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Three home service companies, HomeAdvisor, Porch, and Handy, partnered with Facebook today, marking the social network's first foray into the home services market.

Users on Facebook Marketplace, a service similar to Craigslist, will now be able to search thousands of home service professionals available through the three companies.

“More people ask for recommendations related to home services on Facebook in the U.S. than any other topic,” said Bowen Pan, product manager at Facebook. “By partnering with Handy, HomeAdvisor, and Porch, people will now have a place on Marketplace to find the right professional to help with their next home project,” he said.

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