Today I saw a post by David Painter of Keller Williams in Spartanburg, SC entitled "Dress Your House Well So It Will Sell." In his blog, David points out how the national stats are clear that sellers need to have their homes "priced right and staged right" in order to sell in this highly competi
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03/11/2009
Right before the holidays last year I blogged about a Santa Monica townhome we Staged on December 8th (I remember because it was my birthday). This was the second townhome in the same condo complex, and this one was listed by Randy Troup of Coldwell Banker. I must admit I was leery about Staging
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03/04/2009
Ok, I admit it. When I wrote that follow up blog last night I was TIRED...really tired after a long day of work and a long week preparing for the seminar. Then my husband surprised me by coming home early (if you can call 9:30pm early!) and I was anxious to wrap up my blog and spend some time wit
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02/28/2009
If you saw my blog earlier this week, you'll know that today I gave a free seminar for seniors at the Culver City Senior Center. The seminar focused on Preparing Your Home for Sale in a Soft Real Estate Market and was geared toward seniors who may be ready to move into a retirement community or a
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02/27/2009
Just ran across an interesting article in the Los Angeles Times Real Estate section. The article brings up a seller strategy that was used during the recession of the 80s. "A reverse offer works something like this: A potential buyer has shown more than a passing interest in your house, and the b
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02/26/2009
Home Staging for Seniors: Preparing Your Home for Sale in a Soft Real Estate Market Ready to move into a retirement community or assisted living, but worried about selling your Los Angeles home in this tough market? Professional Home Stager Annie Pinsker-Brown of Stage to Sell will provide you wi
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02/23/2009
Well it's taken me awhile but I finally reached another milestone - 20,000 points on Active Rain! I have to say that in these uncertain times within our industry, it is so encouraging to hear from other Staging professionals around the block as well as around the country. Some of your posts are i
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02/14/2009
On Monday I attended the Brook Furniture Stagers' Appreciation Event in Los Angeles. I loved hearing from Internet Marketing Goddess and my dear friend Cindy Lin of Staged4More about all the things I could still be doing to increase my visibility on the web! Truth be told, I also loved having her
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02/11/2009
For anyone who read it, here's a quick followup to my original post on Murphy's Law and the Case of the Moldy Sofas. As you may remember, we recently did some interior design work for the common areas of a low income housing development in Downtown Los Angeles. And much to our surprise, when we a
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02/08/2009
I was inspired by Melissa Marro's blog by the same title to write a little about my own growth as a Professional Home Stager over the last 4-1/2 years. When I first started my Los Angeles Home Staging business in 2004, I was one of the only small companies doing Staging on the west side of LA. Th
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02/04/2009
