My NWA Mortgage Lender

     "Forget staging it has no value in the appraisal..... I look for updated kitchen and baths (if its an older home) condition of the exterior and interior. This will determine the effective age of your house. You can have a 35 year old house and never has been updated or very little and a effe...

  In a recent survey of 1,000 individuals conducted for Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC by International Communications Research, we see some clear data regarding how much men and women differ in the homebuying process. Some highlights from the press release: When asked how long it took before th...

    Dear Real Estate Agent – I’ve enjoyed getting acquainted with you and think you have a great many admirable qualities that home sellers will find important.  Perhaps your attention to detail, negotiation skills and networking abilities set you apart from other agents, and I should start refer...

 Help me understand... My staged homes are selling on average 90 DOM, when the average DOM for my area is 178 days. I receive calls and emails from Realtors that show my staged homes with outstanding complements. But they never call me for their own listings? Realtors that have used me more than ...

This post comes from Lori Cain, of Tulsa, OK I'm always pleased to see Realtors posting about the power of Home Staging. Thanks Lori! Getting your home ready for market – “Move-in Ready” is Key - Unless absolutely impossible, it is my preference to prepare my listings to be “move-in ready” BEFOR...

Arkansas Institute of Real Estate will offer a CE class for NWA Realtors this Friday at the Metro Area Board Office in Fayetteville, Arkansas. I have been invited to be the guest speaker. My presentation will concentrate on the following: What Home Staging is and isn't Benefits of Staging Types o...

It's time to get your homes ready for the fall market. We all know that the selling season starts to slow right before the holidays. So don't let your home continue to sit on the market. Get it "show" ready! Ready, Set, Stage! is offering lower fees for the month of August to help you! Give us a ...

(Sorry for the title, but I am a Clint Eastwood fan and I couldn't help myself)   The Good - The bottom of the housing market has come to an end! At least this is what I'm reading in this weeks headlines. The Bad- The unemployment rate is still expected to rise. The Ugly- Several homeowners will ...