Well, in this case, the Stagers are designing and furnishing the interior (and exterior!) of a newly-built Habitat house!
In an effort to give back to the community, the Central Long Island and … (26 comments)
home staging: Staging a home in Huntington, Long Island, New York with existing furnishings - 05/01/09 05:37 PM
As the unofficial 'queen of vacants' on Long Island, I love the challenge of working with the seller's own furniture and accessories. For this particular home, we simply added a mirror, 2 framed prints, some window treatments, 5 accent pillows and faux greenery.
When the seller upgraded the kitchen, he enlarged … (16 comments)
home staging: Do Some Sellers Have "Blinders" On When It Comes To Their Home? - 01/10/09 07:23 PM
And, speaking of "blinders", how many houses have you gone into that still have Levelor blinds on most every window?
I recently toured a vacant house that has been on the market for more than a year. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I will show you what I … (16 comments)
home staging: Home Staging for Vacant New Construction Houses - by Staged 2 Sell New York & Long Island - 09/06/08 09:07 PM
I have been working with builders of newly-constructed homes for some time now. The houses that are being built in Nassau and Suffolk counties here on Long Island are spectacular! They have wainscoting on the walls, tongue-n-groove moldings, tray ceilings, spa-like baths, top of the line stainless steel appliances and a … (15 comments)
home staging: The Home Staging Fairy Strikes Again! - 08/27/08 04:16 AM
Good Grief - I can't believe that it has happened, yet, again!
On Friday I went to a model, here on Long Island, that I recently staged with furniture and accessories I had chosen and purchased for the builder. When everything was delivered 2 weeks ago, I noticed that there … (38 comments)
home staging: Is A Price Reduction Preferable To Paying For Necessary Changes? - 03/19/08 10:32 PM
As chapter president of the Metro NY Chapter of ASHSR, I am responsible for holding monthly meetings where area stagers can share ideas about the industry and work together to improve it. As it happened, I had a conversation with a realtor prior to tonight's 'teleconference' in which we discussed a seller's … (15 comments)
home staging: What It Takes To Sell A House in 2008 Part 3 - 03/16/08 12:05 PM
This is the final installment of my article on what it takes to sell a house in 2008. Because there is so much to address, this section is longer than the others, but it is full of very important and useful information, so please be patient and read on. Even if you … (1 comments)
home staging: What It Takes To Sell A House in 2008 Part 2 - 03/16/08 10:21 AM
In Part 1 of this ongoing article which takes a look at how to sell your house in 2008, we discussed 'why' sellers must create a 'product' in order to sell in today's Real Estate market. Part 2 will deal with the 'how to' aspect for preparing your house for … (2 comments)
home staging: What It Takes To Sell A House in 2008 (Part 1) - 03/16/08 09:34 AM
There is a saying in the Home Staging industry which states that ‘the way that you live in a house, and the way that you need to live in a house in order to sell it, are two different concepts'. In my years of experience as a Home Stager, I … (12 comments)
home staging: TRI-STATE ROUND TABLE MEETUP - NOV. 16TH, 2007 - 11/17/07 05:39 PM
Foreground: Donna Dazzo, NY; Claire Andia (AFR NJ); Rhonda Cosaluzzo (AFR NJ); Left to Right Back Row: Val Allocco NY; Julie Maher, CT; Linda Pollock, NJ; Susan Smith, CT; Phyllis Pafumi, NJ; Juliet Johnson, NJ; Kathy Mohr, CT; Nancy Maurer, NJ; Katherine Timms (Realtor NY); Sarah Carter DuHaime, NJ; Missing from … (24 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING AND 'THE RECESSION', REAL ESTATE AND REALTY - 11/08/07 07:28 PM
There was a Reuters article, posted today on Yahoo, which spoke about the possibility of an economic recession and how it is partially fueled by the mortgage crisis. Of course other key factors would include rising oil prices, sluggish retail sales and falling prices on homes for sale.
As a … (14 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGERS - TEAMING UP WITH REALTORS - 10/09/07 06:39 PM
THIS POST IS FOR LAURIE, WHO SAID THAT 'DRIVAL' IS FINE WITH HER....
I would like to share with my fellow Home Stagers, my feeling about the importance AND joy of working with local realtors (or at least A realtor!)....
I 'met' Laurie Mindnich (http://www.optionsrealty.com/) here on Active Rain. Since we were … (10 comments)
home staging: When You Are Asked to Give a Seminar.... - 07/22/07 07:15 AM
Last Monday I gave my first seminar on Home Staging. It took place at the Woodmere School here on Long island. I was invited to do so by a realtor whose seminar I was a part of back in the early Spring. Since I had never done anything like that before with … (15 comments)
home staging: Networking "Meetups": Time Well Spent? - 07/22/07 06:08 AM
On Tuesday I went to a Real Estate Networking Event, here on Long Island, sponsored by Property Shark (http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/ny_nassau/ ). While I have been to networking groups and meetups on various occasions, I had not experienced anything on such a "grand scale" before. When I arrived, there were about 40 ‘industry' people … (14 comments)
home staging: Let's start at the very beginning ( a very good place to start)....Vacant Staging - 07/12/07 06:49 PM
Since I am hoping to see the group, VACANT HOUSE STAGING & NEW HOMES, become a 'tutorial' of sorts with respect to Staging Vacant Homes, let's start off by sharing ideas - what HAS worked and what HASN'T worked..... When I launched my business early in the Spring of 2006, I had all these ideals of … (21 comments)
home staging: Where are the NEW stagers? - 07/07/07 08:24 PM
Ok....so this isn't the most 'news-worthy' post, but has anyone, besides me, noticed that we've been holding at 939 Home Stagers for at least a week now? What's up with that? I find myself coming up with scenarios....(and I really DO have better things to do, but am finding this a little … (21 comments)
home staging: HOME STAGING WORKS! Another "Vacant" sold...... - 07/02/07 04:21 PM
For anyone who questions whether Home Staging helps a Vacant House to sell, I want to state, unequivocally, that it certainly does! In the beginning of May I staged a new construction Vacant which had been on the market for almost a year. It is one of four houses on a cul de … (38 comments)
home staging: Realtors and Home Stagers Partnering to Sell - 07/01/07 08:18 PM
I know that there have been many discussions here on AR about Home Staging and why Realtors should use it. One of the points that Stagers like to make is that just about every house can benefit from Staging in some capacity because it is difficult for Sellers to look at … (19 comments)
home staging: Special Circumstances: When The Client Has Alzheimers - 06/17/07 11:22 AM
Saturday, June 16th Today I went to do a Home Staging consultation for a Realtor for his new listing. Since I arrived about 10 minutes early, I decided to get started and write up my curb assessment. The house was a cape and in need of a paint job, new storm door, … (14 comments)
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