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Home Staging Works Any Time of Year
Another Heritage Hills estate transformed for a quick sale. A popular Armonk model, this Heritage Hills estate is listed for sale at the beginning of December, a traditionally slow time of year for real estate. Often I’m asked, “What is the best time of year to list a...
Westchester Putnam Real Estate Report: 2015 First-Quarter
Get “The Skinny” on the Westchester Putnam real estate market in this 2-minute video: Below is the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ (HGAR) 2015 first-quarter report for Westchester Putnam real estate.The number of closed sales for the first three months of 2015...
Is Home Staging Only for the Rich and Famous?
A strong belief that home staging works and that every home can benefit from professional home staging, leads this tiny bungalow to an over-asking sale price in the first listing week. Lauralee’s home is rented to a bachelor friend. Knowing the home is going on the...
After Home Staging: Would You Buy Me Now?
After home staging the answer is a resounding YES! This historic 10,000 square-foot home on 38 acres and built in 1870 with multiple out buildings is for sale – again. After 2 years and 4 agents, staging is recommended. The home is staged with minimal expense, and...
Orange You Glad You Staged Your Home to Sell?
Joanne’s gorgeous home, with orange accents scattered throughout, could sell itself, but instead of relying on good bones alone, she hires a stager to get it just right. Joanne has a very special home in Ossining, NY. A modest 4,300 square-foot Colonial built in 2001,...
Home Staging Statistics 2015
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has released its first ever home staging statistics report. NAR surveyed real estate agents on the impact of home staging. Below are just a few of the key findings in the 2015 report: 81 percent of agents believe it is easier...
Heritage Hills Estate Transformed for a Quick Sale
Using just what remains in the home, a Heritage Hills estate is staged and has an accepted offer in less than 30 days. Faye and I have been neighbors for quite a few years now. And for the first few years I didn’t realize that she is also a real estate agent. I...
Westchester Putnam Real Estate Report: 2014 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year
Get “The Skinny” on the Westchester Putnam real estate market in this 2-minute video:Below is the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ (HGAR) 2014 Annual and fourth-quarter report for Westchester Putnam real estate. The recovery of the real estate market in...
Real Estate Agents Proud to List Staged Homes
After a spring filled with multiple offers, bidding wars and quick sales, home sales slow this summer. This home misses the spring market but still manages to sell for more, thanks to home staging. There are many challenges involved when selling this Heritage Hills...
Westchester Putnam Real Estate Report: 2014 Third-Quarter
Below is the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ (HGAR) 2014 third-quarter report for Westchester Putnam real estate. The pace of real estate sales in the third quarter of 2014 was just a shade slower than it was in 2013 when there was a very strong post-recession...
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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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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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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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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
Learn how my mom’s approach to home decorating can work for you too.
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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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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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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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