home staging: To Stage or Not to Stage?
- 08/15/09 04:01 PM
Well, there are plenty of homes on the market today. More inventory than buyers. So, if you're one of those homeowners that's selling you are probably asking yourself....how can I make my home stand out? You've done things that you've seen on tv like decluttering and cleaning but is it enough? Statistics show that staging your property, sells your property. Staging does cost, the rates vary, I've heard some use the rule of thumb of 1% of the sale price. However, I've always come in lower. That said, 1% is a lot CHEAPER than paying the mortgage for a few extra months. Real Estate Staging … (5 comments)
home staging: Does your home decor change with the Seasons?
- 07/06/09 04:27 PM
As a Stager and Redesigner my friends are always looking at what I am doing to transition my home into the respective season. Have you summerized your home? I guess it's kinda like choosing a hair dresser...you always look at their hair to see if it's nice. :-) … (13 comments)
home staging: Have you heard about Reverse Offers?
- 06/03/09 12:16 PM
Ok, so a couple months ago I was watching some late night T.V. and I saw a story on Nightline about "Reverse Offers". Here's how it works, insead of waiting for a buyer to put in an offer the seller courts the potiential buyer with an offer that hopefully, they can't refuse. I found this story very interesting especially because they have already had $40,000 worth of price reductions and had not tried staging the house. I also found it interesting that the sellers were willing to throw in tons of stuff along with an additional reduction of $4,675.00 too. I know homes staging … (4 comments)
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Well, there are plenty of homes on the market today. More inventory than buyers. So, if you're one of those homeowners that's selling you are probably asking yourself....how can I make my home stand out? You've done things that you've seen on tv like decluttering and cleaning but is it enough? Statistics show that staging your property, sells your property. Staging does cost, the rates vary, I've heard some use the rule of thumb of 1% of the sale price. However, I've always come in lower. That said, 1% is a lot CHEAPER than paying the mortgage for a few extra months. ;)
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