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Liesa Jossel
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
How much does it cost to Home Stage an Empty Property?
There are a lot of variables that go into home staging an empty property. It's not a one size fits all situation, which is why I don't...
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Liesa Jossel
- Jun 13, 2021
- 1 min
CASE STUDY: The job of the home stager
Part of a home stager's job is showing sellers where to get the MOST bang for their buck when they are getting ready to sell. This is not...
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Liesa Jossel
- Apr 3, 2021
- 2 min
5 reasons to stage your home with Liesa Jossel of Home Stagers Cape Town
I’m passionate about ensuring the homes I stage sell fast. When you stage your property with me, you know you’re getting one of the most...
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Liesa Jossel
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Three home staging must do's before you list your property
Take a look around your home. Is it as you want it to be? Or are there the nagging things you always said you'd do and never got around...
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Liesa Jossel
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
Plants, happiness and home staging
Home stagers have three choices when it comes to plants and flowers:
1. Fake
2. Dried
3. The real deal
Where do you stand?
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Liesa Jossel
- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
Home staging midst a shrine, chickens and a python
I do what's known in the staging industry as "occupied" staging consultations, meaning I give sellers who are living in their home advice...
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Liesa Jossel
- May 2, 2020
- 1 min
Before and Afters: A little Victorian
No, buyers can't "see past" the dated furniture, multicoloured walls, beige paint, neglected garden... It's a bit like asking a woman...
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Liesa Jossel
- Dec 2, 2019
- 1 min
Does staging really work? Staging statistics in South Africa
85% of the properties I staged in Cape Town over the last two years sold in the first month...
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Liesa Jossel
- Oct 21, 2019
- 2 min
Staging my own home
The time had come to sell the family home. We'd been in this gorgeous 1903 Victorian for 16 years and I needed to scale right down. Every...
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Liesa Jossel
- Aug 20, 2019
- 2 min
Don't try this at home
Every now and then, I do a consult on an empty property where the client decides that actually, they don't need a professional stager...
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Liesa Jossel
- May 31, 2019
- 1 min
How to attract more buyers to your show day
Getting as many feet through the door as possible is the aim of every seller.
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Liesa Jossel
- Sep 28, 2018
- 2 min
Case studies: Staging and your return on investment
Staging is an investment. It's probably the best short-term investment you can make into marketing your property, which is probably your...
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Liesa Jossel
- Mar 21, 2018
- 2 min
Why it pays to stage from the start
If you stage your empty property from the start, you're likely to save thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of rands. That's bec
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Liesa Jossel
- Oct 30, 2017
- 2 min
Staging a home for the right target market
Every home is different, and every neighbourhood too. In Cape Town, Woodstock attracts young, trendy professionals while houses in...
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Liesa Jossel
- Oct 29, 2017
- 3 min
Trying to sell a vacant home? Why you should stage your home professionally
If you’re wondering why it’s been months since you put your home on the market and it still hasn’t sold, it may well be because it’s...
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