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While searching through some MLS listings recently I noticed that a lot of the photos of the bathrooms were of the toilet with the seat up! And some weren’t very clean. Yuck! Why? I have to ask, is it necessary to highlight the toilet with the seat up in bathroom photos? OK, so sometimes a bathroom...
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I see lots of listings advertising "designer touches throughout" and more often than not, this is what I see. A beautiful home that has been exquisitely decorated all to the current owner's personal taste. I see these same homes still on the market week after week and month after month...
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Judy Colburn Staging Blog
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Judy Colburn
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Wed, Mar 3 2010
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Filed under: staging, decor, redesign, home decor, home selling, decorating, home staging, staged to sell, stagers, stager, staging blog, realtors, real estate agent, selling, for sale by owner, selling your home, real estate
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Are your ready to be part of the spring market? If so, it's almost here! If you want to be in your new house to enjoy the summer you need to get serious about selling your house. Spring is the optimum time to sell a home. Regardless of whether it's a buyer's market or a seller's market...
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If you don't think so, perhaps you should reconsider. The Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) just released the 2009 Staging Statistics Report. Bottom line? Staged homes spend an average of 78% LESS TIME ON THE MARKET! You can review the report in detail by visiting the link below. The following...
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Recently Staged Hi everyone! I wanted to make sure you could see pictures of our most recent vacant property staged by Sunflower Creations. This project had a complete turn around of 48 hours! Yes, that’s insane but we’re so happy with the turnout. Check it out: 3BR, 1B, EIN KIT Hope you...
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WOULDA ~ Made Home Staging Part of My Marketing Plan How many times have you heard that buying a house is the biggest investment ever made? If it's that big of an investment then wouldn't it be appropriate to allocate funding to regain profit from it for both the agent and the seller? As previously...
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SHOULDA~ Staged the house before it went on the market: Are your listings sitting on the market with very little interest? Are the photos just OK? Is it packaged correctly? Basic selling principals state that a product must be presented in the most appealing way possible in order to attract consumers...
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Let’s be honest the inside of your home is the main factor when trying to sell but all those inside upgrades mean nothing if you can’t get the buyer inside. This can become even more difficult when listing in the winter months but no need to fret we’ll help you overcome the dreaded...
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Coulda - recommended home staging before it went on the market. Homeowner's are all too often finding out that preparing a home for sale is an emotional experience. Homes are sold for many reasons- relocation, growing family, downsizing, and foreclosure to name a few. It plays on one's emotions...
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EnergizedSeller has formed a joint marketing partnership with RealEstate.com, REALTORS®. This collaboration provides RealEstate.com's 1,200 national REALTORS® with the opportunity to utilize EnergizedSeller's informational resource booklet. Covering 35 different home selling topics from...
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According to the National Association of Realtors, existing U.S. home sales have jumped to 7.4% in November 2009. Exisitng home sales included single family homes, condos, townhomes, and co-ops, rose 7.45% up to 6.54 million units in November from 6.09 million units in October. These current sales are...
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Max Ruthven , a home stager in Austin, Texas, points out that color is the center of the emotion that one feels when entering a room. In a new EnergizedSeller.com 90-second interview, she explains that color can have an amazing or devastating effect. Here are her five tips to make sure your walls are...
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Thu, Dec 10 2009
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Filed under: home staging, house selling tips, home selling, stager, Real estate, Austin, Color, TX, faux, Max Ruthven
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HomeGain recently released the results of its latest survey of home improvement projects that Realtors recommend to home sellers. Number one on the list was cleaning and de-cluttering, which can cost as little as $200, but increase the price of the home by $1,700, an 872 percent return. Number two on...
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We all have had our share of losses since the recession began. Whether it be monetary losses to our stocks and jobs, or emotional hardships due to financial stress and discouragements, we were all hurt by this market. We all tuned in to Suzy Orman and Carmen Wong Ulrich for advice in this tough storm...
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84% of home buyers hit the Internet to screen houses before stepping foot in the door. It is imperative to prepare a home (cleaning, de cluttering, de personalizing, and staging) before pictures are taken. Curb appeal, large bright living spaces, and neat appearances will keep your home on the buyer's...
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Dan Eason, president of EnergizedSeller.com, has announced the launch of EnergizedSeller's Property Search Directory . " Realtor members will be able to list their property search links giving home sellers the opportunity to search for a home from a local Realtor's own website," Eason...
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Clean Your House until it sparkles and shine! You can do many things to a home to get it ready to sell but if it's not clean, I mean really clean, buyers are going to be turned off. Nobody wants to look at a dirty house much less buy one. Even if it's brand new, dust collects on counter tops...
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Houston's Home Staging Blog By Cindy Bryant
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Cindy Bryant
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Sun, May 10 2009
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Filed under: for sale, staged, home stagers, properties, houses, real estate, home staging, tips, benefits, get a home ready to sell, sellers, vacant, buyers, organize, de-clutter, cleaning bathrooms, professional cleaning service
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The dreaded bathroom! Every house has to have them, but oh what a chore to clean. I venture a guess to say the most hated room in the house to clean. I came across one of the best websites I've seen for cleaning bathrooms. It is very thorough, and tells you what you need, in the order it needs to...
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Houston's Home Staging Blog By Cindy Bryant
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Cindy Bryant
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Sun, May 10 2009
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Filed under: for sale, home stagers, properties, houses, real estate, home staging, tips, benefits, get a home ready to sell, buyers, organize, de-clutter, cleaning bathrooms, professional cleaning service, website
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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Sellers Survey for 2008 showed that: • Buyers used a variety of resources in searching for a home: 87 percent used the Internet . • Fewer buyers rely on a home book or magazine, home builders, television, billboards and relocation companies. Buyers...
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Houston's Home Staging Blog By Cindy Bryant
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Cindy Bryant
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Thu, Feb 5 2009
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Filed under: for sale, tx, staged, mls, home stagers, properties, houston, houses, real estate, home staging, tips, benefits, realtors, get a home ready to sell, sellers, vacant, photos, internet, buyers
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It's hard to imagine it now, but Christmas is only 18 days away, New Years will shortly follow, and then it will be spring break. Or the beginning of the selling season. This is typically when homeowners list or re-list their homes in hopes of buyers striking while the iron is hot. Competition is...
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Houston's Home Staging Blog By Cindy Bryant
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Cindy Bryant
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Sun, Dec 7 2008
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Filed under: for sale, tx, staged, mls, home stagers, properties, houston, houses, real estate, home staging
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Studying Real Estate After four years as a licensed real estate agent, I took my real estate broker's exam today and was amazed by the amount of information I had to learn in order to pass; the same was true for the agent's exam. As someone who doesn't practice real estate every day (I stay...
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Realtors rarely think about what they do every minute of every day. I never counted the steps I take from listing presentation to closing. That's my job. But an article a few years back caused me to stop and take note. Having been in the business for 30 plus years I don't think about the many...