Should your house be staged before you sell?

Home staging before selling

To Stage or Not to Stage – that is the question! - by Sveta Melchuk Updated from the Home Staging archives. Originally published on Jun 18th 2007. Staging a Home for sale will cost you money. Is it worth spending time and effort on it? After all, once the decision to sell has been made, you just want to get it over with as fast as possible, right? First, did you determine the … [Read more...]

Would you like to rent your property for more money?

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Posted by:  Sveta Melchuk. Founder of Home Staging Montreal Professional staging/decorating for rental of a condo or an apartment is becoming more and more in demand. If you are looking for executive rental income for your unit, the property has to be presented accordingly. Some of the apartments are quite new and others require some cosmetic renovations before decorating for rental. Some … [Read more...]

A Staged house that sold in 3 hours

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I wanted to share this recent story with you - a Staged house sells in 3 hours! Of course it's exceptional but it does happen inspite of a slower real estate market. I was recently asked to help a lady prepare her home for sale. The house is small (2 bedrooms only and a very small office), but very well located and well maintained. The paint was recent and the color neutral enough on the … [Read more...]

Home Staging: an invaluable marketing tool

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The concept of Home Staging is finally taking firm hold in the minds of Quebec consumers and Real Estate agents. Home Staging techniques originated in California over 30 years ago and are an accepted and widely used real estate service in the USA. I have had a couple of clients from California who wanted to sell their properties in Montreal and they told me that no self respecting home owner … [Read more...]

Staging a vacant house

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by Sveta Melchuk Home staging is an important marketing technique for selling homes, whether they are furnished or vacant. Important points to remember about vacant properties are: People buy «Homes» and not «Houses»: it’s therefore essential to give them the feeling of a «Home» and you certainly won’t be able to achieve that with an empty space! A vast majority of … [Read more...]

Make an Entrance: Warm Up Your Entryway This Winter

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Winter. It's a time of crisp air, gently falling snow, and piles of coats, slushy boots and soggy mittens in your front hall. This season, make your entryway organized and inviting. Here's how: Make first impressions count. Give your door a fresh coat of glossy paint, and put down a new doormat. Hang a nice winter wreath or plant an evergreen in a sturdy urn. Store your stuff out of sight. … [Read more...]

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