By Myra Nourmand
During the holidays, winter cheer is everywhere. Holiday carols fill homes, stores are beautifully decorated, and there’s a general feeling of joy as families gather and fulfill each other’s wish-lists.
No doubt, people are in a buying spirit. In fact, I’ve closed deals on Christmas and New Years. For home buyers looking forward to starting off fresh for the New Year, you want to create a warm and inviting space that will set your home apart from the rest.
Here are five easy ways to do this: Continue reading »
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine
Photo Credit: Tori Lynn Wallitsch, Alliance Real Estate and Ross Designs LLC, Omaha, Neb.
The majority of real estate professionals encourage their clients to list their home during the holidays because, they say, the holidays can be a great time to sell a home, according to a survey at Realtor.com. So if you have a home for-sale during the holidays, should you stage it decked out in holiday-spirit and glow?
Most real estate professionals say “yes”–just maybe not in the Clark Griswold holiday-overkill kind of way.
About 37 percent of real estate professionals say they advise their sellers to display non-religious holiday decorations during an open house in order to make the home feel more inviting during the holidays, according to a survey by Realtor.com. Twenty-eight percent of real estate professionals say they advise their clients to display ALL of their holiday decorations–including the religious decorations. And then about 8 percent of Scrooges tell their sellers to tuck away all forms of holiday cheer and seasonal decorations, and keep the home staged how they would any other time of year.
For those who do recommend staging for the holidays, here are a few subtle ideas agents often give to their clients, according to the survey:
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine
‘Tis the season to decorate. I was overwhelmed at the response from Styled, Staged & Sold readers who submitted ideas for tasteful holiday staging when trying to sell a home.
You can read all of the great holiday decorating tips from your peers at REALTOR® Magazine online — Add Some Holiday Charm to Your Listings.
One important item that wasn’t touched on in the article is how much religious decor should (or should not) be displayed in your holiday decorations. What do you think? Do you think it’s OK to have mini holiday displays of your sellers’ faith out when trying to sell a home? Do you really need to tell your seller that their Hanukkah menorah or nativity scene needs to be put away?
Plus, will such displays really offend a buyer — aren’t they there to view a house, after all, not evaluate the decorations?
Chime in with your thoughts and take our poll below.
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