Our Portland, Oregon home staging company was contacted by a seller whose vacant 1990 home had been on the market for four months without a sale. When I asked what kind of feedback the house had received, the seller said most comments were that the house appeared "dated." I checked the online l
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10/14/2011
You can drive down almost any residential street in your town and you'll see 'For Sale' signs ~ sometimes multiple signs on the same street. Since I'm a real estate stager in Portland OR I'm often visiting homes in many neighborhoods to meet a potential homeowner or Realtor client. I'm curious
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10/01/2011
Our Portland Oregon home staging company is often hired by Realtors and homeowners to help a dated home look more appealing to potential buyers. When buyers first preview a home online, they're making mental notes as they scan through the photos. If they see what looks to them like "work" that
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09/19/2011
Beautiful New Home @ Tryon Creek State Park ~ 12272 SW 13th Ct., Portland OR ~ Staged & Sold New construction! Open floor plan with all the amenities. 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 3180 sq ft. Located on a great lot that backs to Tryon Creek State Park, featuring a very private back yard with tall tre
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09/17/2011
You know how most vacant homes look and feel .... kind of boring and ho-hum? After all, when there's nothing for buyers to look at except 4 walls, the floor, ceiling, etc. even little paint chips and small flaws start to seem worse than they really are. Much of the home buying decision is made
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09/15/2011
Update: This staged home SOLD in just 6 weeks! Our Portland home staging company recently worked with a wonderful family to help them prepare their home for sale. In addition to staging this home, we also provided suggestions for easy cosmetic updates that were also cost-effective. When you're
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09/05/2011
Darby was a fine Irish lad who liked everyone ~ but his lucky "people" family was his main focus from the day we met. Rescued from a bad environment in his native Ireland nearly 16 years ago, Darby emigrated from Lough Gur, County Limerick to America with me when I returned to the U.S. after e
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08/27/2011
Wikipedia describes Micro as "a prefix of Greek origin that refers to an object as being smaller than scale of focus" (as in microchip, microphone, microscopic). Recently, our Portland home staging company was selected to stage a charming 1904 bungalow that had been on the market for several mont
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08/20/2011
The very best type of partnership is one in which all the "team" members are successful! As a successful professional home staging company based in Portland OR, we've been lucky to partner with a number of smart and savvy Realtors in our market who realize the powerful benefits of home staging.
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08/17/2011
Dan Phillips, a Realtor in Eureka, California shares a great story with us about the powerful benefits of home staging, combined with motivated sellers and a smart listing agent. Thanks Dan for this positive endorsement of home staging! And thanks to Active Rain for featuring it on the main page
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08/16/2011