dissolution costs of $0.6 and increased outside legal fees of $0.4 million.
 
     Amortization of intangible assets. Amortization of intangible assets was $0.4 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The increase was due to the amortization of intangible assets that were newly acquired in the fourth quarter of 2010 and in the three months ended September 30, 2011.
 
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     Stock-based compensation and charges. The following chart summarizes the stock-based compensation and charges that have been included in the following captions for each of the periods presented (in thousands):
 
    Three Months Ended
        September 30,
    2011       2010
Cost of revenue   $ 52   $ 44
Sales and marketing     307     400
Product and web site development     238     453
General and administrative     560     962
Total   $ 1,157   $ 1,859
             
     Stock-based compensation and charges decreased $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2010, mainly due to the reversal of expense recognized for restricted stock awards and restricted stock units forfeited or not expected to vest during the three months ended September 30, 2011.
 
     Interest Income, Net
 
     Interest income, net remained relatively constant for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
 
     Other Income (Expense), Net
 
     Other expense, net remained relatively constant for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
 
     Income Taxes
 
     As a result of historical net operating losses, we have generally not recorded a provision for income taxes. However, during the year ended December 31, 2006, we recorded certain indefinite-lived intangible assets as a result of the purchase of Moving.comTM which creates a permanent difference as the amortization can be recorded for tax purposes but not for book purposes. In the three months ended September 30, 2011, income tax expense included state income taxes and a deferred tax provision related to amortization of certain indefinite-lived intangible assets. For the three months ended September 30, 2011, income tax expense differed from the income tax benefit expected at the statutory rate primarily due to the valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax benefits generated from net operating losses incurred, certain non-deductible items and state income taxes. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, we recorded an income tax benefit as a result of a change in the valuation allowances resulting from the deferred tax liability established for the amortizable intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination partially offset by state income tax expenses and a deferred tax provision related to amortization of certain indefinite lived intangible assets.
 
     At December 31, 2010, we had gross net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $930.9 million and $388.8 million, respectively. The federal NOLs will begin to expire in 2018 and the state NOLs will expire from 2011 until 2029. Gross net operating loss carryforwards for both federal and state tax purposes may be subject to an annual limitation under relevant tax laws. Currently, the NOL’s have a full valuation allowance recorded against them. The Company also had approximately $7.0 million of Canadian tax credit available to offset Canadian tax liabilities. The Canadian tax credit will begin to expire in 2015.
 
Results of Operations
 
     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
 
     Revenue
 
     Revenue decreased $4.1 million, or 3%, to $144.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $148.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease in revenue was primarily due to a decline in our Top Producer® 8i® subscriber base and associated revenues as well as Market Snapshot and Market Builder revenues due to reduced spending by real estate professionals along with declines in our REALTOR.COM® and Rentals showcase and featured listings revenue. These declines were partially offset by new product introductions, including ListHub reports, fees from our operation and support of the MortgageMatch.com web site, launched in the fourth quarter of 2010 and terminated in the third quarter of 2011, and fees associated with providing development services to the NAR.
 
     Cost of Revenue
 
     Cost of revenue decreased $1.6 million, or 5%, to $31.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $32.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in production and fulfillment costs associated with our featured products of $1.2 million, a decrease in depreciation expense of $0.5 million, a decrease in royalties of $0.5 million, a decrease in credit card processing fees of $0.3 million and other cost decreases of $0.1 million, partially offset by a $1.0 million increase in technology licensing fees related to the new mortgage functionality.
 
     Gross margin percentage remained constant at 78% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
 
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     Operating Expenses
 
     Sales and marketing. Sales and marketing expenses decreased $3.3 million, or 6%, to $52.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $55.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to a $3.1 million decrease in personnel related costs directly related to reduced revenues and a $0.7 million decrease in online distribution costs, partially offset by increased software and hardware costs of $0.4 million and other cost increases of $0.1 million.
 
     Product and web site development. Product and web site development expenses increased $1.4 million, or 5%, to $26.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $25.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase was primarily due to an increase in personnel related costs of $3.0 million and other cost increases of $0.1 million, partially offset by decreased consulting costs of $1.7 million. The continued increase in product and web site development cost is a result of incremental investments in our new technology platforms and mobile applications.
 
     General and administrative. General and administrative expenses decreased $2.0 million, or 6%, to $30.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $32.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease was primarily due to reduced personnel related costs of $1.7 million, reduced facilities related costs of $0.6 million, decreased depreciation expense of $0.2 million and other cost reductions of $0.1 million, partially offset by an increase due to joint venture dissolution costs of $0.6 million.
 
     Amortization of intangible assets. Amortization of intangible assets was $1.1 million and $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The increase was due to the amortization of intangible assets that were newly acquired in the fourth quarter of 2010 and during the three months ended September 30, 2011.
 
     Stock-based compensation and charges. The following chart summarizes the stock-based compensation and charges that have been included in the following captions for each of the periods presented (in thousands):
 
    Nine Months Ended
    September 30,
        2011       2010
Cost of revenue   $ 170   $ 136
Sales and marketing     1,066     1,240
Product and web site development     915     1,243
General and administrative     2,290     3,146
Total   $ 4,441   $ 5,765
             
     Stock-based compensation and charges decreased $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010, mainly due to the reversal of expense recognized for restricted stock awards and restricted stock units forfeited or not expected to vest during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and fewer options being granted.
 
     Interest Income, Net
 
     Interest income, net, decreased $0.7 million to less than $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily due to reductions in our cash and cash equivalent balances as well as higher interest rates that were earned on our investment in auction rate securities (“ARS”) prior to selling the portfolio in April 2010.
 
     Impairment of Auction Rate Securities
 
     In April 2010, we completed a sale of our entire portfolio of ARS for $109.8 million (par value of $129.4 million) to a broker in a secondary market. As a result of the impending sale, an other-than-temporary loss of $19.6 million was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
 
     Other Income (Expense), Net
 
     Other income, net of $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 consisted primarily of gains on sale of certain investments. Other expense, net of $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 consisted primarily of the transaction fees associated with the sale of our entire portfolio of ARS.
 
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     Income Taxes
 
     As a result of historical net operating losses, we have generally not recorded a provision for income taxes. However, during the year ended December 31, 2006, we recorded certain indefinite-lived intangible assets as a result of the purchase of Moving.comTM which creates a permanent difference as the amortization can be recorded for tax purposes but not for book purposes. In the nine months ended September 30, 2011, income tax expense included state income taxes and a deferred tax provision related to amortization of certain indefinite-lived intangible assets. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, income tax expense differed from the income tax benefit expected at the statutory rate primarily due to the valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax benefits generated from net operating losses incurred, certain non-deductible items and state income taxes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we recorded an income tax benefit as a result of a change in the valuation allowances resulting from the deferred tax liability established for the amortizable intangible assets acquired as part of a business combination partially offset by state income tax expenses and a deferred tax provision related to amortization of certain indefinite lived intangible assets.
 
     Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
     Net cash provided by operating activities of $7.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was attributable to the net income of $3.3 million, plus non-cash expenses including depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, provision for doubtful accounts, loss on sales and disposals of assets, stock-based compensation and charges, earnings of unconsolidated joint venture and other non-cash items aggregating to $12.0 million, offset by a $7.4 million change in operating assets and liabilities.
 
     Net cash provided by operating activities of $17.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was attributable to the net loss of $17.2 million, plus non-cash expenses including depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, provision for doubtful accounts, impairment of auction rate securities, stock-based compensation and charges, earnings of unconsolidated joint venture other non-cash items aggregating to $32.4 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $2.5 million.
 
     Net cash used in investing activities of $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily attributable to capital expenditures of $5.0 million and acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $0.5 million, partially offset by $0.9 million in distributions of earnings from our unconsolidated joint venture and proceeds from the dissolution of our mortgage joint venture of $0.5 million.
 
     Net cash provided by investing activities of $90.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily attributable to proceeds from the sale of auction rate securities of $109.8 million and payments received on note for sale of business of $1.0 million, partially offset by acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $12.4 million and capital expenditures of $7.8 million.
 
     Net cash used in financing activities of $81.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily attributable to the redemption of a portion of the Series B convertible preferred stock for $70.0 million, repurchases of the Company’s common stock of $9.6 million, payments of dividends on our Series B convertible preferred stock of $1.6 million, tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock awards of $0.3 million and principal payments on loan payable of $0.1 million, partially offset by cash proceeds from the exercised of stock options of $0.6 million.
 
     Net cash used in financing activities of $59.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily attributable to principal payments on our line of credit of $129.3 million offset by proceeds from our line of credit of $64.7 million and other miscellaneous cash used of $0.2 million. There were cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $4.5 million, reductions in restricted cash balances of $0.5 million and proceeds from loans payable of $0.3 million.
 
     We have generated positive operating cash flows in each of the last three fiscal years. Our material financial commitments consist of those under operating lease agreements, our operating agreement with the NAR and various web services and content agreements. Originally, under our Series B Preferred Stock Agreement, beginning in November 2010, we were obligated to pay quarterly cash dividends of 3.5% per annum of the original price per share or approximately $4.1 million per annum. However, on February 9, 2011, we reached an agreement with both Elevation Partners, L.P. and Elevation Side Fund, LLC (together, “Elevation”) to redeem 70,000 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock, at a total redemption price of $70.4 million, including approximately $0.4 million in associated cash dividends. On February 22, 2011, we consummated the redemption. Immediately after the completion of the redemption, Elevation continued to be the sole holder of our outstanding Series B Preferred Stock and holds approximately 49,044 shares of such stock under the same terms. Subsequent to said redemption, we are obligated to pay cash dividends of approximately $1.7 million per annum.
 
     In February 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program. The program authorizes, in one or more transactions taking place during a two year period, the repurchase of our outstanding common stock utilizing surplus cash in the amount of up to $25 million. Under the program, we may repurchase shares of common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing and amount of any repurchase transactions under this program will depend upon market conditions, corporate considerations and regulatory requirements. Shares repurchased under the program shall be retired to constitute authorized but unissued shares of our common stock. As of September 30, 2011, we had repurchased 5,930,005 shares of our common stock for a total price of $9.6 million.
 
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     On September 20, 2011, we entered into a revolving line of credit with a major financial institution, providing for borrowings of up to $20.0 million, available until August 31, 2013. At September 30, 2011, we had no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit. The line of credit requires interest payments based on the BBA LIBOR Rate plus 2.5%. There is an unused commitment fee of 0.2% on any unused portion of the line of credit, payable quarterly. Additionally, there is a 0.5% annual fee payable if our average aggregate monthly deposit and investment balances with the financial institution fall below $35.0 million. Among other financial and other covenants, the line of credit provides that we must maintain net tangible worth of $50.0 million, a quick ratio of 1.50 to 1.0, and adjusted EBITDA of $17.0 million on a twelve month rolling basis. We were in compliance with these covenants as of September 30, 2011. The line of credit is collateralized by our cash deposits, accounts receivable, investments, inventory, property and equipment and general intangibles we now or subsequently own. In addition, we have pledged the capital stock in our current and future subsidiaries as further collateral for the line of credit.
 
     We believe that, even after the events discussed above, our existing cash, line of credit, and any cash generated from operations will be sufficient to fund our working capital requirements, capital expenditures and other obligations for the foreseeable future.
 
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
     Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows due to adverse changes in financial and commodity market prices and rates. We do not have any material foreign currency or other derivative financial instruments. Under our current policies, we do not use interest rate derivative instruments to manage exposure to interest rate changes. We attempt to increase the safety and preservation of our invested principal funds by limiting default risk, market risk and reinvestment risk. We mitigate default risk by investing our cash only in government treasury bills.
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
 
     As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
     There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
 
     We are currently involved in certain legal proceedings, as discussed in Note 21, “Commitments and Contingencies- Legal Proceedings”, to our Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (“Annual Report”) and in Note 17, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q. As of the date of this Form 10-Q and except as disclosed in Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report and in Note 17 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q, the Company is not a party to any other litigation or administrative proceedings that management believes will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows, and there have been no material developments in the litigation or administrative proceedings described in those notes.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
     There are certain risks and uncertainties in our business that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. In "PART I – Item 1A. – Risk Factors" of our Annual Report as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2011, and available at www.sec.gov or at www.move.com, we included a detailed discussion of our risk factors. Our risk factors have not changed significantly from those disclosed in our Annual Report. These risk factors should be read carefully in connection with evaluating our business and in connection with the forward-looking statements and other information contained in this Form 10-Q. Any of the risks described in our Annual Report could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results and the actual outcome of matters as to which forward-looking statements are made. The risk factors described in our Annual Report are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we currently deem to be immaterial, also could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or future results.
 
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
     The following table provides information regarding our purchases of our common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands, except share data):
 
                      Total Number   Approximate
                      of Shares   Dollar Value of
                      Purchased as   Shares that may
    Total Number             Part of Publicly   yet be Purchased
        of Shares       Average Price       Announced Plans       Under the Plans
Period   Purchased(1)   Paid Per Share   or Programs   or Programs
7/1/11 — 7/31/11                         $ 25,000  
8/1/11 — 8/31/11     1,272,194       $ 1.65       1,272,194       $ 22,899  
9/1/11 — 9/30/01     4,657,811       $ 1.61       4,657,811       $ 15,383  
Total     5,930,005       $ 1.62       5,930,005       $ 15,383  
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(1)       In February 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program. The program authorizes, in one or more transactions taking place during a two year period, the repurchase of our outstanding common stock utilizing surplus cash in the amount of up to $25 million. Under the program, we may repurchase shares of common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing and amount of any repurchase transactions under this program will depend upon market conditions, corporate considerations and regulatory requirements. Shares repurchased under the program shall be retired to constitute authorized but unissued shares of our common stock. As of September 30, 2011, we had repurchased 5,930,005 shares of our common stock for a total price of $9.6 million.
 
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
     None.
 
Item 4. [Removed and Reserved]
 
     None.
 
Item 5. Other Information
 
     None.
 
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Item 6. Exhibits
 
     Exhibits
 
  Exhibit        
  No.   Description
  3.1  
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation  of the Registrant dated March 15, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and filed on March 16, 2006).
  3.2  
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on October 21, 2010).
  10.91   Loan Agreement entered into on September 20, 2011, by and between Move, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on September 26, 2011).
      31.1       Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2   Certification of Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.1  
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.2  
Certification of Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  101  
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language); (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements*
   
      *       Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

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SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
MOVE, INC.  
   
By: /s/ STEVEN H. BERKOWITZ
  Steven H. Berkowitz
  Chief Executive Officer
   
By: /s/ PATRICIA A. WEHR
  Patricia A. Wehr
  Chief Accounting Officer

Date: November 4, 2011
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit        
No.   Description
3.1  
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation  of the Registrant dated March 15, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and filed on March 16, 2006).
3.2  
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on October 21, 2010).
10.91   Loan Agreement entered into on September 20, 2011, by and between Move, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on September 26, 2011).
31.1       Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Certification of Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1  
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2  
Certification of Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101  
The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language); (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements*
         
    *       Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

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