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Foreclosed Home on the market for 2 years, then Staged and SOLD in just one month!

By Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

Home Stager with Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR

March 05, 2010 09:56 AM

Our Portland-based home staging company was contracted to stage this gorgeous custom-built home in Tualatin Oregon last month. This was another foreclosed property ~ and we were delighted to hear that after lingering on the market as a vacant new home since 2008 without a sale, it's now under contract just one month after staging!

This smart and savvy bank knows that staging works! All of the homes we've staged for them have been on the market for one to three years, and all of them sell quickly after staging. The bank wins because they liquidate their inventory, the neighborhoods win because property values are maintained, and the buyers win because they get a gorgeous home for a great price.

Here are some Before & After photos of this beautiful home ... it seems to "come to life" once it's staged and that is what buyers are reacting to. Who can get excited about an empty shell?

In the entry below -- staging helps to pique the buyer's interest to want to see more ... real estate home staging portland oregon

The dining room needed privacy from the house next door and also needed staging to warm it up ... portland home stagers

The master bedroom & spa bath had great features, but before staging you didn't know where to look ... tualatin oregon home staging and redesign oregon home staging experts

The TV room is found at the top of the stairs, but without staging, it felt like a "pass through" to bedrooms ... room solutions home staging portland Oregon

If your listing or vacant home is lingering on the market, call a professional home stager and be prepared for a SOLD sign!

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Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR

"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Kathy ~ I agree it's not the norm ... but it should be! Staging these homes has proved an effective marketing tool to help them sell faster. I hope it's a new trend as well!

Mar 05, 2010 04:04 PM

Jim Hale

ACTIONAGENTS.NET - Eugene, OR

Eugene Oregon's Best Home Search Website

What a great example ot the value of what you do.

Mar 05, 2010 06:12 PM

Susan Peters

Dove Realty Inc. - Seattle, WA

The Better it Looks the Better it Sells

Hi Maureen,

You did a spectacular job! Did someone plant some junipers outside of the dining room?

Mar 05, 2010 06:23 PM

Mary Lou Teague

HOME STYLE AND STAGING LLC - Knoxville, TN

Home Style and Staging Knoxville. TN

Awesome as always. you have done a great job

Mar 06, 2010 01:14 AM

Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR

"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Jim ~ Staging does help properties sell -- our statistics prove it. We help buyers envision living there, and it makes a huge difference in the appeal of a home.

Hi Susan ~ Those 10 arborvitaes were planted to provide a buffer from the neighboring home. Now the dining room is so much more private.

Hi Mary Lou ~ thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

Mar 06, 2010 01:54 AM

Sally Weatherley

EXIT STAGE RIGHT - Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C

These "short sale" scenarios just sound heart breaking. It boggles the mind that a home can sit on the market for 2 years! I'm so glad the bank saw the wisdom in staging this home for sale. From a marketing point of view, I wonder if it's worth doing a mail out targeted at other local banks, and citing this particular property as an example. You did an amazing job, Maureen. I especially like the way you used the light furniture in front of those very dark book cases in the living room.

Mar 06, 2010 02:15 AM

Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR

"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Sally ~ Unlike a short sale, this was a foreclosure ... never lived in. The bank took it back and once it was staged and had landscaping updates, it sold! Thanks for your comment on the great room furniture ... it needed some lighter colors to balance that dark wood.

Mar 06, 2010 04:07 AM

Donna Schoby

Liberty Bank of Arkansas - Bentonville, AR

Great job Maureen, I love viewing your work!!! I keep trying to break into this market. We have several new construction homes that have went back to the banks in the past couple of years.

Mar 06, 2010 08:17 AM

Cathy Lee

CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA

ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Beautiful Maureen! I remember your post about placing the trees to create privacy in the dining room. Congratulations on this successful sale! Let's shout it from the mountains.......STAGING WORKS!

Mar 06, 2010 09:56 AM

Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR

"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Donna ~ Don't give up ... the banks need help from professional stagers.

Hi Cathy ~ OK, I'm shouting it too ... STAGING WORKS! :-) Thanks for your good wishes.

Mar 06, 2010 12:27 PM

Jackson West

Reveal Estate Home Staging - Vancouver - Vancouver, BC

Absolutely gorgeous! I can see why it sold and why you are continued to be hired by the bank. I want to live there!

Maureen I love what you said about a win-win-win...

"The bank wins because they liquidate their inventory, the neighborhoods win because property values are maintained, and the buyers win because they get a gorgeous home for a great price."

Congratulations on a truly amazing transformation.

Mar 06, 2010 06:43 PM

Gail Sterback

Coldwell Banker Select Professionals, Lancaster PA - Mountville, PA

LancasterRelocation Specialist

Great job! People just can't visualise what a place can look like. A forclosed home does not have to be depressing!

Mar 06, 2010 11:37 PM

Karen Dembsky

Peachtree Home Staging LLC, Home Staging in Atlanta, GA - Peachtree City, GA

Atlanta Home Staging

Hi Maureen! I love what you did -- well, I always love what you do, so no surprise there! Hey, I just saw my neighbors homes next door go on the market as a forecloser -- tempted to take some of my inventory over . . . kinda like "stage and store" :-)

Mar 07, 2010 02:30 AM

Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR

"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Jackson ~ Thanks for your great endorsement. It's true that banks who invest in staging are making a wise decision.

Hi Gail ~ You're right, foreclosed home does not = depressing! The buyers of this one were lucky to find it.

Hi Karen ~ Great idea ... run over there and "Store" some of your inventory ... you'll be helping them and the neighborhood!

Mar 07, 2010 03:45 AM

Kathy Nielsen

http://atlantahomestaging.net - Marietta, GA

Atlanta Georgia Home Stager

PERFECT HOME STAGING from Portland's TOP professional home stager!

You worked your magic, once again.

Congratulations. Your home staging is being featured in the group Staging Before and After Pictures.

Kathy

Mar 07, 2010 09:21 AM

Linda D. Pufford

Stage with Divine Style - Home Staging - Novato, CA

ASPM, Marin/Sonoma Home Stager

Maureen,

Another Successful Staging and under contract in less than a month! Congratulations! You are amazing all the time! I too saw the post you did about the trees and the dining room...I'm glad I got to see the rest of the house. What a beautiful job Maureen!!!

Mar 08, 2010 03:57 PM

Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR

"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Kathy ~ Many thanks for your very kind words and for featuring this post in the "Staging Before & After photos" group.

Hi Linda ~ Isn't it gratifying when we help our clients reach their goal with a fast sale? Thanks for your feedback. I'm happy to report that they've now given me another staging project for next week!

Mar 08, 2010 04:21 PM

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Home Stager/Redesign

Maureen- what a beautiful house but who would have known without the great staging. I remember your post about the dining room, so now it's fun to see the rest of the house.

Mar 10, 2010 03:35 AM

Chris Minion

O'Brien Realty - Lexington Park, MD

Hello Maureen,

You did an excellent job on the home staging! What beautiful rooms!

Chris

Mar 12, 2010 02:59 PM

Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR

"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Kathy ~ When it was a vacant house on the market, it was just so "empty" but buyers obviously responded to the "feeling" that the staging imparted. I de-staged it today and the neighbors can't believe it sold so quickly after staging (after being on the market for 2 years).

Hi Chris ~ Thank you -- it was a fun project, and now the bank has asked to stage another home in the same development.

Mar 13, 2010 04:10 PM

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