Today is Earth Day so I will share what I personally do in my business to be more eco-friendly! (from google: what would you do for earth day ‘08?) Staging can be a wasteful industry, because we purchase, use and transport a lot of furnishing day in and day out. Here are a few things that I do t
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04/22/2008
(image by Godzillafeet44)(I was going to post a photo of poorly bruised toes, but I think I will spare your eyes on this one) Inspired by Maureen's recent post, it makes me wonder: what do you do when an agent, who is not your client but has a stager already, asked you what you think about how t
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04/21/2008
It’s always pretty cool to get great news on our staged listings: “Thanks again - it was listed for $599K, closed in 21 days for $635K.” — Jenn Davis, Listing Agent for 43 Garden Grove, Daly City WOOHOO! See some of the Before & After Staging photos below or check out the nifty slideshow via fli
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04/20/2008
(image per Wall Street Journal) My good friend Craig came across this scathing Wall Street Journal editorial on staging titled “The Allure of the Fruit Bowl; Home Staging ‘Twiddles’ With a Buyer’s Mind.” This is my first and only reaction, and exact comment on the WSJ site: “Okay, isn’t this jus
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04/10/2008
(This is a guest blog post on 3 Ocean) I have to honest. I have been reading Kevin’s posts on social media and blogging, I am itching to write one on the topic myself since internet & blogging has done tremendous for my business. So here it is! (We will continue the regular programming on staging
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04/08/2008
Hello ladies and gentsIn case you haven't noticed, I have been addicted to facebook lately. And I have discovered several interesting things about this social networking platform. According to stats, most active users group are actually NOT college students, but 25+ years old who use it for busin
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04/04/2008
I went to a great presentation put on the Benjamin Moore showroom couple weeks ago for author and cancer survivor Jennie Nash’s latest book “the last beach Bungalow.” She used many vivid and brilliant colors for her presentation. She also reflected upon how her personal experiences of living with
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04/02/2008
(me, lori & lachelle from the stager's event at San Francisco Design Center) Haven't blogged on Active Rain for awhile, figure I will write something not so serious for a change since I have been blogging serious staging topics at my home blog www.staged4more.com/blog and guesting blogging for ot
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03/31/2008
(this is a guest post for 3 Ocean Real Estate Blog) Unlike Hollywood, sex scandal is not a career launcher for politicians like Eliot Spitzer, now former New York Governor and someone who had single-handedly tanked his own career. First of all, he is no Paris Hilton. People don’t want to link him
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03/26/2008
This is an update rewrite of my previous post: 5 Tips on How Do You Hire a Stager?! If you run a search on Craig’s List for “staging” under real estate services, several pages worth of stagers pop out. All of them promise to sell your home faster and for more. But are they going to fulfill their
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03/26/2008
