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Interest Rate Impact on the South Texas Housing Market – and Why Home Staging Will Help Jul 15, 2022

The real estate market is transitioning from crazy hot to… slowing? Yes! There is growing evidence that the real estate market is beginning to cool in San Antonio and Austin.

The current interest rate, while not historically high, has...

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Home Staging vs. Virtual Staging for San Antonio Real Estate Listings Feb 02, 2022

Photo by Adrain Garcia, Onward Group
Staged by BY Design (not virtual)

You  may have noticed a rise in virtual staging, and wondered if this option would be a good fit for your listings.

Virtual staging is the use of photo editing software to...

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Why You Need to Stage in Hot Markets like San Antonio Jun 24, 2021

Photo cred: Lauren Keller with LRES Marketing

The number of houses for sale in San Antonio and Austin is just not enough to keep pace with demand from buyers. The average days on market in San Antonio right now is about 33 days–and only 16...

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What Style of Home Staging Is Best for Your San Antonio Listing? Mar 30, 2021

At BY Design Home Staging, we always consider the architectural style of each property, as well as the target buyer, to get YOU the best results in selling your listing. We carry a large inventory of furnishings to match every style of home...

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Preparing Your House to Sell in San Antonio or Austin After Winter Storm Damage Mar 03, 2021

Spring seemed just around the corner, and in your mind’s eye, you were getting your house ready for the hot real estate market! 

Enter, the Texas Winter Storm of the Century. We have not, in our lifetimes, seen this much measurable snow...

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How Appealing to the Target Buyer Gets Homes Sold in San Antonio Jan 18, 2021

Conventional staging wisdom dictates neutralizing the palette to appeal to the widest range of buyers. We wholeheartedly agree! It is a delicate balancing act, but at the same time, BY Design Home Staging will profile the potential home...

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4 Ways to Increase Home Appraisal Value in San Antonio and Austin Dec 17, 2020

When selling their homes, sellers obviously want to get as much money as they can. While sellers set the price, they aren’t in charge of how much their homes are worth. A home appraisal determines the value of a home, which depends on...

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Objections to Staging - How to Get Your Clients On Board Dec 02, 2020

You know that BY Design staging sells your listings for more money and faster. But, your clients don't sell houses every day and might not be familiar with home staging. Here is your script to get them on board.

Zig Ziglar taught that every sale...

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Home Staging Tips for San Antonio and Austin Nov 16, 2020

Shhhhh... Don't tell anyone but we are going to let you in on some juicy trade secrets. This is classified information, normally known only to home staging industry experts

If you thought home staging was just a matter of placing...

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How to Get Faster and Higher Offers on San Antonio Real Estate Listings Nov 09, 2020

By Michele English - Lead Vacant Stager, BY Design Home Staging

As a stager, I think I get as excited about an offer on BY Design staged properties as the Realtors. Sometimes I literally jump up and down when a ‘challenging’ house is...

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