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Deal breakers in your property – Real estate buyers’ in Canada factors for choosing a house

September 11, 2017 by Ola Mochol Leave a comment

There are two groups of home buyers: future owners-occupiers and real estate investors searching for next venture. They both assess the property and look at it with very specific list of things. And evaluate the potential of a house. So what do they really want? Read on, then take a walk around your house and look at deal breakers with buyer’s hat on, before and after you did some renovations to increase it’s value. Eliminate negative impression and take their expectations one step further!

Adding value to real estate – interview with Amy Chamberlain, founder of The Real Estate Stylist

July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 by Ola Mochol Leave a comment

In the hot property market full of hungry sharks (they have those in Australia, right?) they only had 20k to start and one good lead. Today they are one of the most recognizable service provides, staging high-end houses for celebrities in Melbourne. They most recently started to teach their own workshop for stylists and just last week announced collaboration with Dulux paints as their ambassadors for white paints: Natural White and Lexicon. They lead the way in this tough industry with 16 people team. I was lucky to catch one of two, Amy Chamberlain, in their busy schedule to share some insights on how to show guts and build profitable staging company from scratch. Their story is as amazing as their personalities!

The art of branding strategy for brokerage – case study of Fantastic Frank

June 14, 2017June 16, 2017 by Ola Mochol Leave a comment

Branding is about telling a story. Who you are, what sets you apart. Not only with words. And as often undermined, perfectly planned is the ground-breaking for success by the biggest.

When it comes to Fantastic Frank, words like revolutionary, market leader or trend-setter are just about right. In real estate world, they are as Americans say “something else”. It all starts with philosophy that shifts the focus to the lifestyle and design of the place for sale.

Photos of the properties that were in FF inventory have been shared on websites, blogs, in books and magazines. The agency itself spent entire year working extensively on social media.

Why stage in seller's market?

March 29, 2017 by Leave a comment

Question I often hear: Would you explain how staging typically works? Seems like an expensive proposition for the seller if the buyer doesn’t purchase the furniture and accessories…

Your house stops being “your” house the moment you decide to sell it. It becomes a merchandise item. Ruthless as it seems, like every other, it requires good marketing if you want to sell it fast (reaching the right buyer’s attention) and for a premium price.

Sometimes you decide you will sell it the moment you buy it. And sometimes that’s where home staging starts…

Smart way to facelift or customize your upholstered furniture

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 by Ola Mochol Leave a comment

Everybody knows IKEA. Whether you like it or not you can’t deny chain’s clever openness to hacks and products’ customization. One of such companies is Bemz. Its story starts…in Canada. The founder & CEO, Lesley Pennington, is a graduate of Fine Art and Art History from University of Toronto. With Apple’s work experience in Silicon Valley, and after moving to Sweden and falling in love with the lifestyle, she had a brilliant idea. IKEA market is practically all over the world. But its designs, however stylish and inexpensive, quickly lose unique character. So what do you do to your old sofa to give it second life (and respect the environment at the same time)?