Click here to read the entire article. Here’s a provocative article written by Herb Weisbaum for MSN. He states that the 3 keys to successfully selling in a slowing market are: pricing, perks, and home staging so the house sparkles. Rebecca technorati tags:home+staging, real+estate, renovation, home+selling, for+sale+by+owner, curb+appeal

Click here to read the entire article. Super garages are on the rise in the U.S. — with 15% of homes now boasting a 3 car garage or more. Personally, I love my 3 1/2 car garage and the extra storage space in the attic. But would I spend $35,000 to add a temperature controlled [...]

Here is a Press Release from a Georgia Realty Company. They do a great job of explaining the benefits and research behind why home staging is so effective in any market.Rebecca You may have a beautiful home on a wonderful lot in the perfect neighborhood but if it’s sitting on the market not selling, the [...]

Click here to read the entire article. Here’s an interesting story about how a Connecticut home stager helped two clients in very different ways, based on their budgets. You can do it yourself if you have limited cash on hand! Enjoy! Rebecca technorati tags:home+staging, real+estate, realtors, home, selling

Here’s another great little article written by Jeanette Fisher! Wouldn’t it be nice to have Roger Hazard’s design team from “Sell This House” come visit for a weekend? Many “redecorators” and designers offer “Home Staging” services from $250 to $5,000. These services usually give good advice, some help with the actual work involved, and others [...]

Click Here To Read The Entire Article! This article is written by Jeanette Fisher, who also wrote a book on home staging. It’s a short but sweet little explanation of the 3 M’s and how you can use them to help give your tract home an added advantage over the others. Enjoy! Rebecca technorati tags:home+staging, [...]

Click Here! This NY Times article discusses some of the average costs for home staging by the hour and for an initial consult: Cost varies by home and market. Stylers typically charge $50 to $150 an hour to rearrange furnishings and make other changes and can spend from three hours for a small condo to [...]

Some home stagers keep stats on the homes they have staged. This helps to show how staged homes sell faster than unstaged homes. Speedier sales: The length of time on the market for a home dropped from an average of 163.7 days to 8.9 days for homes that are staged. The days on the market [...]

When you are hiring a home stager, or if you are thinking about becoming a home stager, it’s important to realize that this territory is kind of like the Wild West. There are no governing bodies for home staging. There ARE several training companies that will grant you certification after you have completed their program, [...]

Check out this blog from an awesome home stager. This post (in the trackback link) discusses the difference between home staging and interior design. The first focuses on depersonalizing a space whereas the latter focuses on bringing out the homeowner’s personality! Very different jobs! Rebecca technorati tags:home+staging, real+estate, realtors, home, selling