Showhomes Ranked in Top 100 Fastest Growing Tennessee Companies by BusinessTN Magazine

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(Business Wire)--
Showhomes, America's largest home staging company and the only
nationally franchised homes staging business has been ranked in the
top 100 fastest growing and emerging companies in Tennessee.
BusinessTN, a statewide business magazine publishes an annual list of
the Tennessee based companies with the fastest growth and Showhomes
Franchise Corporation, based in Nashville, TN, made the list for the
upcoming November 2008 issue.

Showhomes has experienced double-digit growth for the past four
years and expects to post double digit numbers again this year despite
the gloomy real estate market. Showhomes provides home staging
services for homeowners with vacant homes for sale. Home staging is a
rapidly growing trend in real estate as evidenced by the large number
of staging shows on networks such as HGTV. Showhomes is uniquely
positioned for meteoric growth as the only national brand in this
emerging industry.

"Showhomes' unique strategy of staging and helping Realtors market
vacant luxury homes produces real results," said Bert Lyles, CEO for
Showhomes Franchise Corporation. "We are proud to announce that the
company experienced 45 percent revenue growth last year. In the last
three years, the company has been experiencing rapid growth, almost
tripling its same store revenue. In addition, we are growing rapidly
as we add new units." Showhomes has dramatically beaten market
conditions - with staged Showhomes selling as much as 50 percent
faster than comparable vacant homes, Lyles said.

The company's service is high in demand because there are more
houses for sale today than at any point in U.S. history, and there are
more vacant homes for sale now than ever before. Showhomes - known as
America's largest home staging company - began its operations in 1986
and started franchising in 1994. It currently has 34 franchises in 21
states, and has recently been listed as one of the hot franchising
trends for 2008.

"We are excited about our ranking by BusinessTN magazine. We've
worked hard as a team to produce consistent results for our customers
and our results speak for themselves," Lyles said.

About Showhomes

Since its founding in 1986, Showhomes has helped realtors and
homeowners sell more than 25,000 homes worth more than $8 billion
across the United States by transforming high-end vacant houses into
valuable homes. The Showhomes business model is based on the fact that
well-furnished homes kept in show-to-sell condition sell faster, and
for higher prices, than vacant houses. Showhomes provides homeowners
and their realtors a turnkey package that includes whole-house
staging, professional decorating, a live-in home manager and marketing
support services. For franchise opportunities, please visit
www.showhomes.com.

Showhomes Franchise Corporation
Thomas Scott, 615-292-0892 x102
VP Operations
tscott@showhomes.com

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