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<div id="pastingspan1">has a long track record of success in the Sunshine State. Founded in 1986, the company&#8217;s first franchise was in Florida. That single location would ultimately help set the stage for the brand in the decades to come. Today, Showhomes has seen nothing but success throughout the region&#8212;and they&#8217;re just getting started.</div><div id="pastingspan1"></div><div id="pastingspan1">&#8220;This is a great place for us to develop for many reasons, but one of the most obvious is that new franchisees don&#8217;t have to start from square one when it comes to local marketing,&#8221; said Showhomes COO Matt Kelton. &#8220;We have a long-standing reputation in Florida, and when a new location opens, business usually picks up quickly; people know us well in this state.&#8221;</div><div id="pastingspan1"></div><div id="pastingspan1">Thanks to a softening homebuyer&#8217;s market over the past year, Florida has become one of Showhomes&#8217; biggest states in terms of number of locations and revenue. Kelton says the brand has room for 10 more locations in Southeast Florida, and will start first with a focus on Miami and Fort Lauderdale.</div><div id="pastingspan1"></div><div id="pastingspan1">Marisa Salas, the owner of Showhomes in Coral Gables, says that one of the reasons why Southeast Florida holds immeasurable potential for Showhomes is because the region has seen a notable influx in new people moving in.</div>

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