Showhomes

Experts divided on furnished or unfurnished   I found this distubing article online from the San Fransisco Chronicle: Lew Sichelman, Special to The Chronicle Sunday, November 23, 2008 It's a question almost as old as real estate itself: Should I move and try to sell my house while it's empty or ...

I was really intrigued to stumble accross Typealyzer, a free internet tool that tells you what Myers Briggs personality you are based on your blog content. I entered my blog and it gave me this response:   ESTJ - The Guardians The organizing and efficient type. They are especially attuned to sett...

This press release was on the web today from the Florida Association of Realtors:   Florida's Existing Home, Condo Sales Rise in October 2008 Last update: 11:05 a.m. EST Nov. 24, 2008 "ORLANDO, Fla., Nov 24, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- For the second month in a row, Florida's existing home sa...

Showhomes, America's largest home staging company, was featured by Chicago public TV as it presented at the Midwest Franchise Expo last weekend in Chicago. Showhomes has been receiving a lot of publicity for being a reccesion resistant business. In a time when real estate is slumping and many hom...

Just Staged in Nashville Courtney Edwards emailed photos of another high end condo they staged with a live in Home Manager in Nashville on historic Music Row. This $500k condo has been on the market for a long time and now looks great. Nashville, like a lot of cities, has had rampant condo develo...

Courtney Edwards, whose Middle TN Showhomes office has been producing great sales this year, emailed me photos of a hug Brentwood manision they just staged with a Home Manager. This home, a $1.6 million dollar Brentwood estate outside Nashville was a sprawling 7200 square feet and Showhomes stage...

Staging success story in Nashville Courtney Edwards of Showhomes Middle Tennessee emailed me these photos of a $579k Green Hills cottage they staged and sold using a Home Manager. This home had been on the market for sale for almost a year and sold in just over 3 months! Here are some photos: Gre...

Business Wire Real Estate Market Slumps, Showhomes Soars 11.19.08, 06:08 PM EST The housing market is at an all-time low. Consumer confidence has plumetted. Sales are down in almost every industry and one company after another is laying off employees. Is any business immune to the downturn in th...

Interested in home staging? If you are in or near Chicago this weekend, come visit with us! Showhomes is growing and our home staging franchises are doing well in today's market conditions. Join us in Chicago this Weekend, Nov 22-23rd at the Schaumberg Convention Center for the Midwest Franchise ...

Lynn Chapman, Showhomes' Director of Field Operations, suggested a great new way for Showhomes home stagers to say thanks to the wonderful Realtors and Brokers who drive our business: Cookie Bouquets! She had the local Cookies by Design franchise in Nashville design this great gift basket for us:...