Decorate Redecorate

Despite media reports that the “sky is falling” in the real estate industry, consumers should remember that fear sells papers and boosts TV ratings and is a tactic used routinely by the media for self promotion. Decorate-Redecorate says home staging services, however, can’t be ignored when markets are sluggish, even though the scare reports are highly overrated and misleading.

Huntington Beach, California (IPRWIRE) Sat, September 22nd, 2007 — Decorate-Redecorate (http://www.decorate-redecorate.com) encourages consumers by reminding them that real estate isn’t driven by speculation. That’s why homes are not traded like commodities on the stock market. Homes are too dissimilar, even if a huge number of them are tract homes. Home staging is a valuable way to make a home even more dissimilar to other homes on the market. So even though a tract home has a different location, orientation, lot dimension, proximity or view, professional techniques by home stagers can make all the difference when it comes to price, number of offers and speed of sale.

The problem is that the media loves to scare people. Fear is good for headlines and ratings. In reality the real estate market always fluctuates. So contrary to what the media would have you believe, the sky isn’t falling. Real estate sales always reflect the uniqueness of a property, at a specific point in time, competing against only those other similar properties that happen to be available for sale, at that point in time. If there are several similar homes available at that time, there will be downward pressure on the sales prices. It is competition for a dwindling number of homes of a similar nature that drives the prices upward. Yet again, this is where home staging services play an important role in setting similar homes apart from one another.

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Thank goodness for the invention of the Internet, because quality and comprehensive home staging training is now a cinch! You need no long hours or even days away from loved ones in order to acquire the skills to become a highly sought-after home redecorator. You can even learn while on vacation or during part of lunch breaks. Breeze through entire courses in no time or take as long as you need to revise and acquire thorough understanding of fundamental principles. Websites with interactive tools to learn the art of revamping a house are a chance for you to learn a new vocation and have fun at the same time.

Computers often cannot replace the human aspect, so online home staging training can depend as much on personal instruction as do conventional ways of learning. A website owner may believe that he or she has laid out lessons sequentially and clearly, such that no additional resources outside the website are required. The reality, however, is that you might want to reach for the telephone and ask a question after the very first sentence. Human interaction—not just with instructors but with peers as well—matters in a profession such as the redecoration of houses, because everyone’s perspective has value. A website with interactive tools is great, but websites that also offer outside resources are even better. Many people often want support that is eager to help, highly approachable, and relevant for the specifics of their case.

Learning does not stop with what a website offers though: Practice matters as much as the lessons for home staging training. You may read everything on a website but still fail to make the grade, because this is a profession in which doing what you learn makes the difference. The “best” ideas you have for major finishes may actually fail, while small and almost effortless touches can sometimes produce amazing results. Studying different kinds of houses helps you view layouts through the eyes of prospective buyers. You can then practice creating layouts that are appropriate to the house yet appeal to a wide number of people as possible.

If you are interested in home staging training, visit Decorate-Recorate.com, a tutorial company, at www.decorate-redecorate.com to sign up for a course. Decorate-Redecorate is based in Orange County, California, which has one of the largest real estate markets in the nation. The company owner, Barbara Jennings, has 20 years of experience in the industry of redesigning homes. Along with online courses, the website offers various resources such as a newsletter, an online forum, and materials for self-promotion.