Homestore Schedule 13D/A Amendment No. 8

UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13D/A
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8)*

Homestore, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
437852106
(CUSIP Number)
 
Eric J. Bock, Esq.
Executive Vice President - Law and Corporate Secretary
Cendant Corporation
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Telephone: (212) 431-1836
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
March 9, 2005
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ] 
 
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
 
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 
 
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
 
CENDANT CORPORATION (I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 06-0918165)
 
2
 
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
 
(a) ⃞     (b) ⃞ 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
 
5
 
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS ⃞
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
DELAWARE
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
 
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
-0-
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
-0-
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
-0-
 
12
 
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ⃞
 
13
 
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
-0-
 
14
 
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO
 
The shares of Homestore, Inc. common stock beneficially owned by Cendant Corporation were held of record by Cendant Membership Services Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cendant Corporation.

 
 
This Amendment No. 8 amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2005 (the "Statement"). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Statement. Except as disclosed herein there has been no change in the information previously reported on Schedule 13D.
 
 
Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
 
Item 5 of this Schedule 13D is amended as follows:
 
During the period beginning March 4, 2005 through and including March 10, 2005, Cendant sold the remaining 3,317,303 shares of Homestore Common Stock it owned at an average price of $2.281 per share.
 
 
SIGNATURE


After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 

Dated: March 14, 2005


   
CENDANT CORPORATION
   
By: /s/ Eric J. Bock
   
Name: Eric J. Bock, Esq
Title: Executive Vice President -
Law and Corporate Secretary