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home staging: 343 Commercial Street, Boston MA - STAGED!!!! - 08/13/10 12:31 PM
We just staged this listing on the Waterfront. It is being offered through Antonia Monarski at Sotheby's.
Living Room Living Room into Kitchen
Living Room Kitchen
Kitchen Guest Bath
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home staging: It is not just rouge and lipstick. Or is it? - 08/11/10 07:15 PM
A good friend of mine just sent me a lengthy email asking me if I think it is price or beauty that really drives sales. As I started to debate that it is price I began to wonder if it is really the attractiveness of a home that wins out in the end. And thus the debate began in my own head. Of course, in the end, price and beauty are tied together. Sort of. And that is when it really hit me......I know what I have been accomplishing with my staging all along however I guess I have never really … (3 comments)
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home staging: Seriously? - 08/09/10 05:24 PM
I bet with a young homeseller last week who was disappointed with the lack of activity on her condo. She said she had an idea why it was not moving but wanted to hear what I said.
This woman had a broker open house about a week before I came where three agents showed up (THREE???). Hmmmm, first red flag. Turns out she listed her home with an agent who's office has no presence in her town and is a minimum of a half hours drive time away. Could this be the first of her many problems??
Second, the photos (we … (9 comments)
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home staging: Sloppy Pictures are one of my Biggest Pet Peeves - 07/15/10 11:46 AM
Nothing frustrates me more than agents that don't understand the importance of quality photos for their listings. I almost find it entertaining that these agents will demand staging but then when I see the listing online all of the drama is then missing. So here is my best attempt at converting all of you sloppy picture takers into either budding photographers or agents that hire aprofessional photographer.
First and foremost it is the pictures that drives your showings. Statistics show that more than 80% of buyers find their new home online. If they are not drawn to your listing through the … (7 comments)
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home staging: Why We Offer a Service for the DIYer - 07/14/10 11:52 AM
I wish that I could say that all of my clients hire me to stage their homes top to bottom. The truth is that some homeowners simply do not have the budget to hire me to work my magic in their homes. We have also found that in certain markets where staging is not the norm homeowners are reluctant to stage their homes when their neighbors, colleagues, and friends are listing their homes without it. And with so many people watching HGTV the number of people who want to "dabble" in interior design and staging seems to be increasing.
So we … (3 comments)
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home staging: 216 West Springfield, Boston MA - STAGED!! - 07/12/10 11:17 AM
We recently staged this model home at 216 West Springfield Street in the South End of Boston. The condo has such thoughtful details - it really is a gorgeous unit.
MASTER BEDROOM LIVING ROOM
LIVING ROOM DINING ROOM
MEDIA ROOM
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home staging: Furniture Rental 101 - 06/02/10 12:58 PM
Selling a vacant home poses all sorts of challenges for Realtors. It feels uninspiring, doesn’t photograph well, the rooms appear smaller than they are, there is typically a lack of light, and you are often competing with furnished homes in your price point. Staging a vacant home with furniture solves all of these problems and more.
BEFORE AFTER
So what do you need to know about renting furniture?
1. There is typically a minimum rental term. Industry standard is three months. Shorter terms often require a surcharge.
2. Payment requirements vary. Some companies require the … (0 comments)
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home staging: Talking to Your Listing Clients about Staging - 06/01/10 02:51 PM
Almost every Realtor I talk to "really believes that staging makes a huge difference". So why is it that so many of you do not recommend staging to your clients??
Here is what I am finding from conversations I am having with my Realtor friends:
1. You don't know how to bring up the subject of Staging.
Here is the thing, it is not like you are suggesting something from outerspace. Ask almost anyone in America today with a television and it is likely they are tuned into HGTV at some point during the week. They know staging exists and … (0 comments)
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home staging: Staged Condo Unit at the Ritz Residences - 05/17/10 02:14 PM
Recently, we had the priviledge of working with a Realtor to Stage a unit at the Ritz Residences on Avery Street in Boston. Unable to completely pin down a buyer demographic, we set to work making the unit appealing to various types of buyers - young and old, trendy and traditional.
GUEST BEDROOM
LIVING ROOM AND DINING AREAS
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