Articles

Lessons from the London Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics drew to a close in London earlier this month. Billions of people, around the globe, tuned...

Four Reasons A Home Staging Business May Be Calling You

If you’re thinking about starting a home staging business but aren’t sure whether or not you really want to do...

Home Staging Success: Sometimes, You Have to Roll with the Punches

As much as every business owner hopes for an unbroken string of successes, the truth is that there are many...

Pay It Forward: Not Just the Right Thing to Do… It’s Also Good Business

You may be familiar with the concept of “pay it forward.” It is the idea that, instead of waiting for...

Home Stagers: How to Stay Positive, Even When The Going Is Slow

Every business has seen its fair share of ups and downs… and home staging businesses are no exception. Running a...

Yet Another Survey Confirms It: Home Staging Produces Results

As a professional home stager, you know that home staging has a real impact both on the sale price of...

Staging: Not Just an Inside Job

Never under-value the power of curb appeal! Studies show that people generally make a list of ten houses when they...

Repetition of History: Staging Will Save and Make You Money

As time passes, it’s always good to look back, analyze what we learned from current accomplishments, past experiences and even...

Are You Ready for Your Home Staging Business to Grow?

As a professional home stager, you want your business to grow. That’s why you work hard for your clients, that’s...

Spread the Word: How to Maximize Referrals

As you know, referrals are one of the most effective ways to generate business in the home staging industry. I...

Is Staging Certification Necessary?

The home staging industry is unregulated and there is no “governing and regulating association”. Don’t let this alarm or dissuade you from pursing your dream. The Home Inspection industry is non- regulated also, in fact many industries are rooted in non-regulation. What it means is simply anyone can say they are a stager and anyone can provide a training course, online or in person………….. without ever having staged a home! Shocking isn’t it? We believe as a new business starting out you need as much ammunition and information as possible to position you as an expert instead of a newbie. Certification for a stager is as vital as a license is to a real estate agent.

Read More:

HIGH PRAISE

“If you are looking to start your own staging business or want to get into the industry, CSP is what you are looking for! Christine Rae has developed a stellar turnkey program for anyone who is serious about this business.”

Stephanie Matthews
The first house I staged sold over asking last night!! Put on the market at $339K and sold 9 days later for 400K! The happiness I feel is so indescribable!! I just want to thank you so much for BEING CHRISTINE RAE! I don’t think I could ever have done this without your guidance and amazing program! CAN’T WAIT FOR MORE PROJECTS! The real estate agent wants to work with me too !! WOOHOO!

Yzabelle Sanico
CCSP
“Having gone through my first CSP training class years ago, and then taking a refresher class recently, I still feel that you cannot get a better staging education than CSP.”

Robin LeVine