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Before Staging Home on the Market for 6 months- After Staging 2 offers in 2
weeks:
We just wanted to thank you
again for helping us sell our home in Media. After sitting on the market for
more than six months, your elegant staging miraculously transformed a lonely
(and empty) four bedroom colonial into a warm and inviting home. In less than
two weeks, we had two offers, one of which, lead to a settlement at full asking
price. We could not have done it without your help. Thanks a million!
Take
care, Julie and Eric, Media PA
Sellers gets 7 offers in 2 days!:
Thanks so much for your great help in preparing my listing to show! We had 7
offers in the first 2 days and sold well over the asking price.
Best regards, Lisa Gilden,
Prudential Fox and Roach Haverford
After Staging home sells for $275,000 over asking!:
Kate,
I wanted to thank you and your team for the great job you did on my listing in
Bryn Mawr last week. We put it on the market and within 36 hours we had 36
showings and 4 offers over asking- we sold the home for $275,000 over list!!
Your staging talents definitely contributed to a successful sale. Staging will
now be an integral part of our marketing plan.
Sincerely, George Raleigh, Long and Foster Wayne PA
After 7 months on the market, home staging
gets multiple offers in one week:
Hi Kate,
Wanted to let you know we put our house back up on the market on a Thursday, by
the following Thurs. we had two written offers, and two others who were
interested but had some contingencies that would not work for us... So your
staging really did make a difference in selling our house.
K.B. Havertown, PA
Before Staging 6+Months on the
Market- After Staging Multiple Offers in 2 Days!
Dear Kate -
I have to admit that at first I was skeptical about the value of staging a home
for sale..... but needless to say, I'm now a convert!
After having our home was on the market for 6 months (with tons of activity but
no offer!) I finally decided to remove the house from the market and wait for
the spring market. During the holidays I was lucky enough to read about your
services and after some encouragement from Melissa, we contacted you to give us
an estimate for staging. Your advice was right on and in a matter of weeks we
made the minor improvements you suggested such as repainting a few rooms. You
and your team then came to our home the day before I re-listed it, and in a
matter of hours completely prepared our home for showings. Well I don't know
what exactly it was, but after a weekend of showings, I had three offers on the
table with two "in the works" and by Sunday evening signed an agreement for more
than my asking price!
You can't argue with results! Based on my experience and what I have learned
since then, I highly recommend your services to anyone selling their home. It
was well worth the investment and is something I wish we had done months ago.
Thanks so much for your help and best of luck with your business. You can add me
to your satisfied customer list and I'm happy to be a testimonial for you
anytime.
All the best, David
I appreciate your staging
efforts...
Hi Kate,
I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your staging efforts when we put
our house in Conshohocken on the market. We had lots of competition, but our
house always got excellent feedback and we were able to go from listing to
closing in 3 months in an increasingly difficult market. We're moved now, and I
just wanted to say "Thanks".
Best regards,Debora Land, Conshohocken, PA
You are hired forever!
Kate: We just returned from the condo...YOU ARE HIRED FOREVER....You
accomplished everything you said you would do and achieve. We both thought you
did a great job ie a female opinion and a male opinion...Thanks Kate; you can
use me as a reference.
Best, J.S.
Haverford, PA.
Staging is an integral part of Realtors' Marketing Plans:
Kate,
I wanted to thank you and your team for the great job you did on my listing in
Bryn Mawr last week. We put it on the market and within 36 hours we had 36
showings and 4 offers over asking- we sold the home for $275,000 over list!!
Your staging talents definitely contributed to a successful sale. Staging will
now be an integral part of our marketing plan.
Sincerely, George Raleigh, Long and Foster Wayne PA
Home Staging makes such a difference our
clients do not want to sell:
Kate,
You are such the staging Queen!!! My assignment is almost 98% completed. Wow,
what a difference it all makes. I can’t imagine the fun you must have everyday. Thank you for being so logical
and methodical and organized !!! The list you made for me allowed me to focus on
the task. The house is looking so fantastic…I don’t want to sell it!!!! So, Are you
available to come on down to North Carolina when we find a home??????
Please let me know….
Best regards, Kristin Keilt
Home sells in one day with multiple offers
over asking, eases stress for relocating family:
Dear Kate,
When our realtor recommended that we use your company Hart and Associates to
stage our home before we put it on the market, we were skeptical. We didn't
really believe that staging would make that big a difference in the appearance
of our home. We wanted to write to you to thank you for the terrific job you did
in our home. We needed to sell our home quickly because we were relocating our
family to another state for work and did not want to have to show the house over
and over again because we have two small children. When we met with you, you
prepared a report for us detailing what we needed to do to make our home more
marketable. Your suggestions were easy and inexpensive but made a dramatic
difference in how our home felt and showed. Frankly, we wished that we had done
many of the changes you recommended years ago! You also provided us with some
artwork and accessories to to give our home a more polished look. You did such a
good job putting the final touches in place we wished we could have had you do
the same for our new home. All in all the process was simple and stress free
thanks to your professionalism and knowledge of what needed to be done. We sold
our home in 1 day with multiple offers above asking. We know that the work you
did had a lot to do with the number and the price of the offers. We couldn't be
more pleased. In a tough market where lots of houses are sitting on the market
for months, we sold our house quickly. This minimized the time we would be
owning two homes and paying two mortgages. Now we can purchase our new home and
get our family acclimated to our new life.
Thank you again. J and B Marino Bala Cynwyd PA
Property Managers Rely on Staging
to help them Lease More Units:
Dear Kate,
I want to thank you and your staff for a job well done. You were able to turn
our models from average to eye catching in such a short period of time. The
floor plans flow from room to room and your finishing touches are warm and
inviting.
We are thrilled to say our occupancy is almost 100%. Our attractive models serve
as a pathway from inquisitive prospect to excited new resident.
We are very grateful for your efforts and know that your future clients will be
as pleased with your work as we are.
Sincerely, Anne B. Macy
Director of Property Management
DiLucia Management Corporation
Staging is changing the way
builders are selling homes in Pennsylvania and saving them thousands on
interest:
As a home builder in the suburbs of Philadelphia I have marketed and sold many
properties. For my most recent project I decided to try a new approach since the
Real Estate climate has changed and there are a lot of new homes on the market.
My Realtor recommended that I contact Kate Hart at Hart & Associates to stage my
sample home. Kate visited my property and provided me with a proposal to stage
the key areas of the home. She was willing to work within my budget and time
frame and gave the home a stylish look that would appeal to buyers. I have to
admit that I was amazed at the results. Prior to staging the sample sales were
at a stand still. After staging the sample, we sold 5 homes including the sample
in just over 60 days. We saved thousands in interest charges. I expected it to
take 6-9 months. I definitely feel staging contributed to our success and will
recommend Kate's services to my colleagues and friends.
S.F. Limerick, PA
Real Estate Investor sold his home
in 2 days for over $30,000 above asking:
As a property investor I had heard of staging before but had not used a staging
service until this past Winter to sell one of my properties. Because of the
changes in the Real Estate market, I realized that I needed to find a new way to
market a listing I had coming up. I contacted Hart & Associates and met with
Kate Hart to show her one of my vacant homes. She prepared a complimentary
evaluation of the house and recommended inexpensive ways that I could improve
the home's overall look to make it more on trend with what buyers are looking
for. Kate gave me suggestions on lighting, paint colors and a plan for furniture
and accessory rentals. Once I completed the minor work that needed to be done,
Kate and her team arrived with the rental furniture, artwork and accessories and
transformed my home into a stylish and sophisticated space within an matter of
hours. We began marketing the property the next day and within 2 days had
multiple offers! My home sold for almost $30,000 over asking. Staging was
definitely worth the investment. Kate Hart was a true professional and I would
highly recommend her services to other property investors.
R.S Chaddsford, PA
Experienced Realtor Relies on
Staging for Faster Sales:
Kate Hart has been doing the staging on my listings for over a year. Hard to
sell homes became easy after Kate worked her magic. She is energetic and has
great follow through. She is also very creative and enables sellers to use many
of their own items and mixes them well with her inventory of rental items. She
is a pleasure to work with. C.A. Haverford, PA
A Voice Mail from a Satisfied Customer:
Hey Kate,
You’ve got to call me … I have to know who did the staging
on Weadley Road. Did you do it? I just walked into the house and I am blown
over. I can’t even believe it is the same house… I am so excited about what was
done there…It is unbelievable! I am just blown over. I actually have to go back
to the office and look at the numbers again. I may have to adjust the price
higher.
S.F. Remax Classic, St. Davids PA
After months on the market, we sold 2 investment
properties in just days!
In the Summer of 2006 my husband and
I decided to list two rental properties for sale. In a slow market, our realtor
suggested that we have the home staged before putting it on the market. We
didn’t seriously consider it, the house was clean, freshly painted, new
driveway, totally maintained, which I thought was enough. After sitting for more
than 90 days, we revisited the idea. Our realtor referred Kate Hart. And let me
tell you, she was on the ball. Within a week of our initial conversation, the
house was totally decked out with furniture, artwork and accessories. We got an
offer within two weeks and sold the house. And, since we still had time left on
the furniture rental, we decided to move the furniture to the second property a
three bedroom townhouse which had now been listed for almost six months. Again,
we got an offer within just a few weeks and sold it. We are thrilled with the
results with Kate Hart – she’s fun to work with and efficient. Next time we put
a house on the market I’ll call Kate before I have it listed. D.A. Wayne,
PA
We listed our house on the market at the
beginning of the summer in 2006.
We went through the entire summer with little activity and no offers. We knew we
had a beautiful home but the pictures on the realtor sites just did not look
very nice. A friend at work who used Hart Staging recommended we contact you to
schedule an appointment. I was very skeptical at first and thought we did a good
job on our own making our house look nice. Hart Staging had some great ideas and
recommendations that we never would have thought of. We followed all their
recommendations and WOW, what a difference. Our house looked amazing and we
really did not have to buy much to get it done. We noticed an immediate increase
in showings of our home and in only two weeks of our house being staged we got
an offer. We feel very confident that this was largely due to the “new look” of
our home. If we ever sell our new home in the future we will call you
immediately. Thank you for everything!
M & A Anderson, Coatesville, PA
This
condo sold within a week with 3 other homes on the market in the same complex!
Just wanted to let you know the great news that we have the condo under
agreement after just a week on the market! We are very thrilled and we
definitely feel your staging added an extra edge- something we needed since we
were in a highly competitive market with three other condos like ours on the
market. Everyone that has seen our condo commented on the quality of the
furnishings, the neat artwork on the walls, and the general attention to
details. You even managed to use our bright red bathroom to good advantage by
making that a real part of the overall decorating scheme! It really felt like
one of those high end model homes, so our thanks again for doing such a terrific
job!!!! It really was worth every penny and I'm so glad we went with you after
interviewing a few other stagers.
Erika and Drew
Realtors recommend staging for their clients' homes and their own
Thank you so much for helping me stage my home! Your suggestions have added much
value to the way my home shows. I had a brokers open today and many of the
Realtors said that I have a beautiful home and it is larger than they expected.
Your ideas have created a more spacious look and a great flow. I will definitely
recommend you to my clients.
Camille Burnette - Long and Foster Realtor
This house sold in under a month! The client commented:
Just wanted to let
you know that I received a great offer for my home and they were amazed at how
decluttered it was. It sold in 28 days! I did pass on your name to the other
agent and told her how great you were. I thank you for your expertise and would
be a reference for you any time. I would be interested in find out more about
staging and maybe take some classes.
C.B Wayne, PA
Staging is changing the way Realtors are selling homes:
Kate: You have
totally transformed our listing in Bala Cynwyd AND our way of doing Real Estate!
We will never suggest to reduce a home's price to a seller without first
offering up the opportunity to stage their home to see if we can't get the price
they want. As you taught us, spending a minimal amount of dollars to stage a
home vs the thousands lost in a sales price reduction is just brilliant! The
proof is in the pudding. Our listing was just sitting there, limp and tired. In
a single day, after the owners did their homework from the list you gave them,
you came in and breathed new life into the wings of this home. We can actually
say we note a huge difference in the reaction of our buyers as they parade
through. We are hearing things like" this is so great, how adorable, I love it"
as opposed to the last month of, "the bathrooms need work, the bedroom is dark,
the house seems small upstairs." Also the traffic it is bringing to the home as
the word spreads is fabulous.
Sincerely, Nancy Haas & Dan Stango - Prudential, Haverford Station, PA.
This vacant home was on
the market for four months.
After staging it sold after two showings!
Kate came into our
empty, lonely looking, forlorn, house and in a few days had it completely
transformed using lovely window dressings, fun furniture, dramatic pictures,
romantic place settings, etc. Two phone conversations and a reasonable fee were
all it took on our side and within 2 weeks of our opening, we had a buyer. Kate
did
everything else. We recommend her without reservation.
JH & GZ Ardmore, PA
Kate took a dull vacant listing of mine and transformed it with warm tasteful
decorations and furniture. The result was an immediate offer that made the home
the highest priced sale in the neighborhood. Hart & Associates Staging &
Design is an exceptional professional tool with great rewards for both the
seller and realtor.
Ben Hardy Long and Foster Realtors
Another Listing Staged
and Sold!
Thank you! Your
staging, decorating and organizational talents have made all the difference in
preparing my Haverford listing for the market. The reactions from buyers and
realtors alike has been extremely positive. You transformed a beautiful home
into a "WOW" home!
Clearly, you are a talented decorator with a good eye, but I also appreciate
your prompt follow up and regular communication throughout the process as well
as the thoughtful and professional manner in which you interacted with my
client, the homeowner.
It was a pleasure to work with you and to see such positive results!
Best regards,
Betsy Hamilton
Realtor
Haverford Home Marketing Center
Prudential Fox and Roach
A Full Price Offer in
Less Than Two Weeks!
Kate Hart's vision
transformed this stately 5 bedroom home from pretty to elegant and exquisite.
Within two weeks we had a full price offer. Kate addressed the Living Room,
Kitchen, Conservatory, Family Room, and Master Bedroom Suite. She rearranged the
furniture, accessorized and color coordinated the home so that the buyer could
better see the space inside each room and easily envision their personal
belongings in a house that was not yet their own. In this 4 year young
neighborhood of 7 homes, this house sold at an unprecedented price when the
other homes sold for much less. Other homes in the neighborhood sat on the
market for 11 months and then were withdrawn. As a Realtor, I provide this
service to my clients because it is an extremely valuable tool. Let Kate's
magical touch work for you too!
Betsy Cohen, Prudential Fox and Roach, Haverford Home Marketing
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