Amie Hebert - Chaney's (amiehchaney) Blog

Survey Participants 81% Realtors 19 % home builders 1. Have you ever used the services of a home stager: 80 % said no 20 % said yes This did not come as a surprise to me. I know home staging is relatively new to the real estate industry. As is true with any new product or service, people need to ...

How cool is that?  My husband and I had been anxiously awaiting the show since it was announced several weeks ago. I really did enjoy the show and even though the property was huge so the job was huge -- I could certainly relate.  It felt so awesome to be watching someone on prime time t.v. do wh...

25 Biggest Real Estate Mistakes, which was also a television program by the same name. The #1 mistake: Failing to showcase your home and make cosmetic changes. To put it another way, failure to stage the home for sale is the worst mistake a seller can make. Here's what the article had to say: Wh...

What is that - home staging? It is the Realtor's job to educate their clients on home staging. Home Staging is a new industry that has emerged in residential real estate. It is the art of preparing a home for sale. Home Stagers are invaluable to sellers in providing guidance and needed informatio...

HGTV aired a segment on the top 25 real estate mistakes people make.  Are you ready?  Drum roll please!! -- The number 1 real estate mistake made by people is not "showcasing" or staging their home.We knew it all along didn't we? Amie

I was curious about the definition of Penny Wise and Pound Foolish because I feel that many homeowners would fit this description where home staging is concerned.  I looked up the definition and here it is as defined by GoEnglish.com Idioms:"penny-wise, pound-foolish"A penny is a small amount of ...

I had the pleasure of speaking with some of the Coldwell Banker agents in both the Mandeville and Covington, Louisiana locations this week.These agents were among the most attentive and receptive of any agents I have had the pleasure to speak with.   I could tell they were truly happy to know the...

I am very proud to formally announce my latest home staging venture.  The name of the company is Custom Home Staging.  I have partnered with Brent Cordell of Mandeville, Louisiana.  The Cordell name has been known for great furniture products and service for many years.  Custom Home Staging was f...

Here is what a Realtor in Mandeville, Louisiana said about Home Staging by Amie:"I used Amie for my listing in The Reserve Subdivision in Mandeville.  This property had been vacant and on the market with another agent for around 15 months when I took it over.  The sellers were very open minded an...

Inevitably, the first question I am asked by Realtors and home owners is "What does staging cost?" I know the answer they are looking for is the dollars and cents amount of my staging services.  But the answer they really need to hear has nothing to do with that amount.  They really need to hear ...