February 15, 2007
Our little blog got picked up by Inman!
Shocking, I know, but one of you wonderful readers out there emailed me this great info. Apparently I was mentioned on Inman for the previous blog entry: Another Successful Staging Story which was also posted on Active Rain where it was picked up.
Here is the Inman Blog content:
To stage or not to stage?
Cindy Lin, who stages homes in the San Francisco area, writes today on her ActiveRain blog about how a condo she dressed up sold in 7 days for more than asking price — even though there was another, much bigger unit competing for buyers in the same complex.
Lin posts photos of both listings, contrasting the oddly sized photos and time stamps on the non-staged listing that didn’t sell with the much slicker photos of the condo she staged.
The listing agent, Lin says, said staging “slowed down the buyers,” ensuring they took their time when they came to look at the listing. Although the seller “was complaining about paying for staging, painting, all that stuff, now it’s all paid for with the overasking price with money left over.”
Could staging have made the difference here? Even if you have your doubts, how about Lin’s use of her blog to showcase her abilities?
–Matt Carter, Inman News
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