Home staging company helps many in down market
Showhomes, America’s largest home staging company, announced today that it will not participate in the economic downturn sweeping the nation.
Vice President of Operations Thomas Scott had this to offer: “We refuse to jump on the economic downturn bandwagon. Our service is working and is providing great value to homeowners trying to sell vacant homes in a tough market. Our staged homes are selling at near-boom levels.”
Excellent fundamentals and a market-defying track record of sales results are attracting lots of attention. The Boston Globe recently reported Showhomes ‘has hit a sweet spot if there ever was one.”
Showhomes, a pioneer in the home staging industry, has been offering a unique housing solution: the Nashville, TN based company finds people to live in vacant mansions so that they show better and sell faster. Given the declining real estate market, mansions and just about every other type of home is difficult to sell. This unique service is in demand by banks with large inventories of foreclosures and private homeowners desperately trying to sell vacant homes.
“We have posted double digit revenue increases for the past five years and 2008 is our biggest year to date,” reported Matt Kelton, Showhomes Chief Operating Officer. Showhomes beat its expansion goal of opening 12 additional franchised units this year and opened 24. The franchised company expects to open 40 new units in 2009.
“Based on our success and the success our customers are experiencing defying the recession, we decided we are not going to participate in the economic downturn. We are happy to be the ray of shining light in the housing market,” said Kelton.
The nationally franchised company with 44 locations in 23 states recruits individuals and families with great furniture to help stage vacant homes. The home owner gets a fully staged home at a fraction of the price and the Home Manager gets an amazing address for a fraction of what it would normally cost in exchange for keeping it tidy and in show condition.
Contacts:
Showhomes
Thomas Scott, 615-483-4923
tscott@showhomes.com