Financial Crisis - NAR official recommends Staging

Staging has received the endorsement of NAR's economist Jed Smith.

During the keynote session at the            

Massachusetts Assn of Realtors Convention 9/22/08

NAR's economist Jed Smith, Managing Director for Quantitative Research, gave 2 pieces of advice to Realtors during this financial crisis:

"Add Value to your services:
1.  Marketing - realistic pricing
2.  Staging - how many times do you make a first impression." Jed Smith, Chief Economist & Managing Director for Quantitative Research for NAR. 

This was included in part of Jed Smith's powerpoint presentation and live webcast from Washington.

NOTE:  Staging is discussed 14 minutes into this video.  

 UPDATE:  This can be an important marketing piece for your presentations with Realtors - edit it onto your flash drive and it speaks volumes with Broker Owners.