staging: LESS Than Perfect
- 04/28/10 04:05 AM
In my last post I described the process of getting ready to list my house for sale. I think it important to share some things I learned in that process and the additional knowledge I gained from the experts that actually do the work of selling homes, Realtors(r). Remember, we were not selling a vacant home, but even at that, based on what I learned with this (pending) sale, I might be inclined to approach staging a vacant home differently. As a stager and designer, and in life in general I'm a perfectionist - sometimes to the point of being obsessive. (7 comments)
staging: YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!
- 06/23/08 05:33 AM
Calculated Risk recently posted an entry to their blog entitled When Banker’s Decorate…
Let’s hope there is a significant amount of information that Travis Burton, a vice president for Perini Corp. is not conveying – such as interior designers or decorators accompanying the bankers while they make their visits and “consider changing the color palettes and finishes”.
What’s next…bankers offering staging advice to Realtors® or them possibly making recommendations to investors regarding multi-families? I wouldn't so easily discount the suggestion, remember, it all flows downhill.
It must be noon somewhere. I need Paul Harvey…and “The Rest of the (11 comments)
I've seen a few houses that could be on the market for a long, long time. Truth is, as soon as I approach the property I get a sense of why that is. Some of these owners are so afraid they're as frozen as a glacier in the Tundra. And it's obvious by the way the home is presented.
You may not have the "eye" or the financial (9 comments)
staging: Staging – MY PARADIGM Shift
- 11/25/07 06:30 AM
I make no mistake about the importance of alliances with Realtors and agents in the staging industry and how they impact my business. I highly value the relationships I have and am building with those in the real estate industry locally and nationally. Having said that, I also recognize that I am in business - I own Perceptions AdverStaging and I take great pride in the fact that I opened this business with a purpose and a mission. I fully plan on staying in business regardless of who continues to sell real estate and who goes. My business is multi-dimensional and (70 comments)