I thought this article was very interesting because even after citing some pretty impressive statistics that home staging has helped homeowners sell quickly, the realtor in the article still remains skeptical. He said he has seen some pretty homes sit on the market while eyesores sold quickly. I’m curious if the pretty homes were staged? [...]

Steve Berges is a rehabber who wrote a book to help homeowners determine what to fix and what not to fix. It’s called, ““101 Cost-Effective Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home.” For instance, he says you should always paint and you should always replace the carpet and flooring, rather than offering a discount. [...]

Basically, economists don’t know how low real estate prices in hot areas are going to drop. This drop may just be the market’s way of correcting the prices that skyrocketed a few years ago, which would allow incomes to catch up. Or it could be just the beginning of a very long downward spiral. Interest [...]

Okay, I was a little annoyed when the author of this article put Open House Actors in the same pot as Home Stagers. Then I stepped back and laughed. The pairing of these two techniques is quite understandable, if you don’t know much about Home Staging. Or if you’re trying to make a good joke. [...]

Here’s a great article from Stoney Point, Canada. The author brings up a great point about how home staging keeps potential buyers from “chipping away” at your listing price. Another great benefit to home staging — not only do you get more interest and offers, but they are higher quality offers! Click here to read [...]

Here’s a great little story from NPR and NPR listeners on their fascination with porches, as well as their favorite colors: Click here to read the entire article. technorati tags:home+staging, real+estate, renovation, home+selling, for+sale+by+owner, curb+appeal

In this interview, Barb Schwarz discusses how she is training more and more stagers — up to 9,000 people to date. That doesn’t include the professional stagers who are NOT trained by Ms. Schwarz. Many choose to avail themselves of different training opportunities, depending on their strengths and weaknesses. The Staging Diva offers business training [...]

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There are only 153 in Massachusetts, but the numbers are growing as the competition in the housing market stiffens. Are you going to ride the wave by starting your own business? I just did a fantastic interview with the president of http://SixElements.com, Debra Gould. She has an amazing website complete with tele-classes and e-books that [...]

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