Jared Biby of Showhomes Jacksonville emailed me these photos of a stunning home they just staged with a live in home manager in Marsh Landing, the exclusive golf community in Ponte Vedra:
Wow - what a difference! Builder Biege is tough in today's market. Every home has similar, monochromatic colors and if buyers look at several homes, the rooms quickly run together. I love the pattern on the area rug - it really changes the feel of the room. Great job by Kaye Biby on staging this home!
Nice work!
Thomas Scott www.showhomes.com
Laura Johnson of Showhomes Naperville in the Western Suburbs of Chicago emailed me today about a great success story from a home in Elmhurst they recently staged:
'We have great news to share about one of our new construction homes! After
503 days on the market, the home sold within 32 days of Showhomes staging it!"
Here's some before and after of this really nice home:
Great job! This is one of two homes we staged for a builder who started the process before the market dropped. I love that we really get to help people in dire straits using home staging to help sell a home. This home, like most that we stage, is staged with a live-in Home Manager. Another beautiful home that avoided the short-sale and foreclosure option and sold for a great price!
Great work!
Thomas Scott, www.showhomes.com
On a field visit to Tampa where Showhomes has three locations, I was able to view this $1 million dollar in-fill new contruction home in South Tampa. This 3-story home has a lot to offer and looks amazing now that it is staged:
We've had a really successful run of home sales this year, far outstripping the local market conditions. In Florida and especially in Jacksonville and Tampa, we've sold over 40 homes with an average list price of $816,000. These homes have been on the market for an average of more than a year before we stage them (they are all vacant) and we've been able to turn them around in an average of 132 days.
Those are great numbers for the luxury market theses days - there are few buyers and far too many homes for sale. This segment of the market is not seeing the short-lived spikes the lower end segments are seeing becuase the FHA mortgages and first-time buyer credits don't apply.
Great work!
Thomas Scott, www.showhomes.com
Every now and then we get asked at Showhomes to stage a home outside our comfort level. Anyone with expereince and enough inventory can make a pretty room and an amazing home look great. However, it takes someone with real skill to stage and sell a home with small spaces. Cindy Montgomery emailed me photos of this very challenging small cottage she staged and that sold in 10 days last week:
I can see why this home sold so fast! This home, although totally updated and in a great area of Minneapolis, has some really small spaces. Vacant, these spaces look really difficult to live in and staged they look very comfortable and usable. This is a great home for a single professional or starter home for a couple.
Great work!
Thomas Scott, www.showhomes.com
Donne Muelver, owner of Showhomes Southeast Wisconson, emailed me this excellent testimonial from a listing Realtor on a home we just staged and sold:
Hi Donna,
I was very impressed with Showhomes! After six months on the market, our sellers were relocating and needed to have their home staged and decided to go with Showhomes. We were thrilled to receive two offers within three weeks of the staging! Donna's professionalism and expertise made the entire process seamless. I would highly recommend Showhomes, and encourage Realtors to contact Donna for details on this very innovative and unique way to help sellers with a vacant home.
Sincerely,
Sue Nikolic ABR
Take a look at Donna's work:
Great work and yet another reason you should stage a home in today's market. You DO have to win the beauty contest in today's market to sell a home!
Thomas Scott, www.showhomes.com
Showhomes is America's Largest Home Staging Company and the only nationally franchised brand in Home Staging and staging with Home Managers. As seen on HGTV, Oprah and the Wall St Journal
Showhomes: America’s Largest Home Staging Business - No Industry Experience is Necessary
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There’s a reason the Travel Channel calls Showhomes ‘The Best Kept Secret in Real Estate.” Showhomes is a niche business – unless you are a Realtor who lists high end vacant homes, are a homeowner struggling to sell a high end vacant home in a market with a Showhomes office or you’ve looked for luxury single family home rentals, you’ve likely never encountered us. Since 1986, Showhomes has helped over 25,000 homeowners sell vacant homes valued at well over $8 Billion.
Amazing Press….
Showhomes has been so successful in its 23 year history that it has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, The Travel Channel, HGTV, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The LA Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Houston Chronicle, Budget Living Magazine, ABC, FOX, CBS, CNN and many, many other publications. These media outlets have figured out why we are worth talking about!
A winning business…
Showhomes franchisees in business for the past four years increased their revenues to over 250% of 2004 levels. Showhomes franchisees in continuous operations over the last 3 years have average revenues of over $220,000 per year! Showhomes is a real, scalable and potentially profitable franchise offering. Best of all, we grow by helping the most important people, our customers! By providing real value to them, we thrive. Don’t take our word for it, though – our franchise owners are our best sales people.
Staging: A fractured Industry
Ever watch HGTV? If you have, you know that home staging has become the norm for selling homes and required to sell a vacant home. HGTV is filled with shows about home staging and ask any Realtor and they know the value of staging. Showhomes is the only nationally franchised Home Staging business and in addition to being the first, we are by far the largest. Our franchisees easily compete against unorganized mom and pop staging companies because they have the backing and resources of a true national company behind them.
Have fun, provide a valuable service—and own your own business!
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"Showhomes Home Managers bring life to a home that otherwise isn’t there. And it’s much easier to get buyers into a Showhome for showings, because the homes are always in great shape and ready to show, inside and out- whenever we call."
"When a house is vacant, buyers make lowball offers, hoping to take advantage of an owner they think is desperate to sell. Furnished, decorated homes strike an emotional chord, and buyers make premium offers. "
"The feedback I got on this house from other Realtors—before and after Showhomes—was like night and day. After Showhomes transformed the home, no one could believe it had been on the market for three years. It sold quickly for 96% of list price, in a cash deal."
"Showhomes doesn't just bring furniture—they bring an environment….When a property is staged by Showhomes, buyers spend three times as long looking at it—and imagining it as their own home."
"Our showings have doubled since Showhomes took over our vacant listings."
"Within a week after the home manager moved in, we had three offers on an $835,000 home that had previously been shown more than 250 times."
"We had a listing that sat and sat. Once we got a home manager in there, it sold in three weeks-at a premium price."
"I've seen Showhomes magically turn cold, empty rooms into a warm, inviting home-in a single weekend!"
"Vacant homes convey a sterile feeling that gives potential buyers the impression the house needs work."
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