A vacant house is like a vacant stare. Something is just not right

Trying to sell a vacant house adds obstacles and depresses the sales price, says Showhomes, a nationally franchised home staging company. Showhomes uses live-in home stagers to lower the cost of staging and produce faster home sales. Take a look at its top five reasons why selling a vacant house is often a mistake in today’s market: continue reading »

For those of you who don’t get the Park Record, Showhomes Park City was featured in the Marketplace section in Saturday’s edition (03.15.2010). Special thanks to Business Editor Andrew Kirk for such a great article. Read the full feature below. continue reading »

Last year home staging skyrocketed to the top of the list of the fastest growing careers in America. In the decade ahead it is promising to be a rapidly evolving industry and looks to be one of the key solutions to solving the housing crisis.

Showhomes, a nationally franchised home staging company with offices in 60 markets, polled 500 Realtors and brokers from all over the country at the National Association of Realtors Expo recently in San Diego. The survey uncovered some startling Realtor feedback about the value of home staging in today’s market: continue reading »

STAGING IN THE NEWS: LA Times – Beware the pitfalls of buying an unoccupied home

In the back of our minds, we all know that a vacant home can become a target to vandals, squatters and the like. What we often overlook are the not so obvious issues that can arise when a home sits vacant for an extended period of time. Besides the obvious dust bunnies, cobwebs and musty “empty house” smell, more serious issues can arise that gone unattended can quickly become a deterrent to prospective buyers. continue reading »