The Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®) was formed in April 2007, by a group of 600 real estate stagers and several home staging training providers with a desire to advance excellence and professionalism in the real estate staging industry, by forming the industry’s first trade association. At that time there were no independent trade associations that focused on the needs of all stagers regardless of their designations and training, this is still true today. RESA’s founding members saw a need for neutrality and diversity, an organization to support all stagers regardless of the designations they held and to represent the industry in its entirety. Since RESA’s inception, members and corporate partners have agreed to unify and lead the industry through self-regulation by following a code of ethics and supporting RESA’s mission.
Together through the RESA executive team, RESA leadership and our members, we have built a community of entrepreneurs and professionals that are stronger together. The RESA community supports, uplifts and encourages one another to continue to grow as an industry. Together, RESA home stagers and affiliates are growing industry awareness and raising expectations.
RESA applied to the IRS to become a trade association that falls under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. RESA was approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(6) tax-exempt non-profit trade association on January 12, 2009. In addition to RESA being approved as a tax-exempt non-profit association, RESA chapters may apply to also be recognized as a tax-exempt non-profit under RESA’s 501(c)(6) status as a subordinate organization. RESA is the only recognized real estate staging trade association under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code.
How does this benefit RESA members? RESA is not owned by any one person. RESA is the industry’s only trade association funded and directed by its members for the sole purpose of the betterment of the industry. There is no conflict of interest. RESA’s Board of Directors are elected by the membership and collectively serve to represent their constituency. RESA’s membership consists of real estate stagers of all designations, backgrounds and affiliations, as well as affiliate members who service our industry.
Speaking of RESA’s Board of Directors – there is currently two positions open for 2020. We have 9 RESA Members running for these open positions. We invite you to learn more about the candidates by reading their individual responses from their official submissions here. RESA Members, once you have read about all of the candidates please check your email for the link to login and cast your vote for two of the candidates whom you feel would best represent the staging community. Voting will end on October 11th, 2019 at 11:59pm Pacific time.
Felicia has a background in production design and studied at Academy Of Art University where she had a focus in Motion Pictures And Television. In her free time you can find her reading about the latest marketing trends or hanging out with her husband in Disneyland.
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