Oregon's Spotlight on Home Staging and Real Estate

If people ask you to reduce your fees, are they being cheap?  Looking for a deal?  Perhaps, but I think most of the time they just don’t understand the value of your services.  Since most of us are helping clients with some of the highest valued transactions of their lives how do we communicate t...

 Some people can’t keep a secret – that’s what I’ve decided – especially about the great benefits found here on active rain!   Several months ago I started the agonizing (it has gotten easier) process of blogging and though my blogs still are far from professional I’ve somehow managed to have mad...

  Feeling lost at times on where to spend your time and efforts in social media?  This is a challenge we all face and what a great learning opportunity we have here in the Portland area coming up!  I've got to believe that these 200 spots are going to go fast!   Yes, you read that right.  On Apri...

Think there is nothing better than some quality chocolate?  Mmmmm Now here's a sweet idea . . . tours for chocoholics!   Walk off that chocolate, learn about the city and chocolate!     Portland Chocolate Walking & Tasting Tours Take a personally guided walking tour of select chocolate shops and ...

Sometimes a home with a great floor plan and location can go unnoticed on the MLS . . . A few changes can make a dramatic difference and create that all important favorable first impression! A room that isn't used for it's original purpose, such as this dining room - Can be confusing to buyers an...

We've been doing lots of staging consultations recently -- helping clients prepare their homes for entry into a market where there is lots of competition.  Sometimes these consultations result in large projects being undertaken -- but so often it's the little things that make a huge impact as wel...

Beautiful Stayton Home 1933 E Santiam, Stayton, OR 97383 View Map An absolutely charming home! Features include, newer siding and windows, newer furnace and hot water heater, central air conditioning, gas fireplace, warm and inviting paint colors, updated kitchen, fenced, private, yard with matu...

This clean 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home has plenty of room & is priced to sell. Gas FP in living room, Master has vaulted ceiling and jacuzzi tub in master bath. UGS in front & back plus storage shed on concrete pad. Deck with brick path to gate that leads to park. New vinyl windows in 2007.   Contac...

Take one motivated home seller . . . Add one savy realtor . . . Season well with advice from a professional home stager . . .   The results can be incredible.   Wondering what can be achieved from a staging consultation? We are so proud of the results achieved from one of our recent consultations...

What exactly is home staging? Home staging to us is mostly a science -- understanding the psychology of a home sale the effects that light, smell, visual stimulous can have on a room. using basic design principles, applying them to what appeals to buyers Investigating which updates and repairs wi...