Kathy Strader's (kathystrader) Blog

 Virtual Deception?          Virtual Staging is widely poo pooed among professional Home Stagers and is often referred to as “virtual deception”.  Barb Schwarz, the creator of Home Staging, says “My main concern with virtual staging is the fact that if the manipulated images are shown to home buy...

 We Stage Ourselves, Why Not Stage our House? (Perspectives on Real Estate and More From a Home Staging Pro)          After reading Walethia Aquil’s blog about personal branding it occurred to me that Home Staging and Personal Branding (a.k.a. Self-Staging) are very similar.  After all, when we p...

This Time, I’m The Buyer (Perspectives on Real Estate and More From a Home Staging Pro)          My Yetti and I have been interested in buying property in the country for the last couple of years.  Prices on country property did not drop with the rest of the real estate market but recently they s...

  Is Your House Really That Special? Penny Hull of Raleigh NC recently posted a blog referencing AIA survey results featuring special function rooms that are increasing in popularity.  As I read this information, it struck me how very important this information is not only to Builders, but also, ...