Information, Tools + Inspiration to Grow Your Home Staging Business
Home staging helps home sellers move faster. This is especially important when people are forced to relocate because of a new job.
No one wants to have to move before they’ve sold their home, and since home staging has been shown to reduce the average number of days on the market, this… Read More →
I have a Cadillac, Michigan client who needs a professional home stager for their 3000 square foot vacant home. It will be listed soon for $250,000 to take advantage of the spring real estate market. Since the home stager who gets hired will have to bring in furniture and accessories, this … Read More →
In a hot real estate market, buyers usually have to present unconditional offers in order to get the properties they want. But a slower real estate market means that it’s not uncommon for sellers to get offers that are conditional on the sale of the buyer’s current home.
When … Read More →
I have a client in Vernon, Connecticut who needs a professional home stager for a contemporary 2600 square foot lakefront home. This home, built in 1991 is fully furnished and will be priced between $500,000-$600,000 when it is listed in the next month or two.
We’ve made it easy for … Read More →
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, this is actually a very good market for first-time and trade-up homebuyers because interest rates and prices are low. According to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), there were 4.9 million homes sold in the U.S. in 2008, and the projection… Read More →
According to the Canadian Real Estate Association’s (CREA) chief economist, Gregory Klump, “Increasingly cautious home buyers and mortgage lenders means that active listings will take longer to sell in 2009 compared to previous years.”
Klump adds, “The … Read More →
Part of the reason for the current foreclosure situation is that people were buying homes they just couldn’t afford. This was due in no small part to the fact that home prices were increasing at unprecedented rates, and salaries could in no way keep up with these inflated prices.
If … Read More →
You can earn extra money from staging consultations, even if you only have a weekend afternoon to spare. You may never need your nest egg, but knowing it’s there provides peace of mind.
Whether you still have a paying job, work part-time, or you’re a stay-at-home Mom, having … Read More →
If you’re trying to find out everything you can about being in the home staging business, you’ve probably heard of a program guaranteeing employment as a home stager at a rate of $24-$30 per hour.
While that home staging income may sound like a lot if you’re used to earning… Read More →
I have a real estate agent in Blowing Rock, North Carolina who wants to hire a home stager for a 4000 square foot, fully furnished home. It’s not every day that a real estate stager gets to work on a million dollar property so this will be an excellent project for your portfolio.
Since you’ll… Read More →
