New Media Investment Group Inc. announced an alliance with Houzz, the biggest platform for home renovation and design, to provide the full, authentic Houzz content, shopping and pro-finder experience across all New Media local newspapers’ websites. This is the first time Houzz has partnered with any U.S. publisher to provide readers with a fully co-branded experience that includes the ability to purchase products directly from a co-branded website. The integration with Houzz is part of New Media’s strategy to create local home and real estate destination channels within its local newspapers’ websites. The collaboration, which launched in mid-November last year across the first 20 local newspapers’ websites, will bring Houzz’s inspirational home design content and robust shopping experience to New Media’s approximately 39 million readers each month. The full roll-out to all New Media local newspapers’ websites will be complete in early 2018. The Homes channels within each local newspaper website will also feature local real estate content, homes for sale and recent transaction information, and tools to help prospective buyers and sellers. For realtors and brokers, New Media offers a full suite of digital marketing tools through its small business services business, ThriveHive, as well as print and digital advertising opportunities.