Home Staging in Slow Economy – Staging Diva Business Report

Home staging is a growing industry in this slow economy and real estate market. Learn how you can take advantage and make money as a home stager.

Home Staging helps relocating sellers move fast

In a slow economy, many people are forced to relocate when they find new jobs. No one wants to have to move before they’ve sold their home, and since home staging has been shown to reduce the average number of days on the market, this makes it a very appealing service. Many sellers who hadn’t [...]

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Home Staging helps sellers meet conditional offer deadline

In a hot real estate market, buyers usually have to present unconditional offers in order to get the properties they want. But a slower real estate market means that it’s not uncommon for sellers to get offers that are conditional on the sale of the buyer’s current home. When someone falls in love with a [...]

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Despite negative headlines, people are still buying houses

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, this is actually a very good market for first-time and trade-up homebuyers because interest rates and prices are low. According to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), there were 4.9 million homes sold in the U.S. in 2008, and the projection for 2009 sees that number growing by 6.6% [...]

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Experts predict change is coming for the real estate market

According to the Canadian Real Estate Association’s (CREA) chief economist, Gregory Klump, “Increasingly cautious home buyers and mortgage lenders means that active listings will take longer to sell in 2009 compared to previous years.” Klump adds, “The national housing market is recalibrating due to weak sales activity. Supply will take time to adjust to lower [...]

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First time buyers: bright side of slumping real esate prices

Part of the reason for the current foreclosure situation is that people were buying homes they just couldn’t afford. This was due in no small part to the fact that home prices were increasing at unprecedented rates, and salaries could in no way keep up with these inflated prices. If the real estate market becomes [...]

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Earn extra money with weekend home staging consultations

Whether you still have a paying job, you work part time, or you’re a stay at home Mom, having an emergency fund to fall back on is always a good idea. Even if you never need it, just knowing it’s there will give you peace of mind. You never know what curve balls life will [...]

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Home Staging offers high income in slow economy

If you’re trying to find out everything you can about being in the home staging business, you’ve probably heard of a program guaranteeing employment as a home stager at a rate of $24-$30 per hour. While that might sound like a lot if you’re used to earning minimum wage, it’s actually a very low salary [...]

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Real estate agents need home stagers in slow market

Home stagers can become a real estate agent’s greatest ally in a slow market. Agents don’t make any money until a home sells, so they become desperate for their clients’ homes to stand apart from competing properties. And to make it even worse, the longer they carry a listing, the more it costs them in [...]

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Home Staging a flexible career for busy moms

If you’re a busy mother searching for a business start up that offers the flexibility you need, a career in home staging would be perfect for you. Home staging is so flexible that even if you have young children, you can still build a staging business during the evenings and weekends, or whatever fits your [...]

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Home Stagers help sellers preserve their home’s equity

Home staging continues to grow in popularity as property prices continue to decline. One of the biggest reasons for this is that home sellers fear they’ll lose their equity when they sell. These homeowners are willing to do whatever it takes to boost the prices they get for their homes. This includes investing in staging. [...]

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Law of supply and demand affects Home Stagers – Pt 2

With a glut of houses on the real estate market pushing prices downward, buyers have more power in any negotiation. They know the seller needs to sell their house more than they need to buy it. After all, there are plenty of homes to choose from! On Wednesday, in Part 1 of this two-part blog [...]

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