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Jared Leto’s Hollywood Hills Home Reimagined With Home Staging

05/03/2017 • Celebrity Real Estate

Jared Leto’s Hollywood Hills Home Reimagined With Home Staging

Jordan Catalano Jared Leto’s house is for sale. The actor-musician famous for his roles in TV’s “My So-Called Life,” and films like “Requiem for a Dream,” and “Suicide Squad” has listed his four-bedroom, three-bathroom mid-century home. Furthermore, Jared Leto’s Hollywood Hills house is listed for $2 million, according to Zillow. With the vine-covered exterior, recording studio, and … Continued

This Just-Listed Kardashian House Reimagined With Home Staging

04/05/2017 • Celebrity Real Estate

This Just-Listed Kardashian House Reimagined With Home Staging

Reality star Rob Kardashian (brother to Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney) recently listed his Calabasas, California home for sale, says Bankrate.com. The star of E Network’s reality series, “Rob & Chyna,” owns a two-story Colonial revival home. It sits in a cul-de-sac in the gated Oaks of Calabasas community, notes Realtor.com. Furthermore, Karshasian’s home boasts four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and … Continued

Selena Gomez’s Newly-Listed Texas Mansion Reimagined With Home Staging

03/08/2017 • Celebrity Real Estate

Selena Gomez’s Newly-Listed Texas Mansion Reimagined With Home Staging

Singer and actress Selena Gomez’s house was recently listed for sale. The sprawling, 1.5-acre property located in Fort Worth, Texas is listed at $3 million. Selena Gomez’s house is stately, complete with a pool, a putting green, an outdoor kitchen and cabana, notes Architectural Digest. It has a bold color palette on the walls, and large-scale furniture … Continued

3 Keys To Keep A Child’s Room Looking Staged

10/26/2016 • Home Staging Tips

3 Keys To Keep A Child’s Room Looking Staged

I’ve talked to you about “How To Live In A Staged Home.” But when you’re a family, particularly with young children to look after, living in a staged home presents its own set of unique challenges. So, with that in mind, I’m dishing out my home staging tips on how to keep your child’s room looking staged. … Continued

We Wondered What Would Happen If Donald Trump Needed Home Staging

09/21/2016 • Home Staging Success Stories

We Wondered What Would Happen If Donald Trump Needed Home Staging

The race for the Presidency is in full gear. That means that in just a few months, either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be moving into the White House and out of their usual residence. That’s why last week I wondered just how I might use home staging to prep Hillary Clinton’s current residence. This … Continued

Look For These 5 Personality Traits In Your Home Stager

08/17/2016 • Home Staging Tips

Look For These 5 Personality Traits In Your Home Stager

For a real estate agent, picking a home stager that understands your approach, and can help sell your home quickly – for top dollar – is important. But how do you know what personality traits in a home stager indicate they’re be the best? Bringing in the right home stager to revamp the house you’re selling is an … Continued

Location, Location, Location: Which Home Staging Styles Attract Buyers in Your Region

08/10/2016 • Home Staging Tips

Location, Location, Location: Which Home Staging Styles Attract Buyers in Your Region

Home-buyers in different areas are attracted to different home staging styles. As a realtor you know your audience, it’s important your home stager know that audience, as well! You want your house to appeal to the specific home-buyers who are looking to buy in your region. Outfitting a home with the right decor isn’t just … Continued

3 Unexpected Ways Technology Makes It Easy To Sell A House

08/03/2016 • Home Staging Tips

3 Unexpected Ways Technology Makes It Easy To Sell A House

We can all agree technology makes it easier to sell a home. As a real estate agent, you may have been used to old ways of marketing to other agents; today, however, you and the home-sellers are able to use apps to market directly to consumers for a speedier transaction. Research from the National Association of Realtors … Continued

Success Story: On Day One This Denver Home Stage Nets Multiple Offers

07/27/2016 • Uncategorized

Success Story: On Day One This Denver Home Stage Nets Multiple Offers

ABOUT THE HOME Sale Price: $485,000 Speed of Sale: 1 day Location: LoHi neighborhood, Denver, CO Staging Style: Comfortable contemporary Size: 3 Beds, 2 baths; 1,534 SQFT Staging Program: Living room; Dining room; Kitchen; Office, Master bedroom With the help of White Orchid Interiors‘ home staging, Denver home-seller, Jeff, received multiple offers on his home the first day it … Continued

3 Critical Signs a FSBO Home Sale Won’t Work For You

07/20/2016 • For Sale By Owner

3 Critical Signs a FSBO Home Sale Won’t Work For You

There is no question about it: selling your home For Sale By Owner is a lot of work. There are a few critical signs that a FSBO home sale won’t work for you. If readying your home for viewing by prospective buyers and strategizing your real-life and digital marketing techniques, makes you feel like you’ve taken on a second … Continued

Home Staging Tricks: 5 Ways To Create Visual Square Footage

07/13/2016 • Home Staging Tips

Home Staging Tricks: 5 Ways To Create Visual Square Footage

Selling your house and looking to maximize its square footage with some home staging tricks? Try creating visual square footage. A home’s square footage can be one of the biggest factors in a buyer’s decision to purchase. That is why, as a home-seller, visual square footage should be one of your top priorities. Visual square … Continued

6 Secret Hacks To Successfully Sell Your Home FSBO

07/06/2016 • For Sale By Owner

6 Secret Hacks To Successfully Sell Your Home FSBO

Selling your home For Sale By Owner (FSBO) is a lot of work. But there are some hacks that might help you successfully sell your home FSBO. Selling a home For Sale By Owner means you’ll need diligence, patience, and unyielding marketing – you’re going to want to have a couple of insider-only tips to make the process … Continued

Critical Signs Your FSBO Approach Won’t Result in a Home Sale

06/29/2016 • For Sale By Owner

Critical Signs Your FSBO Approach Won’t Result in a Home Sale

Are you growing a little anxious, wondering why going the For Sale By Owner route hasn’t yet resulted in a home sale? You’ve crossed off everything on that seemingly endless FSBO to-do list and are ready to find new owners for your old home. No matter how well you’ve marketed and prepared your home for sale, however, … Continued

How to Pick a Tech-Savvy Real Estate Agent When Your FSBO Fizzles

06/15/2016 • For Sale By Owner

How to Pick a Tech-Savvy Real Estate Agent When Your FSBO Fizzles

So you’re trying to pick a tech-savvy real estate agent now that your FSBO has fizzled. You listed your house on FSBO sites; put up open house signs; got the word out via family, friends and social media; staged the home; and took amazing real estate photos. But your house is still sitting on the … Continued

4 Critical To-Dos Your Home’s First Week on the Real Estate Market

06/08/2016 • For Sale By Owner

4 Critical To-Dos Your Home’s First Week on the Real Estate Market

The first week of having your FSBO home on the real estate market, is usually the most critical: you will receive the most interest, because the home is new to market. Capitalize on the excitement by checking off these critical must-dos for your home’s first week on the market and see how quickly you can change that … Continued

Success Story: Colorado Home Staging Lands $25k Over-Asking For Home-Seller

05/25/2016 • Home Staging Success Stories

Success Story: Colorado Home Staging Lands $25k Over-Asking For Home-Seller

ABOUT THE HOME List Price: $387,000 Sale Price After Staging: $412,000 Location: Aurora, CO Staging Style: comfortable contemporary Size: 5 bedroom, 4 baths Staging Program: Furnished the entire home Aurora, Colorado home-seller, Horatio, and his realtor, Jeff, asked White Orchid Interiors to implement a decorative scheme for Horatio’s five-bedroom home. The home was priced at … Continued

5 Simple DIY Home Staging Tips

05/18/2016 • Home Staging Tips

5 Simple DIY Home Staging Tips

Home staging is one of the most effective ways of changing that “for sale” sign to read “sold”. Even if you’re still debating whether or not to hire a trusted professional stager, there are some simple DIY home staging tips that will allow you to get a leg up on the competition on your own. We’ve laid … Continued

These Top Features Sell Your Home Faster

05/06/2016 • Home Staging Tips

These Top Features Sell Your Home Faster

Today’s home-buyers value a beautiful kitchen. Whether it’s a result their devoted viewership to television shows like Top Chef or to HGTV’s latest home make over special, your potential buyers will appreciate and gravitate toward the look of a new kitchen. To sell your home for top dollar, however, a recent study by Zillow found … Continued

What Every Home-Seller Needs To Know About Staging Their Empty Home

04/27/2016 • Home Staging Tips

What Every Home-Seller Needs To Know About Staging Their Empty Home

Most people need a little help in constructing their fantasy home, and when you’re selling your house, that’s exactly what you want your prospective buyers to see: their fantasy. Most prospective home-buyers are more apt to see themselves in a home that already looks like, well, a home. Unless buyers are looking to convert the … Continued

10 Home Staging Questions Every Home-Seller Should Know the Answer To

04/13/2016 • Home Staging Tips

10 Home Staging Questions Every Home-Seller Should Know the Answer To

For a homeowner, the process of selling your house can be incredibly daunting. Even with a trusted realtor on board, there is no guarantee you’ll be able to sell your house at or above asking price, let alone quickly (there’s nothing worse than getting stuck paying the mortgage on a house you no longer want). … Continued