Interest Rates, NAR Judgments, AI Technology – How do These Impact the Future of the Home Staging Industry?

by Jennie Norris, President & CEO, Stagedhomes, IAHSP Chairwoman, CEO, Sensational Home Staging 2023 has been an interesting year of adjustments in the real estate industry with rising interest rates, AI Technology and legal judgments hitting the real estate industry hard. What will this mean for the Home Staging Industry that is so closely tied […]

Staged to Sell: 4 Tips to Keep in Mind When Staging Your Home

If you’re planning to put your house on the market, you want it to be in the best possible condition for prospective buyers to see it. That’s where home staging comes into play. When you put your property on the market, you want buyers to be able to visualize what it would be like to […]

How To Make A Prospective Buyer Love Your Home The Moment They Walk In

When you put your house on the market to be sold, you want it to happen as fast as possible. However, depending on market conditions at that moment, that may or may not happen. In fact, many things go into ensuring one home will sell much faster than other similar properties. If you want a […]

Financing Tips for First-Time Home Buyers

Buying a new home can be overwhelming and exciting. For many first-time homebuyers, owning a home can be a key to happiness in life. Unfortunately, buying a home requires not only tough decision-making but also a huge financial investment. Nonetheless, this should not deter you from getting the home of your dreams. If you are […]

Everything You Should Keep In Mind When Buying A House

Renting a home or apartment is something most people do out of necessity. While renting a living space does have its advantages, most people want to own the home they live in. Each year, millions of Americans hit the market in search of their dream homes. Most of these individuals fail to realize just how […]

Selling Your Home? Try These 4 Things to Increase the Value

There are a few universal steps that all homeowners should take before putting their property on the market. From cutting the grass to finding a professional realtor who can make finding the right buyer that much easier, there are plenty of ways to increase the market value of a home. Making certain you are able […]

Making History: How to Make the Best Decision When House Hunting

House hunting can be a stressful process. It’s natural to question whether the house you’re interested in is the right one for your family. Trying to balance the location of a potential home, its condition, the size of the property, and the home’s price is one of the most difficult parts of becoming a homeowner. […]

4 Major Turn-Offs for Prospective Home Buyers

If you’re trying to sell your home, you have a bit of a balancing act ahead of you. After all, you want to be able to still live in your home while also maintaining its appearance so that you can impress prospective buyers. Although prospective buyers may be willing to overlook certain aspects of a […]

Home, at Last: Top Things to Look for in a Starter Home

You’ve thought about it. Dreamt about it. Planned, scrimped, and saved for it. Now it’s here. Time to start the search for the perfect starter home. But there is probably going to be a lot more to finding your first home than you might have expected. Getting Your Financial House in Order You might already […]

5 Bedroom Updates That Will Ensure Better Sleep

Image source: https://unsplash.com/photos/vhztm9QC0L0 Apart from being a major obstacle to individual health and wellness, sleep deprivation is becoming an economic issue as well. In fact, lack of sleep had cost the US economy $411 billion in 2016 alone. The logic is simple: when millions of working adults don’t sleep properly, workplace productivity (and consequently, the […]