I've often asked myself a recurring question when showing a property to a home buyer, "are these guys really trying to sell their house?" Being a marketer by profession, I've learned that first impressions are important, if not critical! The seller may not get a second chance at showing the property. So, I've compiled a list of home staging tips and tricks from the pros to help make your home selling process a bit easier. Hope you find them useful.
15 Secrets of Home Staging
By HGTV

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Highlight your home's strengths, downplay its weaknesses and appeal to the greatest possible pool of prospective buyers with these home-staging tips. Read more...
Essential Home Staging Tips
By The New York times

According to the experts, spare, modern decor helps sell homes. Credit Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times
The practice of staging homes for sale has evolved over the past decade. Some ideas have changed, while others remain the same. The following is a list of current staging tips from the pros: Read more…
6 Simple Yet Effective Home Staging Ideas Under $40
By FORBES

Image Credit FORBES
You don’t have to be an avid HGTV viewer to recognize the value in sprucing up your home before putting it on the market. In fact, a Coldwell Banker survey found that staged homes—those deliberately decorated with an eye toward enticing buyers—tend to sell in half the time that non-staged properties do. Read more…
Sell Your Home Fast: 21 Staging Tips
By houzz

If you are planning to put your house on the market this summer, it goes without saying that you are hoping to sell your home as quickly as possible and get your asking price. Set the stage for success with these 21 tips for styling and upgrading your home, and see results — fast. Read more…
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