Barb Schwarz is the pioneer of home staging; the creator and founder of Stagedhomes.com.  The Accredited Staging Professional (ASP) and the Masters (ASPM) designation is the only recognized designation by the National Association of Realtors.  Barb has personally trained over 16,000 Realtors and home staging professionals through her company StagedHomes.com

Marcyne Touchton has been nominated for the Barb Schwarz Staging Excellence Award. This is the highest honor and accolade award given in this industry.  Marcyne Touchton, ASP, ASPM, IAHSP, CIRC (Charlotte IASHP Regional Chapter), is the Owner and Principal Stager for Domaine Staging.  She is committed to her industry and keeping current with her designation.  She has dedicated over 100 hours every year. 

"In our local Charlotte real estate market, ASP home staging is proving that regardless of the market downturn, properties are selling quickly.  Even with the slower declining market in the DC area, in which Domaine has recently expanded their services, the homes are selling at record speed.  A $700k property in Suburban MD sold their home in 3 days!  The realtors and homeowner were shocked.  ASP/ASPM home staging is the market differenitator.  It is such an honor to be nominated for this award"  Touchton says.

Marcyne Touchton, Charlotte NC has a background in Sales, Marketing, and Merchandising. To date, Touchton has helped sell millions of dollars in local Real Estate through the assistance of home staging.  Her latest statistics are 75% of stagings have sold in 15 days or less.

The winner of the Barb Schwarz Staging Excellence Award will be announced at the International Association of Home Staging Professionals Convention being held in Seattle Washington July 16-19th 2008.

For more information on Marcyne Touchton and Domaine Staging, please call 704-905-6343 or check out her website at www.domainestaging.com.