Home Staging. Is it right for you?

Yes!

“Because the way you live in your home and the way you market and sell it are two very different things”.

– Barb Schwarz

When you decide to place your house on the market, it becomes a product. Now I know it can be hard to think of your home as just a product, but it is, and the consumers that you want to attract are the buyers.

Anyone who has gone shopping knows how important packaging can be when choosing to buy something; it could be as simple as picking out a bottle of wine. You may not be sure how it tastes but you may be tempted to buy and try it because of how the bottle and label looks.

Well this is the same principal for having your home Professionally Staged. You want to package your home to make it very appealing to a large group of potential buyers.

As homeowners we can become very comfortable with how our house looks to us.  Over time we start to overlook things that can be very obvious to others buyers.

When you are ready to sell, you must be ready to be seen. And believe me, buyers are going to look at everything.

“Buyers only know what they see - not the way it is going to be”.

–Barb Schwarz

Having your home Professionally Staged will ensure that you are giving buyers a great and lasting first impression about your home.

Staging Tip #1:

Have all the windows in your home cleaned. Buyers are always looking out the windows to see the view.

For more information on Home Staging please click here: Bergen County’s Best Home Stager - Barbara Miksits

Click Below to view photos of homes staged by Barbara Miksits:

Ridgewood New Construction Staged by Barbara Miksits

Allendale Home Staged by Barbara Miksits

Ridgewood Home Staged by Barbara Miksits

About Barbara Miksits and BCM Home Staging

Barbara Cluck-Miksits is an Accredited Staging Professional and a member of The International Association of Home Staging Professionals^.  As the Design Manager of a large Retail Floral Enterprise for 25 years, Barbara has experience in on site decorating of residential homes, corporate environments, interior design for retail stores and merchandise coordinating. Click here to learn more about Barbara.

Ridgewood Real Estate Front Porch - Video Intro

Below is a transcript (sort of) of this Video Introduction.

Welcome to the Ridgewood Front Porch. This blog is focused on Ridgewood New Jersey with a special emphasis on real estate related topics. I would have posted this video intro sooner but it took me a while to find a wide angle video camera to accommodate my enormous head.

Ridgewood related topics are of special interest to me because I live here in Ridgewood, I work in Ridgewood and I also have two young children in the Ridgewood School System.

The Ridgewood Front Porch Blog features Ridgewood News, Ridgewood Events, Video Profiles of Ridgewood Small Businesses and detailed information about everything going on in the Ridgewood Real Estate Market.

From this site you can also view a list of featured Ridgewood Homes, search the Multiple Listing Service for homes for sale, search my trusted business directory for excellent local businesses, request an online evaluation of your home’s worth and read what some of your neighbors have to say about me.

By the way, my name is Aloysius Donohue. I am a very active realtor and a partner with Marron Gildea & Donohue Realtors here in Ridgewood. I would welcome the chance to answer any questions you may have about buying or selling a home in Ridgewood or about anything at all related to Ridgewood for that matter. I am here to help in any way I can and my help is in no way contingent on your need to buy or sell a home. So, please, if you want to know anything at all about Ridgewood just comment on one of the posts, send me an email or give me a call.

For more information about Ridgewood click below:

Official Ridgewood Village Site

Ridgewood Real Estate

These Great Ridgewood Websites provide comprehensive info on 2 of the best aspects of Ridgewood NJ - Ridgewood Schools and Ridgewood Businesses.

Ridgewood Public Schools Website - #5 on the Ridgewood Front Porch list.

The Ridgewood Public Schools site is a great resource for parents of current Ridgewood students and for folks considering a move to Ridgewood NJ  alike.  The site is pack with info on school events, curriculum, faculty and much more.

The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce Site - #6 on the Ridgewood Front Porch list.

The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce website is great for Ridgewood Business Owners and even better for Ridgewood residents and folks in the surrounding area.  You can find everything you need on the Chamber Site from a list of restaurants, shops, professional services and much more.  

You can also click here for my list of trusted local businesses in the Ridgewood Area.

If you would like more information on anything related to Ridgewood NJ please leave a comment here or click here to contact me.

To view all homes currently for sale in Ridgewood NJ click here Ridgewood NJ Homes for Sale.

The Ridgewood Real Estate market is buzzing with a rumor that Green Bay Packer Legend Brett Favre, now with the NY Jets, is house hunting in Ridgewood NJ.  Will he become the latest in a long line of famous Ridgewood residents or will this rumor prove false just like the “Johnny Damon is moving to Ridgewood” rumor of a few years back?  At the time of this post, I can neither confirm or deny this rumor but it sure would make things in Ridgewood interesting - if it were true. 

Below is a partial list of famous Ridgewood residents (past and present) from Wikipedia.

For a more complete list click here -  Ridgewood NJ page on Wikipedia.

• Bowie Kuhn - Commission of Baseball from 1969 - 1984.
• Lawrence Frank - New Jersey Nets Coach.
• Jeff Feagles - Member of Super Bowl Champion NY Giants.
• Harlan Coben - Best Selling Author.
• Tabatha Coffey - TV Personality.
• Jay Feely - NFL Kicker.
• Jordin Sparks - American Idol.
• Casper Van Dien - Actor.  Wikipedia reports that Van Dien Avenue is named for his great-great-grandfather.

Even if you aren’t famous, I’d be happy to help you buy or sell a home in Ridgewood so please call me at 201.906.3287 or just leave a comment here.

Photo Credit - Photo courtesy of recent NY Daily News article .

The average price of a home in Ridgewood NJ decreased from June to July of this year but fluctuations in Ridgewood Home Sales from month-to-month are very common given the small sample size (25 homes sold in July).  For better gauge of Ridgewood Home Price Trends click here to view a Comparison of Ridgewood Home Sales year-over-year.

The average “Days on Market” or DOM for Ridgewood Homes rose in July.  However, given that both months saw an average DOM under 55 days I take this as a positive sign.  In many parts of the country homes are taking an average of 6 months or more to sell.   50 or 60 “days on market” is not a bad number by historical standards.

If you would like more information on Ridgewood Real Estate please call me at 201.906.3287 or simply leave a comment here.

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