UPDATE - It took a price drop in addition to professional Staging and a return to a Name Brand Broker. However, this home has now SOLD after being on the market for over 9 months (the new broker got an offer within 2 weeks of getting the listing!) The clients are happy and relieved. They can now
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06/07/2008
I just finished a redesign for the most delightful clients. They asked that I use their furnishings as much as possible. I was able to keep my rental furnishing costs under $200. A few pillows, lamps, chairs, small office desk and some silk plants were all that I brought in. The rest belonged to
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04/19/2008
I know there have been AR blogs with a link to the HomeGain Survey before and I searched to see if I had bookmarked them to no avail. My main concern is that when I initially followed the link to HomeGain article, I read the following: "On a national level, agents reported that the average cost o
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04/07/2008
I'm delighted to say that I have FINALLY completed the Staging on a new construction model unit. I first contacted the Realtors involved last summer and the model unit was finished last week. This has been a long haul but definitely speaks to building the relationship with your Agents. They have
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04/04/2008
This home is on acreage with an incredible view of the McKenzie River, about 25 miles upriver from Eugene Oregon. Our redesign was done using under $200 in new accessories, plus our normal Staging Redesign fee. We reconfigured what was on the property and were thrilled to hear that the Realtors a
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04/03/2008
I just got an email from my staging mentor (a former builder) in the Seattle area, who shared the following news with me. The Street of Dreams Homes under construction just north of Seattle were burnt down early this morning with multiple fire bombs, believed to be set off by ELF (Earth Liberatio
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03/03/2008
My dad, Bob: - The 1200sq ft shop/garage in my back yard - yes, all my Staging buddies have "shop" envy. - A really great cordless power drill - Black satin Impervo paint - A screwdriver with 4 interchangeable heads in the handle (2 phillips, 2 straight) - Industrial Strength Storage Racks: A ca
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03/01/2008
Are you like most of the Stagers I've met in the past 3 years since I started my business? Almost every one of them has had some sort of artistic background. One was a professional painter and muralist, one was a cabinet maker, several played music, many, like me, had been graphic designers, a co
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02/08/2008
This home was initially put on the market "as is" with the elderly homeowner still living in the home. It sat for several months with no offers. He moved out and it sat vacant - again, with no offers - until the listing expired. A new agent took over the listing, counselled the family to clean, p
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01/29/2008
In the course of 3 years of home Staging, there have been many clients who have faithfully done what I've asked with regard to painting their homes a more neutral color in order to have those homes appeal to a broader market. After all, this just makes practical marketing sense. However, there ha
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01/29/2008
