Joan Inglis' Blog

My home staging chapter - Charlotte IAHSP Regional Chaper - exhibited at the North Carolina Association of REALTORS® Expo in Charlotte, NC Oct. 5-8.  We had a comfy seating area in our booth and had our chapter PowerPoint presentation scrolling continuously.  The PPt with all the "before & after"...

Home staging is wildly popular because - when done correctly - it works!  The home staging industry is unregulated.  This means that virtually anyone can hang out a sign and call themselves a "Home Stager."  I personally know a home owner who paid $5000 upfront for home staging  The "stager" pick...

Home staging is wildly popular because - when done correctly - it works!  The home staging industry is unregulated.  This means that virtually anyone can hang out a sign and call themselves a "Home Stager."  I personally know a home owner who paid $5000 upfront for home staging  The "stager" pick...

I am very much in favor of kitchen food props - wine vignette on the counter above a wine cooler, cookbook with spiced oils and accessories at a work station, cheese and bread on cutting boards.  Especially in an upscale home, I feel these props are absolutely charming.  I've been in models where...

Recently, I had a prospect ask me if I stage vacant properties for free. They didn't put it that bluntly, but that was indeed what they were asking.  Would I use 3 men to load, haul, and deliver my furniture and accessories and pay them...Would I set up the vacant property...Would I charge the pr...

Anyone else know how slow the oceanfront real estate market is?  It's slow!  And prices are down.  Many investors are taking a big hit.  Rentals are down too because folks don't have the funds for gas and a vacation at the beach.  But don't let all this gloom and doom you hear make you believe yo...

I am so proud that my chapter - Charlotte International Association of Home Staging Professionals Regional Chapter - has won the IAHSP Chapter Excellence Award for the Year 2008! Read a press release: http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=001news.db&command=viewone&id=958&op=t It's b...

If someone would've asked me last year what my market was I would've answered, "Vacants."  Property owners now are getting more familiar with the benefits of staging and are seeking Accredited Staging Professionals before they even sign with a Realtor.  Occupied homes now make up a large portion ...

I know I couldn't put anything slight in size on the chunky shelves flanking this fireplace in my before ASPM staging photo.  I was fortunate to find a plethora of larger scale accessories on a recent trip to High Point, NC.  Also on my shopping trip, I found several original paintings for $10/ea...

I love the way many of you compile photo tours.  Can anyone recommend a company to subscribe to that's easy to use for someone (like me!) who likes fast and easy programs?  I really want to start doing photo tours of my staged properties.  I also love the way many of you have a picture with a but...