Staging and Remodeling Tips and Tricks
What's In, What's Out with Home Buyers in 2008
What goes around comes around. Relegated during the boom years to bidding wars, over-full-price offers and new construction lotteries, buyers rule in 2008, and know it.
13 Home-Staging Secrets from HGTV
Whether you're designing to sell or designing to dwell, here's how the home-staging pros get that "I have to have it!" look - and how their tips and tricks can make your own home look like a million bucks.
Buyers Not Likely To Pay For Improvements
Real estate experts say when its time to sell your home, it's a better idea to leave the major improvements to the new buyer and concentrate on curb appeal, landscaping and interior work that transforms your home into a model home, rather than the Taj Mahal.
Don't Go Overboard When Getting a House Ready for Sale
Time is working both for and against them, real estate agents have told them. Inventory has not been increasing as fast as in the past 18 months, and if that trend continues, they will be dealing with less competition. The autumn market, which is the second most important of the year, starts right after Labor Day, so they have a few weeks to get the house ready to show.
The Value of Successful Home Staging
Have you ever walked into a beautifully decorated model home and been captivated by it? Did you find yourself dreaming of bathing in that spa-like bathroom, cooking meals in the gourmet kitchen or curling up with a book in that luxurious reading nook? If so, then you have been the successful target of the secret weapon called staging.
Top 10 Energy-Efficient Remodeling Projects for 2008
PATH (The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing) recently released its annual recommendations on the top remodeling technologies to make existing homes more durable, stronger and more resource efficient.
What are the primary benefits to staging a home?
There are several steps to staging a home. I have an easy way to remember them by calling them the 7 C's of Staging! Click here to find out what they are!