Many folks are in the situation where they are relocating or moving out an old tenant as they are trying to sell a home. Home staging is vital for vacant homes because it allows the buyer to see what the home could be, rather than just setting their focus on the house’s small imperfections, staging [...]

This is an interesting site on home staging. Debra works out of Toronto, but she does phone consulting and offers marketing courses for new home stagers. Her site has tons of before and after photos and some great articles. Enjoy! Rebecca technorati tags:home+staging, real+estate, realtors, home, selling

“I don’t want this house a day longer than I can keep it. You have to pay two water bills and the mortgage. You can get what it’s worth faster by staging. And the cost of staging is a lot less than your first price reduction.” Quote from Vandy Middleton on staging her own home, [...]

Okay, I think this is going a little TOO far — by bringing in a group of actors to liven up the sterile model home open house. The HomeLife program gets an A for creativity, though! Rebecca Extreme home staging An ideal family for a model home. By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer July 3 [...]

How one couple “sold” another on the virtues of Home Staging. Great article explaining WHY home staging is so vital in this market. Rebecca Excerpt from Setting the stage for home sales Show & Sell team assists with home staging techniques By MARTIN DeANGELIS Staff Writer, (609) 272-7237 “The way you live in your house [...]

Here are some excerpts from another home stager, this time in Maine. It looks like home staging is finally catching on over here on the East Coast! Rebecca Friday, July 7, 2006 In real estate sales, all the home’s a stage By TOM BELL, Portland Press Herald Writer Copyright © 2006 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. [...]

This article talks about how difficult it can be, emotionally, to have your home staged. Most agree that the payoff is well worth it! Rebecca Stagers say clutter is the biggest enemy of a homeowner. All of those doodads should be packed away. Religious items such as crosses should be removed. If renting a storage [...]

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Here’s some revealing research gathered over the past two years on staged homes. Reba 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 after staging was 13.7 days, according to a study [...]

Home Staging Tips from a pro in Arizona. Run through this list for a virtual Home Staging makeover! Rebecca Help buyers mentally move in when they look at your home. In most cases, you can use what you already have. • Put away personal photos and collections that divert attention from the home. • Rearrange [...]