Reprinted with permission from Cindy Lin, Staged4More, and customized for the Carteret County real estate market. See the original article here. When you’re putting your home on the market, you’re most likely thinking about how you can get the best price and make the best profit. You are probably asking yourself questions like, “What realtor will get me the most… Read More
Staging
Strategies to stage and sell your home faster
Lessons Learned from Staging my Own Home
Recently, my family and I have decided to downsize from our 3,600 square foot suburban home (shown above) to a 1,400 square foot city apartment. Over the last six weeks, I’ve been staging our home to sell. As a staging professional, I’ve worked with quite a few homeowners to help them declutter, organize, and update their homes. But now, as… Read More
Secrets to staging a happy home
Staging is the art of styling a space so that buyers imagine themselves living in the home and feel compelled to make an offer. Happy homes elicit an emotional response, a desire to dwell in the space a little longer. In this article, we look at 10+ ways to design a zesty space. Color Have you ever heard of the… Read More
5 things Hollywood can teach us about staging
I recently tuned in to the 91st Academy Awards, Hollywood’s biggest night. The category of production design, while not one of the most anticipated, is one I watch closely. This year, the nominated sets ranged from the world of Wakanda in Black Panther, to early 1700s Britain in The Favourite, to the moon in First Man. Audiences believe these movies’… Read More
Realtors: Explaining Staging to your Sellers
We’re quickly approaching residential real estate’s busiest time of the year. More homes are listed in the spring than any other season, so it’s the perfect time to think about staging. Competition for homes will peak in the next few months, but your homes can stand out both online and in person with just the right staging. Fifty-eight percent of… Read More
10 Signs that You Need Help with Staging
Home staging is the art of prepping a home for sale so that it appeals to the highest number of possible buyers. It’s a relatively new industry but is gaining in popularity. Why? Research from the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) shows that staged homes sell 90% faster than unstaged homes. In addition, today’s home buyer is a digital shopper…. Read More