This post is the second in my 7 part series illustrating Home Staging in NJ with Before and After Staging photos. (The first post was on Living Rooms.) Today's topic is ~ Here, in New Jersey, most houses have a foyer. Some are large and impressive. Some are non-existent. When there isn't one yo
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08/15/2009
[Disclaimer = For some reason, the number of people searching for House for Sell is 3 x higher than House for Sale. Since this challenge is about traffic, it seemed only sensible to use the more popular keyword.] Here, in New Jersey, buyers are still looking for a formal living room. They may
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08/13/2009
(There's a bit of a ramble up to my point, but bear with me. I can assure you the payout is worth it!) Today, one of my totally fabulous RESA-nj stagers shared an article with us all about an enterprising ASP in Dayton who was hosting a Home Seller's Seminar. While the idea was good, it was the
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08/04/2009
What have been saying all these years? The dolls - gotta go! The pets - need to be contained and then cleaned up after. The Honey-Do list? Gotta be done. Here it is from the mouth of a very articulate, perfectly normal and determined to buy Buyer -- Many of you know that I recently bought a
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07/24/2009
"To do List: 1. Poo poo stagers report on Mom's unit. 2. Have brother put in writing that I am a model home interior designer and that what I did on Mom's apartment is pure model home strategy. (ugh! What do stagers know about design anyway?) 3. Call realtor to drop the price $20K. 4. Call estate
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06/24/2009
This home was listed for a year. When the listing was renewed, I was called in to consult on the Home's presentation. My job was to advise on the things that were undermining the perceived "value". I went through the entire house, itemizing points per room that could be inexpensively addressed. T
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06/22/2009
Candidly, I have few WOW stories this Spring season. My staged homes have sold, only when beautifully presented and priced startlingly low. While the suburbs on train line into New York City saw what little activity there was first this Spring, towns and villages further out in New Jersey strug
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06/21/2009
As with all large group projects, a huge number of people are responsible to for different pieces of it. I would be remiss if I went any further without thanking our sponsors for the opportunity to present this event. All of our gorgeous furniture is from American Furniture Rental. These guys
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06/09/2009
Opening last week, the RESA-NJ June Bloom Show House - affectionately referred to around here as merely "the Mansion" - is a success! We think. How we will all judge it's success is a topic for another blog post. In the meantime, thanks to all who have asked for photos. There will be many pos
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06/09/2009
10 of our members took on a room, drawn by lots, and staged it - to demonstrate the room's best assets and their own unique approach. No doubt you would all like to see photos of the house. Hopefully you'd like to hear the story. We all have tons of photos...and professional photos were take t
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06/03/2009
