Of Course I'd Use Her - Wouldn't You?
Grooming homes for attractive offers
Like tax revolts and vegetarian cuisine, the home-staging wave is coming from California, although Barb Schwarz, founder of StagedHomes.com., says she actually coined the phrase in the 1970s when she was a real estate agent in Bellevue, Wash. Now Schwarz, who has homes in the San Francisco and Seattle areas, trains people at monthly workshops in each place. She also visits other cities, including an annual workshop in Portland.Absolutely! And no surprise one of her HQs is here in The City. If you're trying to convince somebody that your full five really is worth $987,000, a little stage magic certainly helps!