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With 100s of Homes on the Market in Your Area; How Does Your Home Compete?

NAR Released that over 87% of today's Home Buyers first "shop" the internet, or narrow down their "list" of properties to view in person, solely by how a home is marketed and perceived on the Internet by number and quality of the photographs of the home. But did you also know:

That only 10% of Potential Buyers can envision the home's true potential?

Is THIS how your home is being viewed on the Internet? Wouldn't you rather it look like this?

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What is this room for? Don't leave Buyer's guessing.

Awkward floor plans, what to do? Staging sets it all straight.

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Small spaces can scare away Buyers - Staging sizes up the room.

Staging can also make the best of what you HAVE ~ breathing new life with the services of professional Home Staging.

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Posted by Connie Tebyani, Platinum Home Staging Los Angeles to Santa Barbara on 03/23/2009 11:36 PM

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49 Comments on With 100s of Homes on the Market in Your Area; How Does Your Home Compete?

MAR

Impressive changes to the rooms and different quality photos, as well. You really know how to showcae your work! Very nice.

Connie, really nice job, I especially love that art behind the desk!

Yes, what a difference staging makes...I spent some money last year...lots of it at Pier ONe clearance, and lots at Kirkland HOme...buying up small staging things...all though I don't have large pieces of furniture, at least I can warm up the rooms with small vignettes...It really makes a diff...

I love your before and afters...

Staging can make a HUGE difference in the sale of a home.. Great photos

Great post Connie! These pictures are worth way more than 1000 words! :)

MAR

Hi Connie,

Those pictures really show the importance of staging. Great post!

-Lisa

Great pictures and show cases the contrast between empty and staged. I especially appreciated the "empty" bedroom corner which we see so much of -- empty room corners! It's soooo true that sometimes NO picture is better than a picture of nothing.

Sue of Robin and Sue

What is it they sa a picture is worth a 1,000 words. How many $1,000's here? Good job.

Great photos & what a story they tell. Just sent link to my son, for inspiration ... but he lives in FL.

Connie ~ Simple and to the point. Your pictures say it all. Congrats on the feature!

Boy Connie, that is amazing what a little staging does to those photographs. It actually invited me into them. Thanks and have a great day.

Fabulous job. My favorite is the living room. Congrats on the feature!

I agree home staging is the way to go! Great pics

Patricia Aulson/Portsmouth NH Real Estate

Great work! I especially like the headboard in the BR. Is that rented, or part of your inventory?

Great pictures Connie! I always recommend home staging in mid to high end properties and vacant homes. Unfortunately many sellers can't quantify the expense. The "after" pics in your post certainly help prove your case.

You are so right and you showed it with some great pictures the difference between a well staged room and the empty room. I love the pictures.

Very impressive staging. I also believe you need the right "equipment" and that means a wide angle, 10 mega pixel camera. Little point and shoots don't get the sides, ceiling and floor.

It's not only the decor and furniture, but the angle of the pictures that you took too. Great job!

Connie - great before and after photographs that you have shared herel. It really is an impressive change!

Connie, Great changes!

I need a new camera. They make a big difference too!

A picture speaks a thousand words. The last picture was the only one I might quibble with. I love gleaming hardwood floors, and they got covered up, but your example still is true and you could add a different angle to show the floors.

Connie,

Great post. We need to keep getting this message out to the public. Educate, educate, educate!

Margaret ~ Thank you. But this was not only to showcase my work, but to get the point across on the power and impact of Home Staging.

Joanne ~ Yes, I like that painting so much I bought a 2nd one for my own house ;-)

Pat ~Well placed accessories in a lived in home can add warmth and drama. 99% of the furniture you see here is actually rental furniture from various local vendors. All artwork, accessories, plants, rugs, etc are my inventory.

Roland ~ Thank you so much

Annie ~ a 1,000 words - to Buyers - indeed!

Lisa ~ You bet! Point driven home

Sue ~ Don't you love the dreaded "empty corner" shots that we ALL see much too often on the MLS? (just kidding, of course)

David ~ $1,000 of dollars SAVED by helping get the homes sold faster ! (dito)

Tina ~Thanks for forwarding it on! Is he selling a home or a Realtor? There are some FABULOUS Home Stagers here on AR from FL.

Kathy ~Thank you, I didn't know it was featured until you mentioned it, woo-hoo!

Kevin, Margaret & Patricia ~ Thank you all, Staging IS the way to go

Patsy ~ Rented, I own very little of my own heavy pieces

John ~You're welcome to use this post any time to present the results a professional Home Stager can make on a listing for sale. =)

Betina ~ Glad you liked them!

Christianne ~You're right; the right "equipment" can make ALL the difference. I for one do NOT have a wide angle lense, but it is on my list of wants for my birthday. (coming up in June if anyone cares to pitch in - ha-ha!)

Linda ~ Angles are key when shooting a property or room, if you don't have a loft or open staircase, a chair or step stool can work wonders for some shots.

Sharon ~ Thank you! Hopefully this will set the example for the benefits of what great Home Staging can do for Realtors and Sellers alike.

Connie ~ (LOVE your name! ;-) As mentioned above, great equipment is always a plus.

Joe ~ I love gleaming clean harwoods as well, but if the room is stark and vacant, and the picture over-exposed due to the glare, it does no justice to the overall feel of the picture and how it is presented. Yes, this picture could be taken from many angles to see the "gleam" - notice the bright streaks of sunlight across the room? I was trying to avoid that "over exposure". =)

Allegra ~ just preaching to the masses ;-)

Great before and after pics!! Can I print these and show my clients? I used to work in Fremont, CA, now I work in Tulsa, OK! Our average home price on deals that we closed last year was just under $200,000. Can you still justify staging costs? What do you think?

Peter

Connie, after visiting over 20 homes the past three days I am amazed at the condition of some properties! Staging is the ultimate way to help a property sell quickly...an investment that could potentially get a homeowner quality offers and a faster sale. We always encourage staging in our listing presentations. We owe it to our clients.

Thank you for sharing!

Great photos!!! That house looks awesome staged! :)

Connie - WOW! Really impactful pictures. I've just recently begun offering home staging as part of our services and I look forward to the results. Very nice before and afters!

Wow - you really made those spaces shine! And I agree with you that it's not EVERY buyer that can envision spaces with their furniture (or any furniture in it for that matter) - and those who CAN visualize can also look around what is staged - I ALWAYS recommend staging!

Great pic, wonder what camera do you use. We don't have staging here.

Excellent comparisons, even down to the lighting and photo quality

Great work! Home staging is not happening here, but it should be. Thank you for sharing!

I just bought myself a new DSLR camera, and what a difference. I am ashamed of the pictures I took before!

Very Nice Photos- love how you captured even the pool in the first shot!!!

Hi Connie -- As a realtor and stager who stages vacant homes as well as partnering with fellow stagers, I couldn't agree more. By the way, you do excptional work, absolutely beautiful work.

Hi, Peter ~ Most of these pictures are condensed for the web, so they wouldn't print very well and not at full size. However, I welcome you to Re-Blog it, and if posted inLocalism for your area, it will reach your immediate area and target market ~ as well as be accessible to you at any time =) As for homes under $200,00: Home Staging works for ANY home at any price (as long as it isn't a tear-down). Do a "search" here on AR for Home Stagers in your area, many have several different options to fit your demographics and budgets. Good luck!

Michelle & Kim ~You're smart for including Home Staging as part of your listing package. Partnering with a Home Staging Professional can be an invaluable tool to make your listings competitive.

Ken ~ Thank you, this is actually examples of several different homes

Emily ~ only 10% can, hard to believe, but they are true hard numbers!

Charles ~a Nikon D50 - No Stagers in Pensacola?!?!? Have you done a search here on AR? Here's at least one that I found with a simple search: Showhomes

Robin ~ Thank you!

Andrea ~ Not in your area either?!?!? I love my camera, but it always makes hubby nervous when he sees me walk out the door with it ;-)

Lori ~ What a difference an angle can make!

Chris ~ You are so kind, thank you

( Home Stagers, are you reading this? Tap those markets!!! )

Great post, Connie! And congratulations on the feature.

Kathy

Connie; beautiful staging! The rooms look irresistible now! By the way, did you paint the picture hanging in the dining room? Fess up! It just looks so soothing, and the extra large size is luscious.

I agree. I hate when agents dont take pictures of the home and then leave the mls vague.

Incredible Home Staging ... keep up the fabulous work!

What a great job you did, Connie. Wish you were here. I am always learning how to take better pictures. Thanks for the post.

As a Realtor/stager I know the benefit of staging a home, vacant or otherwise. I also help a colleague of mine by taking photos of his listings and I'm often astounded by the clutter when I go into the house to shoot it. There are many agents out there afraid to tell their homeowners they must, at the very least, declutter before placing a home on the market. Buyers have too many choices these days.

Those are great photos.

Kathy ~ Thank you, it was a wonderful surprise to me this morning!

Peg ~ No, I love to paint but am not THAT talented. It is a hand painted canvas through one of my Wholesale only to the Trade companies. ;-)

Pippa ~ Thank you so much!

Kelsey ~ a lot of pictures are simply trial & error (click away if you have a digital, why not!) But you have to consider lighting or direct sunlight as well. In the first property, my original photographs were SO over exposed by direct sunlight, that I had to return a couple days after to retake later in the day.

Geri ~ Staging is mandatory in today's market, as the title suggests: "With hundreds of homes on the market in your area; how does your home compete?" by calling us =)

Wonderful post Connie!! Great pictures!!!!!!!!!!

If more sellers realized they were selling a product rather than their "home", the inventory would look a lot better. :)

These pictures really showcase what staging can do to make a home look its very best. Buyers do use the pictures on the internet to determine what they want to see in person.

MAR

Connie...great post and photos! There is nothing more cold than viewing a vacant home. I tell my sellers: "Would you go out in public naked?...neither should your home!" Big believer in staging!

I am impressed! In this market you need to put your best foot forward. I really like what you did with this blog. The information is really impressive. Thanks.

MAR

I love what you did with the fireplace and the stairs. So many people need help in visualizing what they can do with a place, especially when it's vacant.

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