real estate: HOME STAGING AND 'THE RECESSION', REAL ESTATE AND REALTY
- 11/08/07 11:28 AM
There was a Reuters article, posted today on Yahoo, which spoke about the possibility of an economic recession and how it is partially fueled by the mortgage crisis. Of course other key factors would include rising oil prices, sluggish retail sales and falling prices on homes for sale. As a Home Stager, I have noticed a decrease in business for the months of September and October; so far November hasn't produced all that much revenue from stagings either. Oh, don't misunderstand me, I still get the phone calls asking for information on ‘how it works and what it costs', however … (14 comments)
real estate: STAGING: You Need To Hang Tough If You're Going To Make It!
- 04/25/07 01:11 PM
While staging a model home yesterday, I had a conversation with my rep from the rental company who had come out to the job site. She said, "Val, do you know who your competition is in your area?", to which I replied that I honestly didn't. I wouldn't know how to find out who they are or where they are located, and that, thankfully, I am too busy to care! My philosophy to date has been that there is more than enough business to go around to keep us all busy! This rep further stated that she had been receiving more inquiries than … (28 comments)
real estate: Have I Been 'Missing the Mark'?
- 01/31/07 11:37 AM
I had a bit of an "Aha" moment this evening while preparing for, yet another, presentation at an area Real Estate office tomorrow. Please keep in mind that Home Staging is just being 'discovered' here in the Metropolitan New York and Long Island area! While my first two attempts at introducing my company focused on educating the realtors as to what Home Staging is and why it is necessary in today's market, I realized that I might need to approach the matter a bit differently. My third presentation, therefore, concentrated on why realtors would want to stage their listings and how it would … (12 comments)
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