staging: Home Staging - Worldwide Staging Service Week with IAHSP is Approaching! - 05/28/09 01:20 PM
As President of IAHSP for 2009-2010, it is my joy and honor to share that Worldwide Staging Service Week is coming up soon! If you are an ASP and want to get involved in your community project for this year, simply email Bette@iahsp.com to let her know you want to volunteer … (2 comments)
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staging: Home Staging - New Book Released! - 05/28/09 01:06 PM
Barb Schwarz, The Creator of Home Staging(R) has just released her third book on Home Staging entitled "Staging to Sell - the Secret to Selling Homes in a Down Market." ISBN #9780470447123
Pick up your copy today! It has been endorsed by wonderful leaders in the Real Estate industry that are … (4 comments)
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staging: What do Home Stagers and Major League Baseball Players have in Common? - 10/21/08 12:03 PM
Well it certainly is not our annual multi-million dollar contracts . . . or the papparazzi that follow us around! LOL
But seriously . . . I was out to dinner with my husband and friends on Sunday, and the Tampa Bay-Boston final series game was on television. We were … (6 comments)
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staging: Staging Statistics prove Home Staging Works - We Stage Sacramento Successes - 10/14/08 12:55 AM
Check out our latest statistics for MARCH-SEPTEMBER 2008 from We Stage Sacramento - Sacramento Region's Premier Home Staging Resource. Our Staged houses SELL - and we have the track record to prove it.
I have been tracking my own company stats for years and find most stagers do not do this which … (3 comments)
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staging: This is a Matter of Life and Death - important (updated 1/25/09) - 09/04/08 10:44 AM
1/25/09: Clark's Story - the final chapters This is the update on Clark - Please love your family and friends and appreciate the moments in life that you have - things can change on a dime and things we think are so important and significant really are not - when faced … (58 comments)
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staging: As Summer Wanes Business Waxes! - 08/23/08 12:22 AM
As the Summer wanes and days grow shorter and kids are back in school, we are noticing a definite increase in our Staging business! This is good.
I received a call from a large production builder that I have not worked with in almost a year - and they have 4 … (3 comments)
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staging: Are Sellers Ignorant or Just Plain Arrogant? - 08/10/08 03:04 PM
Presentation of a house for sale seems like a no-brainer to many that are involved in the industry. Yet there are still houses out there on the market that have not had one whit of attention paid to cleanliness and clutter. Here piggy piggy!This begs the question: Are the Sellers … (12 comments)
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staging: Home Staging for Investors - 07/28/08 09:28 PM
Home Staging - the tool that helps Buyers imagine themselves living in a house that has been presented for them - is not just a marketing tool for traditional sellers. Home Staging is also a key tool for marketing Investor properties.A professional Home Stager can offer valuable assistance to an investor … (3 comments)
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staging: Woman's World Features Home Staging! Get your copy today! - 06/07/08 09:50 PM
MORE good press for us as Home Stagers! Woman's World is hot off the press and features Home Staging in this month's issue! I could not find the magazine online so go to your nearest store and find it there! The article features The Creator of Home Staging, Barb Schwarz and … (11 comments)
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staging: If Home Staging is not Decorating or Design Why are So Many Trying to Make it Fit the Decorating Mold? - 06/06/08 10:39 AM
It struck me today as I was writing an article that there seems to be an evolution of sorts in the Home Staging realm. Unfortunately, the evolution is not one of progress, but one of conformity - conformity to a standard that is the antithesis of the true essence of … (55 comments)
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staging: We are Destined to Live a Life of Clutter - get used to it! - 05/30/08 03:34 PM
As a professional Home Stager, my job is to help de-clutter spaces and help sellers part with personal things for selling their house. It's rewarding to see houses de-stressed by my plans and efforts and it's easy when it's "someone else's stuff."
But what about my own house? And yours? Could … (20 comments)
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staging: Is What We Do A Crime? According to ASID - it should be! Wall Street Journal - 4/1/08 - 04/10/08 07:06 PM
Someone sent me this article link and I could NOT believe it when I read it - but it's true! Although there are those that we could argue should be "shot" for doing a poor job in the decorating, Staging, and design world, this is going to the extreme. We have … (9 comments)
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staging: Can We Achieve the Focus of A Dog? - 04/10/08 01:51 PM
What is it about a Dog and his ball ?
Our dog, Copper, showed me something last night that made me really think about the word FOCUS.
At about 9 PM last night, my children began to panic as Copper was no where to be found. "When was the last time you saw … (2 comments)
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staging: What Hat Are You Wearing? - 04/10/08 11:27 AM
With all the shows and media coverage on Staging, it is natural for people to believe that "anyone" can stage. The fact is, that is not true. Anyone can learn to copy basic tips and maybe some ideas, but for true Staging to happen, a trained Stager needs to be involved … (2 comments)
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staging: "Dant-Dant-Dant-Another One Bites the Dust . . ." - 03/19/08 02:39 AM
Well - that was my weak version of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" - which is a great song and I am deciding between that one and "I'm Still Standing" as my team mantra for this quarter!
I have been receiving quite a few emails from Stagers in various areas - not … (11 comments)
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staging: If You Are In Here You Are Not Out There - 02/08/08 11:18 AM
Points. Blogs. Features. Websites. Rankings.
The power of the internet and all the tools we have to promote ourselves is increasing. I stopped and asked myself a question today after reading a blog post on points and ranking, "Are we becoming more obsessed and focused on blogging and earning points than we … (15 comments)
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staging: Interesting websites for Imploded Lenders and Builders - 02/08/08 10:09 AM
I attended our local Realtor Board weekly marketing meeting yesterday, and in the "tech-minute" the person speaking shared two websites that I found both intriguing and a little scary. Some of you may have already found these as an interesting resource for information on our Mortgage and Building Industry - but if … (2 comments)
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staging: Stolen Things still cannot take away the Spirit - 12/22/07 01:56 PM
Hi All,
Last week my family and I headed to San Francisco to a time honored tradition of seeing "The Nutrcracker" ballet. I went as a child and still remember the thrill of watching the Christmas tree get bigger and bigger, and the fight between the Nutcracker and The Mouse King.
Flash forward … (9 comments)
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staging: Rental Companies Friend or Foe Follow up - 12/10/07 01:02 PM
Many of you had great things to share on the blog post entitled "Rental Companies - Friend or Foe?"
http://activerain.com/blogsview/271591/RENTAL-COMPANIES-FRIEND-OR
and I wanted to share what has happened since then with calls, emails and meetings with the rental companies I do business with - to help you also get an idea of what … (8 comments)
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staging: NAKED LADY TRIES TO SELL HOUSE! - 11/16/07 12:19 PM
OK - so it's Friday before a HOLIDAY WEEK! Yay! Thought I'd have some fun with us all with that enticing topic title. . . and even more fun sharing the reality of the title - and the disbelief I STILL get when I go into a house and they have this type … (10 comments)
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