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Here’s an excellent and timely article on how to effectively store the kid clutter that inevitably follows the holidays. I love the suggestion to use fancy clothes hampers and shoji screens in the living room to stow away the toys, yet still keep them accessible for kids when they are in the common area.
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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 drop. [...]

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
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Strange advice, but very true! Here’s a short and sweet little article on how to declutter and stage your home quickly.
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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 is [...]

This is an interesting article, but I especially liked the tips from Mark Nash’s “1001 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home” in the sidebar. He states that there are only 3 reasons why people won’t buy a home and home sellers have control over two of those things: price, condition, and location.
Very insightful tips!
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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? Even [...]

Interesting, brief article on how to hold a successful open house. I like the idea of inviting the neighbors to come at an earlier time, because all the nosy ones show up anyways and you don’t need the extra distractions!
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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.
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Many For Sale By Owner folks and other home sellers struggle with the issue of pricing. One of the most useful tools is to compare your home to similar houses that have recently sold in your neighborhood.
Here are two handy tools that I have used:
http://www.homeinsight.com/fb/?GCID=MSN202&gate=msn
You can enter your address and see what has sold in [...]