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Somers Condo Kitchen Remodel
A beautiful Somers condo kitchen remodel designed with a little help from her friends. When my neighbor of 20 years, Janet, informs me of her kitchen remodeling plans, she promises to call me to assist. Such a large project with so many decisions can be overwhelming...
Vacant Home Staging Makes Real Estate Agent’s Job Easier
Agent-paid initial home staging consultation leads to Heritage Hills condo closing at list price. Who better to know that staged homes sell faster and for more money than an agent with more than 30 years of experience in real estate, 22 of those as a branch manager....
Westchester Putnam Real Estate Report: 2016 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year
Below is the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ (HGAR) 2016 Annual and fourth-quarter report for Westchester Putnam real estate. 2016 posted the region’s best real estate sales results since the postrecession recovery period that commenced in 2011. Realtors...
AtWell Staged Home’s Mission
AtWell Staged Home's Mission: Increase your home’s resale value & speed up the selling process! Home Staging expert Susan Atwell of AtWell Staged Home first began showcasing homes for friends and family as a hobby. After just a few home stagings, and with such...
Home Staging Case Study
Bidding war goes to buyer who “hated” this home just one year earlier. As discussed in my article Home Staging Proof written for The Somers Record, there’s one experiment, conducted all-too-often, which proves that home staging works. The experiment goes something...
Westchester Putnam Real Estate Report: 2016 Third-Quarter
Below is an excerpt from the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ (HGAR) 2016 third-quarter report for Westchester Putnam real estate.The Hudson Gateway region’s real estate market continued its high-volume roll through the third quarter of this year although...
Home Staging Briarcliff Manor
Home Staging Briarcliff Manor delivers top dollar for seller on first listing day. Gary wants top dollar for his Briarcliff Manor home. Ken Wile of Redfin in Scarsdale recommends home staging to help achieve this goal. Gary does his homework to find the right home...
New Year’s Resolution: Commit to Home Improvement
By Susan Atwell as published in The Somers Record If you had to sell your home tomorrow, would you be ready? Years before becoming a home stager, I purchase my first home, and as I ponder the inevitable and truly necessary upgrades and changes, I am keenly aware of...
Home Staging Armonk
Realtor benefits greatly from home staging. Colleen knows that home staging sells homes faster and for more money and starts prepping her home for sale earlier than most. We first speak at the end of last summer. Colleen postpones our meeting to allow her more time to...
Home Staging Chappaqua
Chappaqua home staging success story in the sellers’ own words. Seller John finds AtWell Staged Home through a Google search. He confides in me later that I am not the only stager he considers, but that after speaking by phone, I become his first choice. John,...
Our Most Popular Articles
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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