Home staging
As the real estate market shifts towards buyers as the dominant side of transactions, sellers may experience some frustration. Interest rates are continuing to soar, pricing out and scaring away homebuyers who would otherwise be interested in your home. Successfully selling a home is harder than it used to be, and the market seems to be shifting…
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This five bedroom, two bath home has mastered the highly sought-after Laurelhurst Tudor style; this home blends the charm of Seattle-area living with modern-day conveniences. Let’s take a look at the transformation this home underwent before hitting the market. The Design Concept The design concept for this Laurelhurst home was a modern transitional look that…
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Selling a home can often be challenging. After all, you need to present your house as a space that prospective buyers can see themselves living in. CNBC’s feature on home sales shows that the pandemic has caused a significant spike. Home sales in 2020 are 19% higher than they were in 2019, hitting the highest level…
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Home staging can make or beak the sale of your home. The National Realtors Association found that “Eighty-two percent of buyers’ agents said staging made it easier for a buyer to visualize the property as a future home.” When staging your home, there are many resources for tips and tricks. But how about what to…
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Home staging can be represented in many ways. Boutique staging is one of those. Travelers describes home staging as “Put simply, staging means preparing the home for a potential buyer — or “setting the stage,” if you will. It involves redecorating, rearranging furniture, cleaning and other aesthetic strategies to present the home in the best…
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What exactly is a home stager? Someone you hire to furnish your home temporarily prior to listing it for sale? They bring furniture, make it look lived in without actually being lived in.. and that’s it, right? Maybe for some, yes. For us, that is definitely not the case. We are more than just home…
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One of the more challenging parts of selling a home is making it presentable and appealing to others. This is a space you’ve lived in for a long time, and now you need to remove your essence and follow the Seattle RE market’s interior design rules. That can be hard. Then again, not everything has…
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As stagers, we get to see behind the scenes before a house comes on the market. Sometimes, a home is ready to list right away. We call this a turn-key home. In most cases, a home is in need of some work before it hits the market. Sometimes this isn’t an option due to cost…
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When you are selling your home, staging the outdoor space is just as important as staging the interior. Whether you are selling a condo and just have a small balcony or a house with a spacious yard, staging these spaces will create interest and a lot of value to your home.
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A recent article by nationwide self storage marketplace STORAGECafé investigated lot size evolution in the Seattle metropolitan area. The main takeaway is that even as homes are getting bigger, yards are getting smaller. The median lot size in the Seattle metropolitan area for new homes built in 2020 stands at 5,200 sq. ft. This is…
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