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30th September 2009
Home staging career is recently rated by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the best businesses to get involved with at present and for the years to come. With the real estate market downturn, people need to sell homes quickly and this is where a home stager... Read >
Author: stagingtraining30th September 2009
Home staging is an industry that is on the verge of exploding because of the slowing real estate industry. And this is where a professional stager comes in.
How to Do Home Staging Effectively
“In a buyers market, sellers have to utilize eve... Read >
Author: stagingtraining22nd September 2009
Home Staging is a promotional strategy employed in the US real estate industry. It is the process by which your house is made more appealing, attractive and pleasing to increase the probability of an early sale. Stated simply, it is the art of preparing y... Read >
Author: Lokesh Nagpal16th September 2009
Anyone who has taken Staging Diva Home Staging Training or has attended an Ask Staging Diva Live event knows that I am honest and upfront about how the home staging industry works. It bothers me when I see companies operating unethically.
Home staging ... Read >
Author: Debra Gould10th September 2009
If you’re concerned about what will happen if a home you’ve staged does not to sell, and what liability you have in the situation, you’re not alone. Many aspiring home stagers, and even established ones, share the same fear.
The first thing to re... Read >
Author: Debra Gould07th September 2009
If you’re struggling to decide whether or not you should start a home staging business in your small town, stop wondering and do some research!
In part one of this article series, I shared three questions you should ask yourself to help determine whe... Read >
Author: Debra Gould29th August 2009
Painting the home seems like a relatively simple way to renovate the home, but it's pretty easy to spot an amateur job. Just how does a professional painter achieve that expert effect? Training and technique, of course. With the right tools and proper kno... Read >
Author: Robert Bell28th August 2009
To figure out whether or not your small town will support your home staging business, you have some homework to do.
Some rural areas are great for home stagers and others, not so much. Whether or not it will work is dependent on many things, so it is w... Read >
Author: Debra Gould20th August 2009
Everyone who has ever walked through an open house knows that having a clean house is extremely important if you want to make the sale. But is it everything? The simple answer is no. There is much more involved in getting your home ready for a successful ... Read >
Author: stagingtraining17th August 2009
Starting a home based business can be full of challenges and setbacks, but the rewards are immeasurable. In today’s economy, more and more women go everyday to jobs that they aren’t passionate about just to pay the bills, and pay for the daycare that ... Read >
Author: stagingtraining17th August 2009
It disturbs me to hear of home stagers working for free. However, most of the aspiring stagers I speak with seem to think they have to do their first projects for free to rack up experience.
I have written many articles on this topic and I strongly obj... Read >
Author: Debra Gould11th August 2009
When it comes to marketing high end homes, you are dealing with an entirely different market then when you are flipping the average home. In order to attract the type of potential buyer that is in the market for a high end home, you need to get creative a... Read >
Author: stagingtraining10th August 2009
For house and lot owners wanting to sell their properties, you have to think about not only the selling price you want it to be sold but also how to prepare your home so that someone might actually buy it. All products have to be appealing to its buyers i... Read >
Author: F. Morgan08th August 2009
For many home owners that are looking to sell their property, the possibility of using a home stager is something that they may not be aware of. As a result, there may be several misconceptions when it comes to the service that is delivered and what exact... Read >
Author: stagingworks205th August 2009
When most people think of home staging they think that it begins and ends inside the home, and that the primary use of staging a home is for open houses. That couldn’t be further than the truth. What most people do not know is that home staging is cruci... Read >
Author: stagingtraining26th July 2009
Prepare your home to sell
All products need good packaging and preparations before you sell it to your customers. Home is no different, as you need to showcase your home and its features to prospective buyers if you want them to evince interest in purc... Read >
Author: Ravisankar24th July 2009
One thing many aspiring home stagers have in common is that they need to continue working while they start up their home staging business on a part-time basis. In an ideal world, everyone could quit their job and work on starting their business full time,... Read >
Author: Debra Gould11th July 2009
Of course, when you are out looking for a new home to move into, one of the most important things when determining if a property is suitable or not is its location. Obviously, people will not move into a nice house if it is somewhere where they do not wis... Read >
Author: ddsdataseo11th July 2009
For many home owners that are looking to sell their property, the possibility of using a home stager is something that they may not be aware of. As a result, there may be several misconception when it comes to the service that is delivered and what exactl... Read >
Author: ddsdataseo10th July 2009
For many home owners that are looking to sell their property, the possibility of using a home stager is something that they may not be aware of. As a result, there may be several misconception when it comes to the service that is delivered and what exactl... Read >
Author: stagingworks10th July 2009
Of course, when you are out looking for a new home to move into, one of the most important things when determining if a property is suitable or not is its location. Obviously, people will not move into a nice house if it is somewhere where they do not wis... Read >
Author: stagingworks09th July 2009
When it comes to rooms that are neglected in home staging, the laundry room often makes the list, especially if it’s part of an unfinished basement.
Because home staging is about romancing buyers when trying to sell a home, it’s important to get ri... Read >
Author: Debra Gould08th July 2009
Home staging
Decorating a home to showcase the various facets of the property is called home staging. This is normally done either by individuals or by professional home stagers. Home staging is basically a marketing tool to sell your old home by makin... Read >
Author: Ravisankar06th July 2009
Of course, when you are out looking for a new home to move into, one of the most important things when determining if a property is suitable or not is its location. Obviously, people will not move into a nice house if it is somewhere where they do not wis... Read >
Author: stagingworks06th July 2009
For many home owners that are looking to sell their property, the possibility of using a home stager is something that they may not be aware of. As a result, there may be several misconception when it comes to the service that is delivered and what exactl... Read >
Author: stagingworks13th May 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Alice Chan
In speaking with a lot of Home Stagers who are struggling to really get their businesses going, what's missing is not talent, design skills, or a passion for what they do. The root of the problem is not having a strong fou... Read >
Author: Alice Chan13th May 2009
Did you know? Home Staging is one of the best recession-proof businesses you can start today...
5 Reasons Why You Should Start A Home Staging Business
Right Now:
1. Home stagers are needed no matter what the real estate market is doing. Home... Read >
Author: Alonzobradf23608th May 2009
In a hot real estate market, buyers usually have to present unconditional offers in order to get the properties they want. But a slower real estate market like the one we’re in now means that it’s not uncommon for sellers to get offers that are condit... Read >
Author: Debra Gould07th May 2009
By and large property is less expensive on Prince Edward Island, however we do have larger properties both in the towns and in the rural areas, often with larger homes that warrant the extra effort being afforded to bring about their sale. If your home fa... Read >
Author: vishaldwivedi06th May 2009
Today’s real estate market is actually a very good one for first-time and trade-up homebuyers because interest rates and prices are low. According to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), there were 4.9 million homes sold in the U.S. in 2008, an... Read >
Author: Debra Gould01st May 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Alice Chan
One of my favorite programs is "Dancing with the Stars". While I was watching this last week's episode, I realized that the challenges that some of the stars have with learning their dances is similar to the challenges th... Read >
Author: Alice Chan17th April 2009
Part of the reason for the current foreclosure situation is that people were buying homes they just couldn’t afford. This was due in no small part to the fact that home prices were increasing at unprecedented rates, and salaries could in no way keep up ... Read >
Author: Debra Gould17th April 2009
If you’re trying to find out everything you can about being in the home staging business, you’ve probably heard of a program guaranteeing employment as a home stager at a rate of $24-$30 per hour. While that might sound like a lot if you’re used to ... Read >
Author: Debra Gould09th April 2009
Home stagers can become a real estate agent’s greatest ally in a slow housing market.
Real estate agents don’t make any money until a home sells, so they become desperate for their clients’ homes to stand apart from competing properties. And to m... Read >
Author: Debra Gould07th April 2009
With an abundance of houses on the real estate market pushing prices downward, buyers have more power in any negotiation. They know the seller needs to sell their house more than they need to buy it. After all, there are plenty of homes to choose from!
... Read >
Author: Debra Gould13th March 2009
Because the home staging industry is completely unregulated, anybody can call him or herself a home stager. This is one of many reasons too many real estate stagers get into the industry with no business or marketing training whatsoever.
Many of these ... Read >
Author: Debra Gould11th March 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Alice Chan
Anyone who is a parent or had parents can relate to the fact that you have to be careful about what you expose your child to. Children are very impressionable and they are like sponges soaking up everything around them.
... Read >
Author: Alice Chan10th March 2009
Many design-oriented individuals decide to become home stagers without any kind of business training or marketing knowledge. While they mean well, they often stumble into some terrible marketing tactics that will likely put them out of business faster tha... Read >
Author: Debra Gould10th March 2009
Unfortunately, many individuals with a talent for decorating attempt to become home stagers without any kind of business training or marketing knowledge. With the best of intentions they stumble into some awful marketing tactics that will put them out of ... Read >
Author: Debra Gould04th March 2009
In this slow real estate market, how long would you let your home sit on the market with no offers before looking for a solution? Would you accept your real estate agent's advice and cut your listing price dramatically to generate interest? What if giving... Read >
Author: Debra Gould03rd March 2009
If a career in home staging is what your future holds, there are many opportunities ahead for you and there’s no better time to start preparing than today.
In part one of this article series, aspiring home stagers were given the first two steps they ... Read >
Author: Debra Gould25th February 2009
Some home stagers mistakenly believe they need to carry their own furniture inventory because they live in a small town where there isn’t a large furniture rental company. Unfortunately, many of these stagers end up broke and out of business with nothin... Read >
Author: Debra Gould23rd February 2009
Many home stagers mistakenly believe they need to carry an inventory of furniture to rent to their home staging clients who have vacant properties, or need new pieces to supplement existing furniture for a resale home on the market. Sadly, many of these s... Read >
Author: Debra Gould18th February 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Alice Chan
As your business changes and increases you need to determine what has worked in your business and what needs improvement. One area that frequently gets passed up for what we believe to be "more important" things is marketi... Read >
Author: Alice Chan18th February 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Alice Chan
We all know that Home Staging is the art of decorating a home to sell quickly and for top dollar. It is the most proven way to get the highest selling price for a property as you prepare it for sale.
An important thing ... Read >
Author: Alice Chan10th February 2009
For a home stager, one of the best ways to convince a homeowner to employ your services is through your home staging portfolio. When one of your prospects is looking at your portfolio, they have very high expectations and your photographs are going to be ... Read >
Author: Debra Gould31st January 2009
If you want to get the best price for the home you're selling and sell it quickly, making the necessary fix ups and improvements will certainly enhance your property in a prospective buyer's eyes. These fix-ups don't necessarily have to be expensive. ... Read >
Author: Colette Robicheau06th January 2009
If you’re a home stager wishing to promote your industry while marketing your own business, a new product I’ve developed makes it easy for you.
Staging Diva® Chronicles Volume I: 12 Home Staging Articles You Can Use for Your Own Promotion is a col... Read >
Author: Debra Gould13th December 2008
Had Laura Kakosche gone into the field of home staging with the goal of getting a guaranteed job at $31.45 per hour, it’s safe to say things would have worked out much differently for her.
This Staging Diva Graduate and founder of Hunter Lake Home St... Read >
Author: Debra Gould27th November 2008
Miami Beach condos sell fast in the market today. But to make it even more attractive to the buyers, you need to do some redecorating first. One of the best way to remodel a home is through home staging. You can do it by yourself or hire a home stager to ... Read >
Author: edomgzkisiete26th November 2008
There are so many small things home stagers can do to a property that will dramatically shorten the time it spends on the real estate market while increasing the final sales price for home sellers.
Here are my five favorite home staging tips, so you ca... Read >
Author: Debra Gould31st October 2008
If you’re among the thousands of people who got a real estate license when the market was hot, are you starting to think it might not be as easy to make money as it looked back then?
According to the 2007 Real Estate Trends Report, there is one licen... Read >
Author: Debra Gould27th October 2008
LIBERTY CITY -- Liberty City is one of the United States' largest cities, with approximately 8 million people calling it home. It is the centre of business on the East Coast and is an important port of call. However, this is not stopping the housing mar... Read >
Author: Mike Taylor23rd October 2008
With all the negative news about the economy and the shocking drop in value of investments, are you becoming concerned about your retirement? As you approach your 60s, you may feel ready to retire, but not ready to stop working all together. If you’ve a... Read >
Author: Debra Gould13th October 2008
Homebuyers have less imagination than you might think. That’s why home staging can make such a difference in the selling price of a home and how long it takes to sell. Most people aren’t able to look past ugly, crowded and disorganized rooms, or figur... Read >
Author: Debra Gould23rd September 2008
Your efforts to sell your home this fall season can be aided by some simple decorating that reflects autumn and/or the popular holiday of Halloween. Some effective touches can not only 'round out' your staging; they can also encourage potential buyers to... Read >
Author: Marci McFarland16th September 2008
Being a professional home stager, you know the end goal of your projects is to make home buyers fall in love with the space you are decorating. Wall art plays a large role in creating an environment that a potential buyer will feel comfortable and content... Read >
Author: Debra Gould15th September 2008
Many of today's top real estate agents understand the power that the internet has when it comes to bringing together buyers and available inventory. With recent estimates being that over 80% of home buyers starting their search for properties online, it's... Read >
Author: Joshua Keen09th September 2008
Now that we’re into September, while the weather may be cooling down, the fall real estate market is heating up! There couldn’t be a better time to take a good look at your home staging business and make sure your image is polished to perfection for t... Read >
Author: Debra Gould08th September 2008
When you decide to hire a home stager to decorate your property to sell faster and for more money, you need to make sure you’re investing in the right person. After all, you’re trusting someone with the sale of your largest asset, your primary real es... Read >
Author: Debra Gould21st August 2008
When most people think of home staging they think that it begins and ends inside the home, and that the primary use of staging a home is for open houses. That couldn’t be further than the truth. Home staging is crucial at the very beginning of the home ... Read >
Author: simpleappeal29th July 2008
When you’re in the business of turning drab and cluttered interiors into beautifully polished spaces, it’s important you look the part of someone that can successfully do that. In other words, when you’re staging homes to sell, you should stage your... Read >
Author: Debra Gould09th July 2008
When I ask many real estate agents today about the state of the market and its effect on their income, I often get an earful about tiny, intermittent commission checks and complaints of record breaking gas prices cutting into already bleak profits. Things... Read >
Author: Debra Gould25th March 2008
Just a couple of years ago, very few people had heard of home staging. But once a good thing is discovered, it just takes off, and that's what has happened with this method of preparing a home fore sale.
As top home stagers point out, clutter is the ene... Read >
Author: Greg Ellingson05th February 2008
Have you been thinking about starting a Home Staging business? With the economy slowing down, you may be wondering if this is a good time to enter the field. You may be worried that home sellers, your potential clients, will not be as willing to spend mon... Read >
Author: Debra Gould22nd January 2008
The old adage "first impressions are everything" truly applies when selling real estate. In general buyers decide within the first 30 seconds of entering a property whether or not they are interested. That is why home staging is so†important as it allo... Read >
Author: Debra Gould19th January 2008
An entrepreneur is someone who has decided to take control of his future and starts his own business. Entrepreneurs often start with nothing more than a good idea and a lot of determination. Entrepreneurs are all around you, in fact, thereís a good chanc... Read >
Author: Debra Gould19th October 2007
At all of my public talks on Preparing Your House for Selling home sellers want to know 'Which are the most important rooms for selling?. My answer is always - the bathroom and the kitchen. Other rooms are important but since women make 85% of the buying ... Read >
Author: Dana Smithers08th August 2007
When selling your home yourself you need as many advantages as possible. Without a doubt you will be fighting an uphill battle in the advertising department as realtors typically have large budgets to spend on the advertising of homes. So it stands to rea... Read >
Author: Kevin Bilberry24th July 2007
There seems to be a way of thinking in this industry that it is necessary to renovate a home before selling to improve the asking price. Unfortunately most people do not really take the time to think about the property they are selling. Renovation is cost... Read >
Author: M Shane24th July 2007
There is a certain aspect of home selling that has become ever more important as buyers become more and more choosy about the homes that they view and purchase. Home staging, the process of cleaning and improving the visual impact of a home has become a b... Read >
Author: Sanjog Gopal23rd July 2007
Asking why staging is a vital aspect of home selling is kind of like asking "why bother to clean before the show?" Years ago before staging had not really been defined in the real estate industry, the process was already being done to some extent on most ... Read >
Author: M Shane15th June 2007
Over the years the act of showing a home has become an actual art. There are numerous professionals who do nothing but prepare homes for sale. Home stagers have definitely found a niche. One of the most important thing that you can remember about showing ... Read >
Author: Arow Blackdragon30th April 2007
Staging a home is a critical step in the selling of any home. Many people simply refer to this process as "cleaning", but over the years a simple clean that was once more than enough, just doesn't hold up anymore. Home staging has developed into an indust... Read >
Author: Robert Nachman04th April 2007
Staging your Birmingham, Alabama home to improve both its chances of sale and selling value is a fantastic idea. There are professional home stagers available almost anywhere, but you yourself can achieve the same effect if you do a bit of research and sp... Read >
Author: John Mejia
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