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home staging: Create An Exterior Sanctuary To Gain An Advantage When Selling - 03/30/10 02:35 PM
In today’s competitive housing market, sellers can create an exterior sanctuary to gain an advantage when selling. With consumers maintaining a tight grip on their purses, many are looking for ways to make their home environment more attractive and enjoyable. And with the warm summer months just ahead, appealing to American’s love of outdoor spaces can significantly increase a home’s charm.
 
Creating or updating areas for privacy, entertainment, play, or gardening will have an almost universal appeal, and it just may create the competitive edge needed to generate a sale. Much of the work is not necessarily expensive, with many … (27 comments)

home staging: 10 Steps to Beat the Competition and Sell Your Home - 06/20/09 11:54 AM
In a buyer’s market, it’s necessary to take extra steps in order to sell your home. Removing clutter, cleaning, and touching up paint are just not enough. Below I have outlined several strategies that will make an average home rise above the competition. This list assumes that the home already sparkles both inside and out with no obvious buyer objections.
 
1. Hire a PROFESSIONAL home stager. If you truly want your home to rise above all competition, you’ll have to do some staging. Review each room and make changes as necessary to remove potential objections that might be a buyer … (7 comments)

home staging: Can I Afford To Have My Home Staged? - 06/12/09 02:48 PM
As a former homebuilder with 40 years experience, I can say without equivocation that professionally staged homes have a distinct advantage over non-staged homes. I can say this as I have had direct experience with the sales of thousands of homes during my career.
 
With several years in the corporate world of home building, I saw first hand the advantages of staged homes. That’s why ALL major homebuilders, including the ones for which I worked, had professionally decorated model homes in each neighborhood. And strangely, the model home plan was always the big seller in that neighborhood.
 
The simple … (11 comments)

home staging: Great New Section On The Housing Guru - 06/06/09 03:41 PM
The Housing Guru has just added a great new section, Painting Tips & Tricks with information for anyone considering tackling the sometimes tedious job of painting. With valuable tips that include both painting techniques as well as choosing the right paint for each paint job, this new section contains information that even “seasoned” painters will appreciate.
 
Those who have trouble selecting the right color will find the Sherwin-Williams Color Visualizer tool especially helpful. Just click on the link and create your own experimental room or exterior. Then explore hundreds of colors, apply them, and see just how they would appear … (0 comments)

home staging: Home Repair Tips on The Housing Guru - 03/31/09 04:10 PM
The Housing Guru has just expanded its website with a new section, "Home Repair Tips." In this section homeowners can find easy fixes for common home repair problems. Homeowners wanting to save by doing it themselves will find helpful information on topics that range from repairing drywall, simple electrical maintenance, greening your home, easy plumbing repairs, or how to locate water cut-off valves.
 
A valuable resource with the latest information about housing, The Housing Guru also provides tips on selling, buying, building, remodeling, and frugal living. Check out this new addition to our website and let us know how we … (3 comments)

home staging: What Every Home Seller Should Know About Today's Market - 02/22/09 04:03 PM
The first reaction most sellers have to today’s market is disbelief at how much their home has declined in value in the past year, and their next reaction is usually to try to justify why their home is worth more than their neighbors. And the good news is: It may be. However, it’s not because of any emotional value; homes are worth more because they show better, have better features, more living space, upgrades, etc.
 
Pricing a home beyond its value severely delays its sale and creates future problems; homes that have been on the market for months, or in … (3 comments)

 

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