Buyers Beware: The Truth About Hiring A Home Stager, Part 1 Concern:  Home Staging is a unregulated field. The truth is it is an unregulated field, however it doesn’t necessarily mean you need to be alarmed. It is all the more reason, to take care, when choosing the home stager you want to work with... Read More   Canadian Professional takes the LEAD on Staging While crude oil is predicted to soar to the $100 a barrel mark, and interest rates predicted to rise closely behind, the real estate market is expected to flip from the sellers to the buyer’s market- which for many Canadians will mean less money for their homes. In a country where we can be nomadic, changing dwellings every 3-5 years, this may mean less money for our homes on resale...Read More   No Room For Amateurs In Staging – Professionals Take Over CSP™ Raising the bar on staging standards In the last several years mass media has bombarded the public with renovation and ‘sell this house’ style shows. So much so that the viewing public is now educated on some of the finer points of both - and many amateurs having followed the trend, are touting themselves as ‘professionals’ and starting staging businesses with little or no training...Read More Ann Maurice-TV House Doctor Signs Agreement with Canadian Staging Professionals™  Canadian Staging Professionals™ a Canadian leader in the Home Staging Industry announced a three year agreement with Ann Maurice –TV House Doctor and staging guru...Read More   COLOR YOUR HOUSE SOLD Certified Staging Professionals™ Will Color Your House SOLD TV home makeover glamour hits the real estate market now that Certified Staging Professionals™ and Canadian Staging Professionals™ (CSP™)... Read More THE CIRCLE PRINCIPLE I was talking to a real estate professional recently who was astounded to learn how much I knew about the industry as well as how much research I do. She knew I am in the staging industry so assumed, as many agents do, that I am a decorator. It is so very important for real estate professionals to understand that the staging process is not about decorating. A staging consultant has the same goal - to get the house sold...Read More THE WAY YOU LIVE IN A HOME AND THE WAY YOU SELL YOUR HOUSE ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS! Your house is probably your largest asset, selling it can be one of the most important decisions in your life. If you want to ensure your house sells fast and for top dollar you may consider a new idea… "Home Staging" or "preparing a home for sale". When you list a house for sale it becomes a product. Just like other commodities for sale, your house must be seen in order for it to SELL. To sell quickly, it needs to stand out from similar products in the marketplace. Staging a property is a smart investment, sends the message of a well cared for home...Read More Royal LePage Poll Finds House Staging CONTRARY TO BELIEFS, COSTS ARE LOW AND NEED IS HIGH - Poll also finds 75% of Canadians classify their home décor as current and 45% call themselves pack rats- - 45% of Canadians classify themselves as a pack rat and in rural areas, the number rose by almost a third - 86% of Canadians rank storage space as important to potential buyers - Nearly three-quarters of Canadians are open to house staging technique: furniture removal - Curb Appeal Counts - Additional poll findings...Read More