Overview
- .house is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The registry and manager is Donuts (Sugar Park, LLC).
- The string is categorized under Real Estate and was proposed as an open TLD to provide greater expression on the Internet.
History
- .house was applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program; the application succeeded.
- A Registry Agreement with ICANN was signed on 7 November 2013.
- .house was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 29 December 2013, completing delegation.
- Registry/application metadata lists a priority identifier of 1151 associated with Donuts (Sugar Park, LLC).
Usage and Audience
- .house is classified in the Real Estate category (per registry metadata).
- The registry described the TLD as open, intended to offer broader expression online without pre-registration verification.
- The registry indicated plans to control abuse via user and rights protections and to define remediation and takedown policies consistent with ICANN requirements.
Registration Rules
- Declared as an open gTLD with no pre-registration verification; pre-registration checks were stated as not to be used.
- Registry stated intent to adhere to ICANN registration policies and to implement remediation/takedown and rights-protection measures.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: HOUSE
organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address: c/o Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: V0N0.NIC.HOUSE 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:7 65.22.24.7
nserver: V0N1.NIC.HOUSE 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:7 65.22.25.7
nserver: V0N2.NIC.HOUSE 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:7 65.22.26.7
nserver: V0N3.NIC.HOUSE 161.232.12.7 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:7
nserver: V2N0.NIC.HOUSE 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:7 65.22.27.7
nserver: V2N1.NIC.HOUSE 161.232.13.7 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:7
ds-rdata: 12289 8 2 083ba725024957730c4c92111205ff8f4f0d0b8e92e16ee24e80be98ceec39eb
whois: whois.nic.house
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2013-12-19
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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