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Home staging tips, tools, & transformations
Do Homes Sell in December?
Many home sellers ask the question, Do homes sell in December? Here’s one home sale that leads to a resounding YES! Four years ago, Realtor Denise Giordano and I meet at an open house. Even though I’m not there on business, it’s revealed during the course of our...
Vacant Heritage Hills Condo Staged to Sell
After five months on the market, this large vacant Heritage Hills condo is staged to sell. Home seller Carol purchases this cookie-cutter condo 11 years ago. To make this place her own, she hires an interior designer to add high-quality upgrades including hardwood...
Realtor Partner: All in for Home Staging
When a Realtor partner sells his own home, who does he call first? His home stager, of course. One of my biggest supporters and veteran Realtor Richard Mishkin of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Bedford, NY, once told me that there isn’t a house out there...
Westchester Putnam Real Estate Report: 2018 First-Quarter
Below is an excerpt from the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ (HGAR) 2018 first-quarter report for Westchester Putnam real estate. Sales of residential housing during the first quarter of 2018 in the lower Hudson Valley market served by the Hudson Gateway...
Home Staging Millwood
What happens when a Realtor suggests home staging to her Millwood, NY, home seller? Everything good! In my article Should You Be Insulted When Your Real Estate Agent Recommends Home Staging? we discuss all the reasons why Realtors recommend home staging. Many agents...
Home Staging for a Converted Cabin in the Woods
A converted cabin in the woods in Putnam Valley is updated and staged for a fast sale. Staging is more than just decorating a home. In this case, subtle, cost-effective updates are the primary focus. Decorating with rental furniture is the finishing touch that helps...
Westchester Putnam Real Estate Report: 2017 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year
Below is an excerpt from the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ (HGAR) 2017 Annual and fourth-quarter report for Westchester Putnam real estate. 2017 proved to be another positive year for residential sales in the Hudson Valley following the remarkably strong...
Photo-Ready Home Staging Leads to Competing Offers
A Baldwin Place, NY, home goes from not-ready to photo-ready in just five hours with the help of professional home staging. Home seller Carlyle is inspired to call AtWell Staged Home after reading Everything I Know About Home Staging I Learned...
Budget Vacant Home Staging
Budget vacant home staging in a rehabbed Irvington, NY, condo leads to multiple offers and an over-asking sales price. Pat contacts me as she contemplates updates to her late father-in-law’s home. She opts to make the alterations prior to rendering a final decision...
Westchester Putnam Real Estate Report: 2017 Third-Quarter
Below is an excerpt from the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ (HGAR) 2017 third-quarter report for Westchester Putnam real estate. Real estate sales continued at a brisk pace in the lower Hudson region, albeit at a slightly slower pace as the year has...
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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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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
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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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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