realtors: Realtors and Home Sellers - Are You Crazy Enough To Compete In Today's Market? - 11/22/07 08:17 PM
Drastic times require drastic measures . . . and today's real estate market is certainly seeing some drastic times! Statistics have shown the amount of housing inventory has more than doubled in the last year. Homes in all categories and price points are languishing on the market with no prospective (7 comments)
realtors: Vacant Home Staging . . . Does It Really Work? . . . Who Can Afford It? - 11/22/07 08:10 PM
As a professional home stager in Orlando, Florida, I am asked on a daily basis the same question . . . does home staging really work? And on a daily basis my answer is the same. Yes, it really does!
The other day I received a frantic call from someone (10 comments)
realtors: When It Comes To Staging Your Home Think - MONEY! - 11/22/07 08:00 PM
When it comes to Staging your home remember to think - MONEY! Today's buyer is picky, and looking for the PERFECT home. You know, the one that looks like a model. They no longer are willing to walk into a well-used home to visualize!
Because of the huge inventory of (5 comments)
realtors: Realtors and Home Sellers - "Remembrances Of The Good Old Days . . . !" - 11/22/07 07:55 PM
Oh . . . for the good old days. You know, when gasoline was $2.00 a gallon,cokes were a dollar, interest rates were below 5%, and sticking a sign in the yard and waiting for offers to come in was enough to get your house sold! Hmmm . . . (0 comments)
realtors: Home Stagers - Shoot Straight From The Hip! - 11/22/07 07:19 PM
As a professional home stager you have a responsibility to your client to shoot straight from the hip! You are there to tell them exactly what they need to do, in your opinion, to get their house sold!
The following are a few thoughts regarding how best to proceed:
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realtors: Home Sellers Alert- Top Ten Mistakes That Cost Home Sellers Thousands Of Dollars In Today's Competitive Market! - 11/22/07 10:33 AM
Everyone knows that selling your home in any market can be an exhausting experience, both emotionally and physically. But selling in today's market, glutted with standing inventory, has become especially challenging for sellers and realtors alike! According to new data released by the Census bureau, the vacancy rate of homes for sale (10 comments)
realtors: Don't Sell This House - 5 Sure Ways To Mess Up The Sale Of Your Home! - 11/22/07 10:25 AM
Are you the kind of person who says . . . "thanks, but NO THANKS. I can do it MYSELF!" . . . or, better yet, your favorite song is Frank Sinatra's, "I Did It My Way"? Well, if you are, then this is definitely the article for you.
Based (9 comments)
realtors: Home Staging Guide - Getting Back To Basics - 11/22/07 10:17 AM
As a certified home stager, people often ask me how they can best prepare their home to sell in today's sluggish Real Estate market. My answer is simple. Get back to the basic principles of good design to create multiple, memorable, 'first impressions'!
Today's prospective home buyer is more savvy (2 comments)
realtors: Interior Design and Redesign - What Are The Latest Luxury "Must-Have" Trends! - 11/22/07 08:42 AM
What are the "must-haves" for today's luxury home owners . . . the most popular design trends and amenities that will provide them with a lifestyle, not just a place to live? What are they seeking which will help them to create beautiful, livable spaces that meet their aesthetic, functional and (5 comments)
realtors: Realtors and Sellers - Your Five Star Solution To Successful Selling! - 11/22/07 07:54 AM
As a professional Home Stager in Orlando, Florida, I see hundreds of homes each year and am acutely aware of what sells, and what does not! Through the art of effective home staging, I have learned that the increased perceived value of a home will also increase the selling price, and (1 comments)
realtors: Home Staging and "Recycling" in Orlando, Central Florida and Surrounding Areas - 07/08/07 01:13 AM
As a Home Stager serving Orlando, Cental Florida and surrounding areas, I am constantly meeting with sellers to advise them on how best to prepare their home to sell in what has become a buyers market. I critically look at each area of the home, inside and out, and determine what needs to be done to transform their home with affordable (2 comments)