Do you want your industry to be taken seriously? Perfect! So does the Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®), the trade association for professional home stagers.
Every industry starts someplace. Let’s compare the staging industry to the real estate industry. At one point, there were no licensed real estate agents. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® was founded as the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges on May 12, 1908 at the YMCA Auditorium in Chicago, IL. With 120 founding members, 19 Boards, and one State Association, the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges’ objective was “to unite the real estate men of America for the purpose of effectively exerting a combined influence upon matters affecting real estate interests.” (more…)
North America- December 2, 2011 The Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®) is pleased to announce the 2012 Home Staging Industry Award™ Finalists. The winners will be announced and presented with their prestigious awards at the annual convention February 1, 2012, in Las Vegas Nevada.
The RESA® Home Staging Industry Awards™ Finalists are:
RESA® Product of the Year™-
Market Ready Real Estate Online Consultations™
Energized Seller™
Stagers Open House-The Stagers MLS™
RESA® Innovator of the Year™-
Christine Rae
Tammie O’Brien
Dan Eason
RESA® Staging REALTOR® of the Year™-
Angela Batchelor
Jenny Stevenson
Matt Poole
RESA® Rookie Stager of the Year™ United States-
Natalya Price
Greg Henry
RESA® Rookie Stager of the Year™ Canada-
Kristy Mattiazzo
Jillian Summers
Alana Tozer
RESA® Professional Stager of the Year™ Region 1 Northeast-
Tori Toth
Mandy Laderer
Nairn Friemann
RESA® Professional Stager of the Year™ Region 2 Midwest-
Linda Barnet
David Cieslak
Margaret Gehr
RESA® Professional Stager of the Year™ Region 3 Southern-
Paige Earles
Karen Dembsky
RESA® Professional Stager of the Year™ Region 4 West-
Maureen Bray
Kerry Roth
Christine Cooper
RESA® Professional Stager of the Year™ Region 5 Canada-
Joanne Abrahams
Kelly Peletier
Monica Stanciu
RESA® Home Staging Company of the Year™ Canada-
Capital Home Staging
Rooms in Bloom Home Staging & Design, Inc.
RESA® Home Staging Company of the Year™ United States-
Sonoran Accents
Pineapple Interiors
Just Perfect!
RESA® Spouse of the Year™ United States-
Gary Barnett
John Marro
Howard Morgan
RESA® Best Occupied Staging™ Canada-
Kelly Peletier
Nancy Hoag
Alana Merritt
RESA® Best Occupied Staging™ United States
Andrijana Gradiscaj Furniss
Valerie Sagheddu
Kathy Burke
“We would like to thank everyone for their participation in the awards process, without the support of our membership we would not be able to recognize so may well deserving people in our industry.” Shell Brodnax, President/CEO Real Estate Staging Association.
About The Real Estate Staging Association®
The Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®) is the trade association for professional real estate stagers and redesigners For more information on the real estate staging and the convention visit www.RESAConvention.com For more information about real estate staging, or to find a professional stager or redesigner call 800-201-8687 and speak with Shell Brodnax, or visit the RESA® Web site at www.RealEstateStagingAssociation.com ####
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doron Ofir Casting November 2nd, 2011
DORON OFIR CASTING IS NOW CASTING THE HIT SHOW “MY COLLECTION OBSESSION!”
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 2, 2011 – Doron Ofir Casting is now seeking unique collectors for the hit documentary television show, “My Collection Obsession.” The series focuses on individuals with the most unique and impressive collections and obsessions across America. Whether it’s a passion for vacuum cleaners or Dolly Parton, “My Collection Obsession” aims to find the ultimate collectors and uncover the biggest and best collections that America’s most obsessed have to offer.
“As collector myself of pop culure memorabilla I thrive on the hunt, and the acquisition of an elusive item is the ultimate thrill. The pride of owning and displaying my personal treasures is an emotional and satisfying feat. I am seeking others who are surrounding themselves amongst the things they love most” Doron Ofir, Casting Director.
If you or someone you know has an incredible collection or obsession and would be interested in appearing on the show, please send a short description of your collection/obsession and brief explanation regarding why you were drawn to this particular object, theme, idea or lifestyle.
Please include your name, age, city of residence, photos of you and your collection/obsession and a phone number or email where you can be reached for further questions.
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(Not for Posting) MEDIA CONTACT:
Stephanie Lewis
Doron Ofir Casting Phone: 323-472-6229
Email: Stephanie@doronofircasting.com
RESA Members: Do you have your business set up on facebook? Are you effectively marketing your staging business in this powerful online network? It is okay to use facebook for both pleasure and business!
Have you have been confused, procrastinating or just haven’t had the time to learn about facebook for business? – Now is your chance! Join Angela Brooks as she walks you step-by-step through the basics of facebook. She will also share a few marketing strategies for those actively using facebook now… (more…)
Join Marketing Addict Angela Brooks as She Shares Twitter Basics for RESA Members and their Agents on September 11th, 2011 – 7-9pm – FREE Webinar.
What are the # and @ doing in this invitation? Why are online savvy business people shortening their marketing messages to 140 characters or less to interact and engage with potential new clients and how does anyone read these coded messages anyway?! (more…)
Sandy Sullivan, the heroine of my eighth novel, BEST STAGED PLANS, is hoping to downsize and move on to the next chapter of her life. Since she’s a professional home stager, getting rid of her own house should be easy, but her husband is dragging his feet and their twenty-something-year-old son has returned home to turn the basement into his “bat cave.” (more…)
June 8th, 2011 (Long Island, NY) – Cathy Hobbs, CSP Instructor was announced monday as a HGTV Design Star finalist, and it comes as no shock to Certified Staging Professionals; as they boast of only hiring the best of the best in the industry.
Certified Staging Professionals hires their instructors based on staging talent, business savvy in the trenches, and adult education experience. With 100 hours worth of training starting in January of 2011, between running her own successful staging business in NY (and an out of country unexpected, unexplained, absence – until now!) Cathy Hobbs was formally certified to teach the world acclaimed Real Estate Staging Program just this month.
“As much as we pride ourselves on choosing qualified instructors, they also choose us” says Christine Rae, President and CEO of CSP International Business Training Academy. “Many of our instructors are successful when they come to us; they want to be associated with training recognized for its quality curriculum and brand significance.”
“With some 6000 people applying for 12 coveted slots on Season 6 of Design Star. I was thrilled to have been selected! It is an exciting season, with lots of twists and turns! The staging skills I learned through CSP absolutely were part of my “tool kit”. Be sure to watch as I try to earn my own show on HGTV!” says Cathy Hobbs founder of the interior design and home staging firm apherea based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
In addition to running her growing business, Cathy Hobbs has nearly two decades of experience as an on-air television news correspondent and continues to make regular television appearances. She has worked in some of the top television markets in the country and is currently in her 12th year as an on-air television reporter and anchor at a top affiliate station in New York City, where she has developed a strong fan base. Cathy has been nominated for nineteen Emmy awards, and is a five-time Emmy award winner. In 2003, she took one of the Emmy awards top honors, earning the coveted award for Outstanding General Assignment and Live Reporter for the entire New York City region.
Certified Staging Professionals is the leading staging training company in North America and Australia. Founded in 2005 by internationally- acclaimed staging expert, Christine Rae. The CSPI Academy delivers comprehensive training programs in staging, redesign, green science and marketing, and provides unparalleled after-training support to real estate professionals, stagers, professional organizers, decorators and entrepreneurs.
2011 March Madness Spring Cleaning charity drive benefiting the SafeHaven Women’s Shelter of Tarrant County and the Genesis Women’s Shelter of greater Dallas, supporting victims of domestic violence coming out of crisis situations.
In our efforts to continue to giveback to our community, during the months on March and April we partnered with 6 real estate agencies located throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, who collected gently used household items from the DFW community. They opened their doors to community residents, and other real estate agencies and businesses to be the drop off location in their area. In addition, two local moving companies were so generous and eager to donate their services to help us collect and deliver donations. (more…)
The Home Staging CalculatorTM iPhone App is one of the most useful tools to hit the real estate industry since the MLS.
Real estate professionals have traditionally had a difficult time explaining home staging to their clients and getting them to see the value in home staging. The Home Staging CalculatorTM will calculate how much money your clients are likely to spend or save if they decide to stage or not to stage based on the statistics released by the Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®). This app is 100% customizable to cover all situations
The app also includes the complete Consumer’s Guide to Real Estate StagingTM. The guide covers statistics, explains home staging, why it works and what types of questions to ask when hiring a professional stager.
If you don’t work with a home stager, no worries, the app also links to the RESA’s home staging directory.
The Real Estate Staging AssociationTM (RESA) announced the 2011 Home Staging Industry and Leadership Award Winners during the International Home Staging Convention January 24th, in Las Vegas Nevada.
RESA recognized Staging Professionals in chapter, state and regional leadership positions. Professional home stagers in 5 regions throughout North America received awards in both Rookie Stager of the Year and Professional Stager of the Year categories. RESA also recognized a staging REALTOR of the year, innovator of the year, product of the year and spouse of the year.
Local Chapter President of the Year is Karen Otto with Home Star Staging in Plano, Texas.
RESA 2011 State President of the Year is Bernadette Flaim with Attention 2 Detail, Leonia, New Jersey.
Regional Vice President of the Year is Charlene Storozuk with Dezigner Digz, Burlington Ontario, Canada
Product of the Year- Darby Inventory Management for Home Stagers
Innovator of the Year- (A Tie) Ashley Whittenberger, The Interiority Complex and Patti Morrow the Interior Design Protection Council.
Staging REALTOR® of the Year- Doug Folsetter Remax Escarpment Realty, Inc Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
RESA Spouse of the Year- Chris Norton
Rookie Stager of the Year Region 1 Northeast-Birgit Anich, Redesign Your Space Norwalk, CT
Rookie Stager of the Year Region 3 Southern-Cyndee Long, Seaside Home Stager Pawleys Island, SC
Rookie Stager of the Year Region 4 West-Linda Turner, House to Home Staging & Interior Design, Calabasas, CA
Rookie Stager of the Year Region 5 Canada-(A Tie) Christine Bird, New View Home Staging, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
Rookie Stager of the Year Region 5 Canada-Sally Weatherley, Exit Stage Right, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Professional Stager of the Year Region 1 Northeast-Claudia Jacobs, Designs LLC Goshen, NY
Professional Stager of the Year Region 2 Midwest-Teresa Meyer, Stage A Star Staging & Consulting Services, Cincinnati, OH
Professional Stager of the Year Region 3 Southern-Kathy Nielsen, Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC, Atlanta, GA
Professional Stager of the Year Region 4 West-Annie Pinsker-Brown, Stage to Sell, Culver City, CA
Professional Stager of the Year Region 5 Canada-Heather Cook, Rooms in Bloom Home Staging & Design, Kitchener, Ontario Canada
The overall RESA 2011 Rookie Stager of the Year-is Birgit Anich, Redesign Your Space, Norwalk, CT.
The overall RESA 2011 Professional Stager of the Year-is Annie Pinsker-Brown, Stage to Sell, Culver City, CA.
Award Winners Photos
Convention Photos
About The Real Estate Staging Association
The Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) is the trade association for Professional Real Estate Stagers. For more information on the nominees and the convention please visit www.RESAConvention.com For more information about Real Estate Staging, the RESA Endorsement Program, or to find a professional stager call 800-201-8687 and speak with Shell Brodnax, or visit the RESA Web site at www.RealEstateStagingAssociation.com
Do you want your industry to be taken seriously? Perfect! So does the Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®), the trade association for professional home stagers.
