Home Staging with Alice T. Chan
Set the Stage for Home Selling Success
I was about to post to my Trulia blog when I noticed that 63 homes in my area reduced their list price. This caught my attention so I had to see what these homes looked like. Without knowing whether the homes were overpriced to begin with or any other background information, based on photos and Continue reading →
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On a recent episode of HGTV’s Designed to Sell they said something that really made me think about the mis-perceptions and old school and ineffective guidance that surrounds the home staging and real estate industry. The person said, “you should make your home appeal to the mass market” Let me be the first to tell Continue reading →
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Over the years, as the concept of home staging has evolved, I continue to see and hear a lot of misconceptions about what home staging is and can do for you. Here are the top 3 explained. I hope this helps clarify it for you… 1. My Property is Worth More and I Can Now Continue reading →
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Am I modern? Am I traditional? Am I country? Or am I a little bit of rock ‘n roll? You know what I’m talking about right? It’s not as bad as a carnival fun house, but it is suffering from an identity crisis with the mish mash of styles throughout. It’s as if the style Continue reading →
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It’s undisputed that curb appeal is important in attracting home buyers to your property. From a well manicured lawn to trimmed bushes and adding new plantings and ground cover, it all adds to the overall aesthetics. Well, during a recent visit to the model units of a new home community, I witnessed a cardinal sin Continue reading →
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See the pictures on the right? Need I say more? I mean, really…is the listing agent and the home sellers trying to AVOID a sale because if that’s the case, I think they’re doing a GREAT JOB! I saw this during a search online and I just had to share it because I’ll bet that Continue reading →
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We’re hearing a lot of talk about a real estate recovery. There are predictions and speculations about when this current cycle will end, but we all know that it’s really a crap shoot. None of us… not you, not me, not even those educated analysts know what’s really going to happen. It’s all this speculation Continue reading →
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This last weekend, I drove through a local neighborhood hoping to visit a property that some friends of mine were interested in. Unfortunately, that particular property wasn’t open, but there were other open houses in the neighborhood so I decided to take a quick peek. Much to my dismay, I witnessed the following mistakes that Continue reading →
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