Home Stagers Understand What’s Marketable

December 8th, 2016
As much as professional home stagers understand design and how to make spaces look great, more importantly, they understand marketing. So if you want to focus on what’s marketable for potential buyers in your particular neighbourhood and avoid spending money on what’s not, hire a stager. Home stagers work with real estate professionals to market and sell your property in an efficient way. Th ...

Help YOUR SELLERS to Avoid Buyer Let Down!

October 18th, 2016
As a Calgary realtor, you’ve probably experienced buyer let down as you’ve taken your clients to view active property listings. So you know the negative impact first hand. When your clients are the sellers, help them avoid contributing to that let down by encouraging them to stage before listing. As a realtor representing the buyer, you know that a listing that does not meet expectations fee ...

Are you guilty of using these real estate code words?

July 27th, 2016
It has been said that every profession has its own language. With any language, there are images that come to mind in relation to words. This is important to consider when selling property. Are you a Calgary realtor who uses real estate code words that might be working against you? Staging can help. This topic came to mind after reading the book, Dream Home: The Property Brothers’ Ultimate G ...

Go for a Walk: Reflections of a Calgary Home Stager

May 19th, 2016
What better way to enjoy work-life balance than to get outdoors and go for a walk. As a Calgary home stager, it’s my extreme pleasure to have access to the amazing natural beauty of this part of Western Canada. It’s a part of who I am as a person, and how I relate to my clients. While walking along the Bow River Pathway recently, I was singing along to Go For a Walk by Lissie. One key line r ...

Calgary Realtors: 4 Reasons Why You Should Have a Go-To Stager

February 24th, 2016
Time is money and systems save you time by streamlining your business processes. As a realtor, collaborating with a go-to stager increases your efficiency. Here are four reasons why that’s to your benefit. Four benefits of having a “Go-To” stager you can count on as part of your real estate team: Save time – Pre-planning will put you in a position where you already know the quality of the ...

Think of a Home Stager as Your Good Friend

February 24th, 2016
When you are in the process of selling your home, you want to know that you are surrounded by real estate professionals who have your best interests at heart. While you might not immediately think of it this way, your home stager can be like a good friend. Sometimes I say to my property staging clients, “Hate me now, love me later.” That’s because, similar to what you want in a good friend, ...

Calgary Realtors: A Tip for New Listings

February 21st, 2016
OK you hard working Calgary realtor. Here’s a tip that will help you save time and make more money on your new listings. Early into your conversations with a new client, provide a list of services and pricing options offered by your favourite home stager.Use it as a tool to help the clients understand their potential return on investment when they allow a trained staging professional to help ...

South Calgary Neighbourhoods Ideal for Outdoorsy Types

January 4th, 2016
Born and raised in Calgary and working here as a professional home stager, I’m very familiar with the range of neighbourhoods in the city. In South Calgary, Lake Bonavista and Oakridge are two of my favourites. That’s because they inspire and nurture the outdoorsy part of me. I have always had a special connection to Calgary’s inner city. It holds a special connection to my youth. That’s why ...

Are you a new Calgary Realtor? Do this to set yourself apart.

November 16th, 2015
As a new Calgary realtor, one of your greatest challenges is to sign on new clients. With so many real estate agents to choose from, how will you set yourself apart? Consider adding a professional home stager to your team. When you’re a new realtor, it can be tough to convince a seller to work with you. After all, what results do you have to show? It’s not like they see your face on many “fo ...

Calgary Inner City Captures the Heart of this Hometown Professional Stager

October 29th, 2015
I’ve lived in Calgary my entire life and feel proud to call this great city my home. More specifically, the Calgary inner city holds a special connection to my youth. As   a small business owner, I get to share that heartfelt connection to help my fellow Calgarians by doing the work I love here.  As a professional stager, I help realtors and home owners sell properties faster by highlighting ...