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Home Staging: What Is It Really? Home Staging: What Is It Really?
Home Staging: What Is It Really? Home staging is a term that’s been in the real estate vernacular for decades. However, many people, both real estate agents and consumers included, have a misperception of what home staging really is. It was once thought of simply as placing expensive rented furniture in an empty home or new construction property to show prospective buyers how fabulous the space could look. However, this is only one potential element of staging and not the most common. Staging is ultimately the process of preparing a property to look its show-worthy best! These days, every home makes its first impressio…

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Buying A House With An EIK, SGD Or MBR? ERA Explains Common Real Estate Lingo Buying A House With An EIK, SGD Or MBR? ERA Explains Common Real Estate Lingo
Buying A House With An EIK, SGD Or MBR? ERA Explains Common Real Estate Lingo Real estate conversations and transactions are filled with lots of acronyms and unique terms that aren’t part of our everyday vernacular. You’ve probably read real estate ads that use some of the above acronyms and wondered what it all meant. Now, with new and different business models appearing, there are even more terms that can be confusing to the average consumer. Here we give you a quick rundown on some of the more common ones you may be hearing. A/O – An Accepted or Acceptable Offer. This is a non-binding agreement indicating a meeting of the minds between parties to a real estate …

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Local Expert Offers Advice On Decorating Your Home, To Sell Or Dwell Local Expert Offers Advice On Decorating Your Home, To Sell Or Dwell
Local Expert Offers Advice On Decorating Your Home, To Sell Or Dwell It costs just as much to paint the wrong color as it does to paint the right color! —Susan Atwell When you hear the word “staging” in relation to real estate, what comes to mind? Is it a houseful of rented furniture, white walls, neutral colors, and a large investment of time and money, all in the hopes of selling your home quickly? Well, think again, said Susan Atwell, founder and owner of AtWell Staged Homes in Westchester. Susan prefers to stay away from the word “staging” when she speaks with clients. Instead, she talks about decorating, preparing, cleaning, and essentially anything y…

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Spring Fever? Here Are 15 Local Places To Get Outside This Spring Spring Fever? Here Are 15 Local Places To Get Outside This Spring
Spring Fever? Here Are 15 Local Places To Get Outside This Spring If you’re like us, you’ve been clamoring for spring! Now that the snow is melting, the clocks have sprung forward and there are glimmers of nicer weather, it’s time to get outside and enjoy all that Westchester has to offer. There’s something for everyone, no matter your interests, abilities or the amount of time you have available. Here are just a few ideas, brought to you by your local neighborhood Realtors at ERA Insite Realty: Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens at Pepsico Headquarters in Purchase, opens March 30. Westchester County Public Golf Courses six 18-hole cour…

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