HomeStyles Introduces 5005 Dream Home Plans; The most powerful multimedia collection of homes you can build

Business Wire, March 11, 1997

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 1997--HomeStyles(R) Interactive, introduces 5005 Dream Home Plans(TM), a CD-ROM set featuring more than 5000 home plans from HomeStyles, Internet access from AT&T's WorldNet(SM) Service, a mortgage calculator from Norwest Mortgage, interior design tips from Livinghome and Virtual Reality Home Tours.

This powerful multimedia collection allows the user to search for homes by budget and lifestyles needs including square footage, architectural style, and desired number of bedrooms and baths. Enhanced selection criteria include kitchen style, location of master bedroom and laundry, as well as the availability of specialized rooms. The user can also listen to the advice of HomeStyles designers for helpful tips on evaluating and choosing a home design.

After selecting a design, the Norwest Mortgage Calculator provides the user with their potential house payment and a home buyer pre-qualification checklist. Or they can gain insight into designing the interior of their new home with the Dream Kitchens and Dueling Designers features from Livinghome.

HomeStyles Interactive has again teamed with Digital Entertainment, to distribute 5005 Dream Home Plans. The product, listed at $39.95, will be available in software stores nationwide on March 15.

Digital Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation. Navarre Corporation is a leading content provider to the Internet and publishes and distributes music, software and interactive CD-ROM products. Located at www.navarre.com on the World Wide Web, Navarre Corporation is publicly traded on the NASDAQ national market under the symbol NAVR.

HomeStyles Interactive is the multimedia publishing arm of HomeStyles, the home plans people. HomeStyles, founded in 1946, is based in St. Paul, Minnesota. It is the largest provider of home designs in North America. HomeStyles represents designers and architects by marketing and publishing top-selling home designs through magazines, books, videos, CD-ROM's and the World Wide Web (homestyles.com).

CONTACT: Fred Haberman

Haberman & Associates

(612) 381-9316

or

Kris Donnelly

HomeStyles(R)

(612) 602-5000

URL: http://homestyles.com