Over the past year, I’ve spent a huge chunk of time browsing before and after home staging photos from all over the country and picking professional stagers’ brains for their top strategies to apply ...

In today’s ultracompetitive real estate market, it’s said that potential buyers make up their minds within seconds of stepping inside a home. That’s why an ever-growing number of sellers turn to ...

There's a reason some homes sell in days while others sit on the market for months. It's rarely just about price. More often than not, it comes down to how a home feels the moment a potential buyer ...

With the spring selling season just around the corner, many home sellers are waiting for the prime opportunity to place their home on the market. Spring is typically a robust period for both buyers ...

"We've used people's Oscar statues for decoration," says "house whisperer" Meridith Baer Sophie Dodd is a writer for PEOPLE. She previously worked as an editorial assistant at PEOPLE from 2018 to 2022 ...

At 12:30 p.m. on a Monday, a rowhouse on a leafy street in Northeast Washington is completely empty. Less than five hours later, the three-bedroom residence brims with furniture, art and the kinds of ...

You want potential buyers to imagine living in your space, not study your life. This article shows how small changes to what you keep on display can make your rooms feel larger, brighter, and more ...

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The two-story townhouse in the Banneker Place neighborhood of Columbia was just like the others in the complex — except that it was empty and had been sitting on the market for about a year. Jaclyn ...

There is a reason a newly-listed home often feels like luxury: a home stager made it look that way. Professional home stagers are enlisted across the country to make a home going on the market feel ...

When selling a home, there are a few different ways to approach the whole process. Some people sell their home while they’re still living in it, some sell their home once they’ve moved out and it’s ...