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Stop Confusing Home Buyers!
By Susan Atwell for The Somers RecordIt’s said that a confused mind never buys. This is as true for home buying as it is with any other purchase. Home Staging, and in particular Home Stagers, specialize in properly preparing homes for sale by stopping the confusion so...
Professionally Assisted Home Staging in Pelham Manor, NY
Professionally assisted home staging in Pelham Manor, NY, leads to an accepted offer at $250K over asking within hours of listing.Homeowner Gina is looking to list her home for sale in approximately six months. As her first step, Gina contacts Realtor Ann Rende, the...
Staging on a Dime in Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Staging on a dime in Croton-on-Hudson, NY, leads to a final sale price of 13 percent over asking.If you were an HGTV addict in the early 2000s like me, you probably remember the popular decorating show Design on a Dime. At the time, it was one of the most realistic...
Do-It-With-You Home Staging in New Rochelle, NY
Do-it-with-you home staging in New Rochelle, NY, leads to a final sale of $155K, or 9.5 percent, over asking price.In general, most home stagers will fall into one of three specialty categories. These are do-it-yourself (or DIY), do-it-for-you, and, probably the least...
How Home Staging Combats Home Buyer Confusion
Discover how home staging combats home buyer confusion and leads to faster sales.It’s said that a confused mind never buys. This is as true for home buying as with any other purchase. AtWell Staged Home specializes in properly preparing owner-occupied homes for sale...
Planning Ahead for a Profitable Home Sale
Planning ahead for a profitable home sale, these home sellers start their staging a year in advance, leading to 6 offers within days of listing and a final sale at almost $100K over asking.Since 2008 I have been working with Realtors and clients, and early on I...
Stage It! Sell It!
By Susan Atwell as published in The Somers Record“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” This quote is credited to Vincent van Gogh who recognized that a great painting is really just a series of small brushstrokes. Alone, these strokes...
Same-Old, Same-Old, Boring Home Staging
Mix it up with a personal touch so that your home doesn’t suffer from same-old, same-old, boring home staging.How do you break the home staging “mold” and mix it up so that your staged home doesn’t look like everybody else’s staged home? The best and easiest way is to...
The Difference Between Interior Design and Home Staging – Part 2
This model home visually illustrates the many differences between interior design and home staging.For Part 1 of this project click here. Listing agent Donna Blais contacts AtWell Staged Home in early August. Less than two weeks later, we meet at the home to create a...
The Difference Between Interior Design and Home Staging – Part 1
This model home visually illustrates the many differences between interior design and home staging.Because of the size, scope, and duration of this project, as well as the number of photos we wish to share, we’re presenting this transformation in two parts. A...
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Stage It! Sell It!
See how you don’t need to do “big” things to get “big” results when decorating your home to sell (or dwell).
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Stop Confusing Home Buyers!
It’s said that a confused mind never buys. Follow these 5 simple rules to give prospects the clarity they need to become buyers.
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Selling an Inherited Home: What You Need to Know
Having purchased, staged, and viewed so many homes and estates over the years, I’ve compiled a few lessons learned to help you when selling an inherited home.
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Decorating Your Home to Dwell or to Sell
Can a home be decorated to either dwell or sell in just a day? The answer is, start with what you already have.
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The Science of Home Staging: Solid Proof that Will Help You Sell Faster
So when I first heard that staged homes sell faster than unstaged homes, it seemed to make sense, but I still wondered, How do they really know?
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How Home Staging Can Help You Avoid a Price Reduction
Home staging will transform your home into the one that buyers can’t resist. For a competitive advantage, stage your home to sell
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Adopt the “Big Bang Theory” of Home Staging
It is always better to delay the listing of your home than try to trickle out fixes and updates while the home is on the market.
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An Inconvenient Truth about Selling Your Home
4 tips to minimize the stress and inconvenience that comes with selling your home.
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How Much Does Home Staging Cost?
First let’s answer the fundamental question, Can Home Staging help me sell my home faster and for more money?
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Everything I Know About Home Staging I Learned From My Mother
Discover how a mother-knows-best approach to home decorating can lead to quick and lucrative home sales.
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New Year’s Resolution: Commit to Home Improvement
If you had to sell your home tomorrow, would you be ready?
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It All Boyles Down to This: Looks Count
Singer Susan Boyle proves that first impressions and looks count—probably more than we like to admit.
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Solid Science Proves Staged Homes Sell Faster
Even if you haven’t staged your vacant or occupied home yet, that’s OK because evidence shows that it’s never too late to stage.
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Why Staging Your Home to Sell Is Like Training for the Olympics
Selling your home is a competition, but it doesn’t have to be as challenging as the Olympics if you employ these 5 simple steps.
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