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Want to make your home stand out in today’s competitive real estate market? There’s plenty you can do, both indoors and outdoors, to make your place stand out from the crowd in your neighborhood. A ...

Home staging is a pivotal strategy in successfully selling real estate and dramatically influences the perceived value of properties. The impact of well-executed staging can be profound, particularly ...

Staging a home is what sellers do when preparing a home for a potential buyer. This can be considered “setting the stage” or beautifying a home that will hit the market soon. The idea is to entice ...

Indeed, Maria McKenna, a luxury real estate adviser with Spears Group at Compass, says staging is common—and lucrative—in her Florida market. “I’ve seen sellers earn 5% to 15% more than comparable ...

As a home stager and real estate salesperson, I often encounter clients and agents who conceptualize staging as a process synonymous with “decorating.” The truth is that effective and successful home ...

La Jolla Realtor Michelle Silverman can easily tick off the various homes she’s sold for which she got more and higher offers because of effective staging. “There was one home that hadn’t been staged ...

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In Spokane’s real estate market, it’s not a question of if a home will sell – but for how much. And home staging plays a big part in what buyers are willing to pay for properties, according to a ...

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I didn’t want a studio apartment. I wanted a one-bedroom, but I was in my 20s, and it was out of my price range. “Come see the studio,” the agent said. “When you’re in it, you’ll see how the space can ...