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title: "Buddy’s Home Furnishings Names New Director of Real Estate"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/adbdf4ca-5d4b-493e-99e0-edde78545623
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240502_buddys_home_furnishings_names_new_director_of_real_estate.html
category: "Real estate"
industry: "Business Services"
segment: "Real estate"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2024-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:27:42.521Z
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# Buddy’s Home Furnishings Names New Director of Real Estate

**TL;DR:** Buddy's Home Furnishings has promoted John Wilson to Director of Real Estate, overseeing the company's real estate operations and supporting its franchise owners. Wilson will provide strategic vision for future storefront growth.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-05-02. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240502_buddys_home_furnishings_names_new_director_of_real_estate.html).*

## Story

Buddy’s Home Furnishings has promoted John Wilson to Director of Real Estate. In this role, Wilson will be responsible for overseeing the company’s real estate operations, supporting its franchise owners and providing strategic vision for future storefront growth.

Wilson is licensed in residential real estate and has spent a majority of his two-decade rent-to-own career in operations. In 2021, he joined Buddy’s as a franchise consultant before his promotion to this new role.

“John’s expertise in real estate and operations make him a natural fit for this role,” said Michael Bennett, CEO at Buddy’s. “As a franchise consultant, he developed strong relationships and trust with our franchise owners. He understands their triumphs and trials related to real estate, which will make him an invaluable resource as we continue to grow our footprint.”

“Whether it’s our team members, customers, suppliers or anyone else that touches the business, we’re committed to caring for those relationships and that ultimately elevates our business. I’m honored to step into this position and serve our people in a new capacity” Wilson said.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Business Services (sector)
- franchise owners (topic)
- executive promotion (topic)
- Buddy's Home Furnishings (company)
- Michael Bennett (person)
- real estate operations (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240502_buddys_home_furnishings_names_new_director_of_real_estate.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/adbdf4ca-5d4b-493e-99e0-edde78545623).