Category Archive for "Home Staging"
Staging a 1960’s Home to Look Current in 2012
You know the saying, “everything old is new again?” Well that applies to home design trends, too! As professional home stagers based in Portland Oregon, we see this all the time. We recently staged a 1963-era home in Beaverton OR that had the clean, contemporary lines that today’s buyers love. With staging techniques, we can make…
Dog GONE It! Please Leave Canines Out of the Photos ~ Home Staging Tips
Don’t misunderstand … I come from a family of dog lovers and have had the good fortune to have had wonderful dogs most of my life. But if my house was on the market, there would be no online photos of my dog, and little evidence of them living in the house, once potential buyers…
In Honor of St. Patrick’s Day …. Photos & Tales of Ireland
This idyllic spot is the actual home place of my grandfather, William Clifford, who was born in 1886 in Cahirciveen, a small and charming market town in County Kerry (not far from this spot is the Western-most land point in Europe, where it meets the Atlantic Ocean). These sheep are on the family homestead, several…
3 Days on the Market, 2 Offers, and $OLD: Home Staging Success in Portland Oregon
The day that we completed the staging of this remodeled home in a Portland suburb, I just KNEW it was going to sell quickly: the house had an open, modern, updated feel and was well-priced by an experienced listing agent. The sellers had already moved to their new home, and we staged this house to…
The Listing Agent Said Home Staging Might Help …
Sometimes when a home has been on the market a little while, the listing agent and homeowner assess how they could increase showings and interest in the property. This is the case of a home that we staged recently in Portland OR: it was on the market for a few weeks, but no offers were…
This Beaverton Oregon Condo went Pending One Week after Home Staging!
As professional home stagers based in Portland OR, we love it when our clients’ properties sell quickly! Hearing about these frequent quick sales is like music to our ears …. and we never tire of that song playing over and over again 🙂 The sellers found us through their Realtor, and I’d also staged a…
What Kind of Home Do Buyers Want to See?
Most buyers today want to see a home that’s Move-in Ready:clean, freshly-painted, with the cosmetic work already done, and one that shows as spacious and full of light. Buyers also want to be able to “relate” to the house. If sellers present a Vacant home that doesn’t meet the criteria of today’s picky buyers, the price…
Staged on Monday ~ SOLD on Friday! Home Staging Success in Portland OR
As a home staging company based in Portland Oregon, we love helping our clients sell their homes faster! This week we staged a home in Happy Valley Oregon that had been on the market for two months; the listing agent told us that buyers weren’t excited about the property, even though they’d had a good…
Most Buyers Can’t “See” your Home’s Features when it’s Vacant (On the market for 7 months, then Staged & Sold in 1 Week)
When your home or listing is on the market, remember that a vacant home (no matter how nice it is) doesn’t include an important ingredient (“emotion”) from the buyer’s point of view. Here’s a good example … a beautiful new home in Portland was on the market from May through December 2011 without a sale.…
Smart Banks in Portland OR are Staging Foreclosed Homes!
A few years ago, some mortgage loans were easy to obtain … … but eventually many of the loans defaulted, drastically changing the real estate market. Many banks were left with homes that they had to sell. Typically, these homes sat on the market for months and many of them looked neglected and weren’t appealing to buyers. However,…
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