Real estate blog entries tagged with franchising

Blog entries tagged with "franchising":

franchising: E-Mail vs. Phone - 07/17/08 01:06 PM

I was in an interview with a potential marketing candidate a few days ago. One question I always ask is, "how do you communicate?" I'm looking for an answer that ensures me the candidate is not fully tied to e-mail. In real estate and franchising, I feel it is 100% necessary that … (20 comments)

franchising: Merging and Franchising - Sounds like a Win-Win! - 06/15/08 05:23 PM

Business decisions as of lately have felt more strategic and more risky. Recently my business partners and I made the decision to merge our smaller, franchised real estate office with a larger, independent office while at the same time affiliating with an entirely new franchise (did you catch all that?!?!?). Considering … (2 comments)

franchising: CNN Feature on Home Managers and Staging - 05/07/08 04:11 PM

I was able to get a copy of the CNN story on Showhomes and uploaded it to youtube: Nashville based Showhomes is America's largest home staging company and with offices in 27 locations and 19 states, has helped over 25,000 homeowners and their Realtors sell vacant homes valued at over $8 … (0 comments)

franchising: Showhomes Stages a New Builder Home - 04/23/08 02:55 PM

This is a real estate show of a recent Showhomes Nashville staging for Ernst Builders in the exclusive Fairvue Plantation development north of Nashville. This fall, Showhomes staged a $1.4 million dollar model home for Ernst and it sold in less than 30 days. This beautiful home on Potter Lane is … (0 comments)

franchising: Guess Who Is Merging.... - 04/23/08 09:04 AM

We hear this question more and more today in the gossip pool that is our real estate offices.
We witness companies merging together weekly. In most cases I liken it to owners jumping out of a life raft and attaching themselves to yet another sinking ship. More agents do not always … (0 comments)

franchising: Some Before and After photos from Little Rock - 04/22/08 03:39 PM

Jeff and Heidi Ross, the Showhomes Little Rock owners, sent me these great before and after photos of some of their recent staged homes:

This is a 'catch point' - a space in a home where people collect when walking through the home with a realtor.

Here is another room … (5 comments)

franchising: Offbeat Occupation : Staging company turns a house into a Showhome - 03/26/08 10:47 AM

Offbeat Occupation : Staging company turns a house into a ShowhomeSignal Tribune Newspaper, Long Beach, CA features Showhomes - Orange County
March 20th, 2008 By Heather Posey, Staff Writer
After several years of success, real estate markets all across the country have slowed to a trickle of what they had been … (1 comments)

franchising: Showhomes Home Stager Joins Extreme Makeover Crew - 03/24/08 01:43 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3-23-08
SHOWHOMES WORKS WITH ABC’S EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME ADDITION IN NEW ORLEANS TO REBUILD THE HOME OF THE USEA’S America’s Largest Home Staging Company Works with ABC-TV Extreme Makeover: Home Addition to Build a Home in Just One Week.

New Orleans, LA – New Orleans … (7 comments)

franchising: Five Essential Tips for Selling your Vacant Home - 03/21/08 10:44 AM

Five Essential Tips for Selling your Vacant Home
Showhomes shows home sellers how to make a good first impression

Nashville, TN <March 20th, 2008> -- Whether you are getting ready for a job interview, preparing to meet someone special for the first time, or selling your home – first impressions … (10 comments)

franchising: Showhomes Posts Double Digit Growth for 2007 - 03/13/08 07:35 AM

Showhomes Calls Business 'Shining Success Story' NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(March 13)--After several years of an amazing boom, real estate markets allacross the country have slowed to a trickle of what they had been inprevious years. Homes have become much harder to sell, there are morehomes on the market than at any time in … (8 comments)

franchising: Showhomes Gets Results - 03/10/08 03:51 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(Business Wire)--After several years of an amazing boom, real estate markets allacross the country have slowed to a trickle of what they had been inprevious years. Homes have become much harder to sell, there are morehomes on the market than at any time in history and these homes aretaking far … (1 comments)

franchising: Letter from the Founder: - 03/04/08 11:29 AM

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franchising: OWN your own piece of the MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR Financial Services INDUSTRY!!! - 03/03/08 01:50 PM

OWN your own piece of the MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR Financial Services INDUSTRY!!!

You can earn $1,000, $5,000, even $10,000 OR MORE per month marketing credit cards. PART TIME. FROM HOME. With ZERO computer programming skills required. Start earning BIG Money within 48 hours!

How much money have YOU … (0 comments)

franchising: FranChiding Franchising!!! - 01/12/08 05:55 PM

In 1970 a two story colonial home in our area could be purchased for around $35,000 dollars...the real estate commission pie of 6% created by that sale amounted to $2100 dollars. That same home today improved and up graded would sell for around $400,000 dollars and the commission pie created would … (17 comments)

franchising: Real Estate Franchising: Its History and Future - 01/06/08 06:11 PM

Franchising: Rebound or Rebirth?
A Colorful History
The early 1970's was a time of upheaval in the real estate business. Following earlier launches by Gallery of Homes and Red Carpet, two real estate brokers, Art Bartlett and Marsh Fisher, formed their own franchise in Orange County CA with just seventeen offices. Its futuristic … (7 comments)

franchising: Real Estate and Franchising - 12/26/07 03:33 AM

It is often discussed in Business Management Program or MBA School history books that Ray Kroc's McDonalds was successful due to the fact that they controlled the real estate underneath every store, and the appreciation was their true asset. There is some truth to this, but that is not the only … (1 comments)

franchising: Who is better? Keller Williams, Avalar, Exit or Global Realty Marketing or....? - 08/25/07 08:24 PM

What is the deal with all of the Multi Level business models which are popping up around the nation? I am looking at opening one and I am not sure which way to go.
It seems the major difference is what they pay on and how deep they go...do you have any … (10 comments)

franchising: Military Veterans, Have You Heard the News About Little Caesars? - 05/02/07 03:55 PM

If you're a veteran of any branch of the United States military service, and you've got what it takes to lead a successful business, you'll want to read about the Little Caesars Veterans Program.
According to their website (http://franchise.littlecaesars.com/VeteransProgram/tabid/76/Default.aspx), "Little Caesars is looking for veterans with integrity and character who take … (8 comments)