days on market: 48 Hours... to a home sale - 03/14/10 03:15 PM
We stagers all like to tout that staging helps a house to sell faster. Me too.  Last month, TWEAK set a new personal record.  This vacant property had been on the market since Nov. 2007. The fourth agent, who is a TWEAK fan for sure, called me in.  She also had them inspect the home. A few repairs were made. I changed out some lighting, suggested some landscaping and staged. Then the house was photographed by a great photographer who specializes in real estate. The house was under contract within
 
48 Hours
of going on the market.  The sellers' only … (6 comments)

days on market: Days On Market Shrinking - 11/21/08 04:26 AM
TWEAK Home Staging has the numbers that agents are looking for.
I ran the numbers again this week for days on market for my homes that I stage. I computed the Days on Market for how many days it was on market after I staged and until it went under contract.
All homes were in the Greenville SC market and were priced from $112,00 to $529,000. 
Some were new to the market. Some had been on the market for months.
Average Days on Market: 18
Selling Price to List Price: 98.6%
The avg. DOM for the Greenville market is around 100.
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days on market: Cuckoo clock staging story gets even better!!! - 11/20/08 03:37 PM
If you have read a few of my blogs, you know that I recently staged a house that has had some great stories emerge. Well, it gets better. The agent on the house told me today that he has a verbal contract and the paper is on the way. YEAH!!! Less than 20 days on Market after staging. The house had been on the market for 6 months prior with another agent.  And guess who the agent for the buyer is????
Yep. the ex real estate agent who didn't stage. And then it gets even better.The buyer is someone who saw … (1 comments)