home staging nj: The Mendham Marvel - 10/20/09 01:50 PM
Perched on the side of the Roxiticus Valley, with splendid views, rises this massive 8,100 sq. ft giant man-cave! A 5 BR home designed by 4 men, who joined together to build the kind of house each of them dreamed of.
It is majestic. It is huge. It is kinda dark … (7 comments)
|
home staging nj: Multiple Offers Opening Weekend - October 4, 2009!! - 10/08/09 10:43 AM
A super house in Glen Ridge, NJ that had rich, specific colors freshly painted on beautifully restored walls. Our challenge? Make sense of it for as many potential buyers as possible.
… (12 comments)
|
home staging nj: Windows and Extra Sinks are actually Assets: Staging to Sell vs. Living in a Home. - 09/18/09 08:47 AM
Most staging projects wind up with dramatic differences. It's why we all take, and love to look at other people's, Before and After pictures. Here's a project this week - one of 5 homes that had to suddenly be rushed to market this week and next. (mainly for job relos) … (7 comments)
|
home staging nj: When it's an obvious tear-down, should you bother to present the place nicely at all? - 09/09/09 08:30 AM
When it's a teardown, does it matter what the home looks like?
My response?
1. Who says it's a "tear down"? Yes, great lot .82 acres in top suburb, … (11 comments)
|
home staging nj: Prepare Your "House For Sell" in NJ with Staging ~ Part 6 Master Bedrooms - 08/24/09 09:29 AM
[Disclaimer - "House for Sell" is being used as an experiment. According to keyword research, that phrase get 3x the traffic that House for Sale does. No idea why, but thought I'd try it for this challenge.]
* ~ *
This post is the 6th in my 7 part series illustrating … (3 comments)
|
home staging nj: Prepare Your "House For Sell" in NJ with Staging ~ Part 5 Family Rooms - 08/22/09 09:56 AM
[Disclaimer - "House for Sell" is being used as an experiment. According to keyword research, that phrase get 3x the traffic that House for Sale does. No idea why, but thought I'd try it for this challenge.]
* ~ *
This post is the 5th in my 7 part series illustrating … (13 comments)
|
home staging nj: Prepare Your "House For Sell" in NJ with Staging ~ Part 4 Kitchens - 08/20/09 10:24 AM
[Disclaimer - "House for Sell" is being used as an experiment. According to keyword research, that phrase get 3x the traffic that House for Sale does. No idea why, but thought I'd try it for this challenge.]
* ~ *
This post is the 4th in my 7 part series illustrating … (8 comments)
|
home staging nj: Dear Tide - 08/18/09 07:26 AM
Dear Tide:
I am writing to say what an excellent product you have! I've used it all of my married life, as my Mom always told me it was the best. Now that I am in my fifties I find it even better!
In fact, about a month ago, I … (9 comments)
|
home staging nj: Prepare Your "House For Sell" in NJ with Staging ~ Part 3 Dining Rooms - 08/17/09 09:53 AM
[Disclaimer - "House for Sell" is being used as an experiment. According to keyword research, that phrase get 3x the traffic that House for Sale does. No idea why, but thought I'd try it for this challenge.]
* ~ *
This post is the 3rd in my 7 part series illustrating … (6 comments)
|
home staging nj: Prepare Your "House For Sell" in NJ with Staging ~ Part 2 Foyers - 08/15/09 11:16 AM
This post is the second in my 7 part series illustrating Home Staging in NJ with Before and After Staging photos. (The first post was on Living Rooms.) Today's topic is ~
Here, in New Jersey, most houses have a foyer. Some are large and impressive. Some are non-existent. When … (14 comments)
|
home staging nj: Prepare Your "House For Sell" in NJ with Staging ~ Part 1 Living Rooms - 08/13/09 10:34 AM
[Disclaimer = For some reason, the number of people searching for House for Sell is 3 x higher than House for Sale. Since this challenge is about traffic, it seemed only sensible to use the more popular keyword.]
Here, in New Jersey, buyers are still looking for a formal living … (14 comments)
|
home staging nj: Now HERE's an Incentive!! - 08/04/09 01:51 PM
(There's a bit of a ramble up to my point, but bear with me. I can assure you the payout is worth it!)
Today, one of my totally fabulous RESA-nj stagers shared an article with us all about an enterprising ASP in Dayton who was hosting a Home Seller's Seminar. While … (18 comments)
|
home staging nj: Staging Consult Ignored cost $175,000 and took 144 DOM to sell! - 06/22/09 07:49 AM
This home was listed for a year.
When the listing was renewed, I was called in to consult on the Home's presentation. My job was to advise on the things that were undermining the perceived "value". I went through the entire house, itemizing points per room that could be inexpensively addressed.
… (11 comments)
|
home staging nj: Sold in 11 Days - Staging Works, still - even in suburban NJ in 2009 - 06/21/09 08:41 PM
Candidly, I have few WOW stories this Spring season. My staged homes have sold, only when beautifully presented and priced startlingly low. While the suburbs on train line into New York City saw what little activity there was first this Spring, towns and villages further out in New Jersey struggled hard … (12 comments)
|
home staging nj: Here She Is! RESA-NJ June Bloom Show House! Ain't she a beaut?? - 06/09/09 09:09 AM
Opening last week, the RESA-NJ June Bloom Show House - affectionately referred to around here as merely "the Mansion" - is a success! We think. How we will all judge it's success is a topic for another blog post. In the meantime, thanks to all who have asked for photos. There … (4 comments)
|
home staging nj: Luverly home -- check out the living room!! - 03/24/09 09:50 AM
Sometimes you walk into a home and just go "aaaaagh, how beautiful! Can I tweak it, some?" Such fun.
Isn't that tone on tone living room just to die for? I loved it and have been plotting how to have one in my future --
=====================================================================
JulietJohnsonStaging has … (5 comments)
|
home staging nj: The Value Story - today on Blog Talk Radio at 2:00 p.m. EST - 03/04/09 09:46 AM
Hi Folks,
I'm chatting with Burgdorff's #1 Realtor today at 2 about Telling the Value Story. We are hearing over and over that now is a great time to buy because of the incredible values out there. OK. So, if you're working with a seller, how do make your house the … (3 comments)
|
home staging nj: QQ - should you get the home dressed up again for the Appraiser? - 02/25/09 10:53 AM
A question I was asked this week --
do I have to put the house back into show shape for the Appraiser?
Yeah, you do!
Here's why?
#1 The Appraiser is only coming to the house to give it a value. You can not afford for them to be … (16 comments)
|
home staging nj: Just Not That Into You....r Home! - 02/17/09 08:04 PM
Thanks to Geoff Williams, who wrote a fun article about how buyers behave like petulant, irrational daters when looking for houses. Often, he writes, it really has nothing to do with what the seller has or has not done. It's just that the buyer doesn't feel it.
… (18 comments)
|
home staging nj: Sleek but Traditional Commuters' 4 Bedroom Beauty! - 12/12/08 04:30 PM
Delightful, warm and elegant 4 bedroom, 3 bath home in Maplewood, NJ in previews now - to be seen by all when it comes to market officially in January, 2009.
=====================================================================================
Juliet Johnson Staging provides home staging and online marketing services to the luxury real … (2 comments)
|
;)
;)
