How to sell the "Spare Bedroom." - 11/30/09 10:44 AM
How important is staging? Take a look at the difference in these 2 pictures of the same room. Not much money spent, just rearranging and decluttering.
 
Via Honey Johnson (Triangle Staging and Design / founder of Stunning Solutions):
Many properties on the market have the "spare bedroom" that is a catch-all for the odds and ends of the homeowners.  Usually, they are supposed to support more than one function and get all the hand-me-down decor.  Agreeably, these rooms are not the first impression areas of the house, but they do matter, none-the-less.
A spare bedroom is a great place to add value … (3 comments)

Is December the Friday of the Year? - 11/24/09 02:35 PM
Is December the Friday of the Year?
It's that time of year again when every day is Friday.
 Sitting here after lunch, it hit me that it felt like it must be Friday.  I had to think about the fact that it was still Tuesday. The lady who waited on me in the grocery store didn't know what day of the week it was either, she thought it was Friday.
 Had a closing this morning at 11, so I got some paperwork and emails done early.  After the closing my work day was basically over. Now all my closings for this month … (5 comments)

Special Financing on over 100 New Homes in the Raleigh area! - 11/23/09 04:24 PM
Special Financing on over 100 New Homes in the Raleigh area!
Here's a deal too good not to pass the news on to my buyers, sellers, clients, people I know, people I hope to know, and anyone who's been thinking about a new home.
One of the lenders that I work with at Capital Bank called me to let me know about some homes that Capital Bank has arranged special financing for.   Although some of the homes are foreclosures, most of these homes are BRAND NEW Builder spec homes that need to be sold.
Here's the situation:  Because of the economic … (1 comments)

Easiest Houses to Sell Ever- Buyers will eat it up! - 11/23/09 09:09 AM

No, they're not in a new community in Apex or Cary North Carolina.  Nor are they a few wonderful new homes that I just listed in the Raleigh area. 
 These were Gingerbread Houses! 
Living in the Raleigh, North Carolina area allows us an easy 4 hour drive to Asheville in the Blue Ridge mountians or a 2 hour drive to the Atlantic Ocean and the beach communities. 
This past weekend my family and friends were lucky enough to see the 2009 National Gingerbread House Competition Display held annually at the beautiful historic Grove Park Inn.
Hundreds of contestants from all over the country come up … (6 comments)

Sunday Morning Funnies - 11/15/09 04:45 PM
No beautiful Silent Sunday picture today, although it was a gorgeous fall day here in Apex. 
No picture of Apex Town park where I went walking yesterday, but my camera batteries had died.
Nor am I writing any local real estate stats or news stories about happenings in the Raleigh area.
Just a few musings to get me past my bloggers block and start the week.
Like a lot of people, my husband and I enjoy reading the Sunday morning newspaper together. The kitchen table is often covered in ads, coupons being clipped out (and rarely used) and coffee cups. 
And of … (2 comments)

8 Myths of Staging to Sell - Busted. - 11/15/09 03:54 PM
Think that staging your home is only popular in this area of North Carolina? Or something that local Realtors are trying to convince their sellers to do?  Well, here's a great article from a friend in Austraiia.  Good advice is good advice where ever it comes from.

Via Donna Ross - Home Staging, Sydney, Australia (Great Impressions Real Estate Staging & Consulting - Sydney):
Home staging (or property styling as it's commonly known as on the Australian property scene) is really an art, not a science. One of the many things a professional home stager understands is that it's the house … (3 comments)

 
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