Here’s an interesting update from the Oakland area near Detroit, Michigan. Click here to read the article. Some interesting quotes from the article include,’ “In such a competitive market, the key for sellers is to present a home that doesn’t need immediate maintenance or updates, Elya said. “The houses that are 20 years old that [...]

Preparing a house for sale has not been as easy as it was a year ago since the New England real estate market has started slowing down. But there is hope from the Home Fluffing crowd! These are some pretty impressive statistics regarding one New England staging company’s work and how it can help Home [...]

Making Every Pixel Count from the New York Times. Very informative article that describes WHY professional pictures of your home are so important and HOW to ensure that your Agent helps you GET them. It also has some useful tips on how to take your own real estate photos. A timely article for those competing [...]

Click here to read the article. Okay, this article isn’t exactly about preparing a house to sell, but it was so much fun that I couldn’t resist sharing it with you! It’s about a home stager who created a retro martini bar in her basement. I know, most folks go for the sports bar feel, [...]

http://www.daily-times.com/ci_5159371 Here’s a great home staging article that talks about how to stage on the cheap. With just $500 and working with furniture and accessories the homeowner already has, she can help sell a house in DAYS instead of weeks or months. With the slowing real estate market, you can’t afford NOT to stage your [...]

The housing market is definitely slowing, which makes home staging all the more essential! This house sat on the market for 50 days, but rather than selling, he staged it and it sold for full list price two weeks later. This article makes an excellent point that staging typically costs LESS than that first price [...]

Here’s an interesting interview I just read with a home stager in Des Moines, Iowa. Prices are lower in the heartland, but the advice is the same anywhere. It also gives you a glimpse into what a home staging career would be like! Enjoy, Rebecca Click here to read the entire article. technorati tags:home+staging, real+estate, [...]

    Here’s a press release I wanted to share with you: Enjoy, Rebecca Home staging experts say there are ways to succeed while other home sellers are struggling RISMEDIA, October 18, 2006—When it comes to selling your house in an increasingly competitive home market these days, the old real estate adage “location, location, location [...]

Color is powerful because it evokes emotion. This article is taken from more of a decorator’s perspective, as opposed to a staging one, but it still has some helpful hints for choosing color. I especially liked the one where she suggests using the colors in a piece of art, furniture, or even a rug. Paint [...]

Apart from helping make a quick sale, home stagers can also help the realtor be the “good cop” when tackling the sticky issues of clutter, smell and personal collections. This article discusses how the stager is able to make these recommendations that normally might jeopardize the realtor’s working relationship with a client. Click here to [...]