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Why Price Points Matter When Staging a Home
According to a study by the National Association of REALTORS®, nearly two-thirds of real estate agents have found that staging a…
How to Stage Your House to Double Your Investment
Home Staging by the Numbers & Why It Matters Did you know staged homes spend 73 percent less time on the market?…
When to Call the Experts on Eliminating Home Odors
Home odors can – and do! – sink home sales. No one wants to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars…
How to Stage Around: A Weird Layout
Some staging conundrums are easy. Hot pink guest room? Paint it! Backyard looking like the set of Jumanji? Hire a landscaper! Other…
How to Stage Around: Ugly Carpet
Carpet accounts for over half of America’s flooring market. And for good reason: Carpet is relatively cost-effective, it’s versatile, and it’s…
How to Stage Before a Busy Open House
You know you need to stage your home. Studies have shown again and again that staging your home before it goes…
4 Ways to Keep Client Morale Afloat in a Tough Real Estate Market
Many parts of the United States are currently enjoying a “seller’s market.” Even so, sellers aren’t experiencing bidding wars everywhere, and even…
Crunching the Numbers: The True Value of Home Staging
Staging statistics are hard to come by. Why? Because every single market is different. Staging can be incredibly expensive in large metropolitan…
4 Tips for Showcasing Space in Your Home
When you’re trying to sell your home, it’s important to put yourself in the buyer’s shoes. For many people looking for a…
Renting Furniture to Stage Your Home: Is it Worth it?
Did you know that some home sellers actually rent furniture to stage their home? It’s not as crazy as it sounds! In…
4 Things to Know When Hiring a Home Stager
It’s time to sell your house. You’re probably thinking you can sell it with no problem, right? But then the house sits…
Home Staging for a Smaller Home
At Creative Home Stagers, we get asked a lot about how to make rooms and in some cases, entire homes, feel bigger….
Why an Accredited Home Stager is More Than Just a Decorator
There’s a common misconception out there that “staging” a home means simply decorating it. A few throw pillows, a few less knick-knacks…you’re…
Is Staging Your Home Worth it in a Seller’s Market?
Real estate markets are cyclical. There are buyer’s markets, seller’s markets, up-markets and down-markets…each stage of the cycle offers different benefits and…
Why Home Staging Is Recommended By the Top Realtors
If you’re putting your home on the market you’re looking to get a quick sale and a high price. That’s where home…
3 Questions to Ask Before Selecting a Home Staging Professional
If you think back on the various services you’ve needed in your life, do you remember how you came across them? Personally,…
What to Avoid When Decorating your Rooms for Home Staging
There is a laundry list of items when it comes to home staging: painting, updating, furnishing, and so on. Included in that…
