The $2.65 million house that is featured in this article has been on and off the market for five years. Showhomes Franchisee, Michelle Bondi was hired to stage and live at the property while it was on the market.
“If you walk into a house that’s vacant, it feels cold, empty and most people in today’s market have no vision how they are going to decorate it and do furniture placement,” Bondi told The Daytona Beach News-Journal. “When someone walks into a model house that is furnished, they want to buy that model because it looks great and they have an attachment to it.”
The article points to data that shows the multiple benefits of staging a home including increasing list value. It also elaborates on Michelle's Showhomes location in town and a variety of services that the company offers.

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.