«We as agents have to take precautions and make sure that we have a buddy system or that somebody knows where we're going,»
Stagers says.
Not exact matches
«Less us, more them,»
says educational provocateur Gary
Stager, who has influenced my thinking for a very long time.
Dec
said he attended
Stager's Maker conference called Constructing Modern Knowledge (CMK), held in Manchester, New Hampshire every summer since 2008.
When I asked Dec who his mentors were, who he seeks help from when he's learning to teach, he
said, «I've learned as much from Gary
Stager as anyone else.
Brown
says spending as little as $ 20,000 to $ 30,000 to renovate a kitchen or finish a basement, and hiring a
stager to remove clutter, replace light fixtures and lighten up the walls, can boost a home's sale price by as much as $ 150,000 in Toronto's real estate market.
«If approved, the deal would create a new company whose dominance over access to the Internet is rivaled only by Comcast,»
said Joshua
Stager, policy counsel for New America's Open Technology Institute.
Missy
Stagers, past chairman at the San Antonio Board of REALTORS ®,
said that the association is urging female real estate professionals to be extra vigilant and take steps to keep themselves safe when working with homebuyers they do not know.
How to interact with a
stager and what they do, how to choose a lawyer, how to know if mortgage people are right for you, listing a home in winter or in summer and what to keep in mind,» he
says.
«We have to look at these trends and surveys and really research the buyer demographic for the home,»
says stager Audra Slinkey (Home Staging Resource).
Stagers are using «movable colors» — bringing in on - trend color pops through toss pillows and small accents such as candles — to offer color that can easily be swapped out when sellers move out, Schwarz
says.
Stagers are devoting more attention to outdoor spaces,
says staging pioneer Barb Schwarz.
It was a nice one as far as sectionals go, I forget how much he
said it cost but it wasn't cheap but my
stager took one look and
said its got to go!
A smooth, white finish can instantly modernize dark or oak wood cabinets as well as brighten up a space,
says stager Patti Stern (PJ & Company Staging and Interior Decorating).
Slinkey
says stagers are trained to start each phrase with a positive affirmation and end with the staging solution.
«I've brought in professional
stagers and had a client return practically everything to the way it was,» Risch
says.
«A well - manicured lawn with an attractive entrance can be all that's needed to get buyers through the front door,»
says Allison Moore, a professional
stager and sales associate with Warnock Real Estate in Fort Smith, Ark..
«We caution agents that they should be transparent about the images and explain that they are computer generated,»
says virtual
stager Krisztina Bell.
He and his wife Maria (now his property
stager) got such a successful return on one of these — a large parcel of land in burgeoning Brampton — that they could have retired immediately, Schembri
says.
When the light is turned on, a welcoming vanilla smell is released that pleases buyers,
says home
stager Kim McMahon with Let's Move LLC.
Add some house plants, which clean the air through phytoremediation (organic air purifiers),
says Jason Saft, a
stager and team leader of The Jason Saft Team at Compass in New York.
Staged homes sell faster and for more money,
says professional
stager Kala Callahan of Addressed to Sell in Wilmette, Ill..
«A
stager needs to walk the line between what helps the agent and what the client wants,» Schwarz
says.
A
stager should be about to communicate with homeowners about necessary changes without offending them, Schwarz
says.
When every agent is
saying the same thing on a listing presentation («I am a great negotiator, I have my own
stager, my feature sheets are the best, my marketing is the best, I will put your property on 10 million websites and social media platforms, I will do open houses...») the seller is faced with the only reasonable choice — and that is to pick the agent with the lowest commission.
«Home buying is very aspirational, so play to buyers» aspirations,»
says Brett Baer, a luxury home
stager with Meridith Baer Home, based in Los Angeles.
Home
stagers in more conservative markets may want to steer clear of the wilder tones: «These are just a guide,» Spak
says, «a source of inspiration.»
In this age of DIY reality shows, many people fancy themselves as amateur home
stagers,
says Shell Brodnax, CEO of the Real Estate Staging Association.
Or, you might want to hire the
stager to do the actual work, for another $ 500 to $ 1,200,
says Barb Schwarz, founder and president of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals.
Based in Toronto, Gould has trained a network of 800 + home
stagers across the U.S. «Most owners aren't seeing bidding wars the way they were a few years ago,» she
says.
A good
stager, she
says, «will set the scene so that the highest number of potential buyers fall in love the the space.»
«Your home's exterior color is literally the first thing a buyer will see and comment on,»
says Suzanne Otto, home
stager and owner of Six Twenty Designs in Montgomery County, Pa..
Our long - standing relationships with builders, lenders, title companies, closing attorneys, home inspectors, contractors,
stagers and decorators ensure we are able to close the transactions that best suit your lifestyle and investment needs,» the team
says in a news release.
While I would agree with any
stager that
said that the seller's stance on «all white» is more of a design decision, there are elements here that made me feel that the
stager working on this property simply missed - the - mark.
That being
said, it can be overwhelming and daunting when a professional home
stager or realtor walks through and
says «take it all down!»
This
stager during the walk - through consultation with the homeowners (who are now friends of mine)
said nothing about painting any rooms, updating the dark wood, nor did she even notice a few basic red flags that should have been addressed immediately, like the red in this dark dining room.