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Sell more homes: 17 home staging tips for real estate agents

Housing Wire

Home staging is your chance to transform a property into a home that buyers cant wait to get their hands on. As an agent, you know a beautifully staged home turns into a sold one. Buyers want to be able to see how a home will work for them. Why is home staging important? Make a strong first impression 1.

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30 inspiring curb appeal ideas to make a lasting first impression

Housing Wire

Curb appeal sets the tone for potential buyers before they even step inside, shaping how welcoming and well-maintained a property feels. With just a few thoughtful updates, you can make your listing stand out and leave a lasting impression on buyers and even turn nearby neighbors into clients.

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Virtual staging: The best apps for 2025 + mind-blowing AI picks

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Our team of agents, brokers and marketing pros thoroughly tested each app to vet their image quality, features, ease of use and pricing. Once uploaded, we used the available tools in each app to remove the furniture from the photo and virtually stage it using the luxury decor setting or its nearest equivalent.

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9 savvy strategies to get more real estate referrals

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This is evident when you ask any highly successful agent where they find their clients. That’s wonderful and something to be admired, yet I’ve had many agents who are earlier in their careers ask me HOW these agents built this referral machine. Asking for referrals can be intimidating for some agents and it can feel sales-y.

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The best real estate closing gifts for 2025

Housing Wire

We curated some standout closing gift ideas for buyers and sellers and assembled this guide to help you navigate the closing gift process. You might opt for a more upscale gift for your luxury home seller and choose something lasting for the first-time home buyer (Note: they may become a luxury client later in life!).

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30 real estate social media post ideas (+ popular agents to follow)

Housing Wire

And with millennials emerging as the largest generation of homebuyers in today’s market, comprising 28% of all homebuyers, real estate agents need to master social media or they might miss out. Sixty percent of agents surveyed believe that social media provides higher quality leads than the MLS.

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Selling your home? Make sure you’re aware of hidden costs

Housing Wire

To attract potential buyers, sellers have to make sure their home is aesthetically pleasing. Not only does the house need to be clean, but the furniture should match the decor and be arranged in an appealing way. After all, curb appeal is just as attractive to potential buyers as the indoor layout. Staging Costs. Bottom Line.

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