Taking It To An Extreme

Okay, I think this is going a little TOO far -- by bringing in a group
of actors to liven up the sterile model home open house.

The HomeLife program gets an A for creativity, though!

Rebecca

Extreme home staging
An ideal family for a model home.
By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer
July 3 2006: 11:24 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Home sellers long ago discovered that small touches could boost selling prices - fresh flowers, the smell of freshly baked cookies. Now a real estate developer, Centex of Dallas, is adding in beautiful people.

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Why Staging is Different Than Cleaning Up

How one couple "sold" another on the virtues of Home Staging.

Great article explaining WHY home staging is so vital in this market.

Rebecca

Excerpt from
Setting the stage for home sales
Show & Sell team assists with home staging techniques
By MARTIN DeANGELIS Staff Writer, (609) 272-7237

“The way you live in your house is different from the way you sell your house,” Droney says.

“My home right now is filled up with lots of things that I would remove if I were going to sell it,” Neiderer adds. “Once you put your home on the market, it's a product for sale, and you have to think of it that way.”

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