Archive for July 22nd, 2009

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Staging Goes Virtual

July 22, 2009

A new service now exists for people trying to sell their homes but A) don’t have any furniture in their homes, and B) want to save big bucks on staging.

What’s this service called and how is it done?  It’s called “Virtually Staging Properties“, and it’s done by placing 3D renderings of furniture, accents, and other odds and ends on top of real property photos.  Here, have a look:

Empty Dining Room - Before

Empty Dining Room - Before

Empty Dining Room - After

Empty Dining Room - After

So what are people saying about Virtually Staging Properties?  Reactions range from Read the rest of this entry ?

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FHA Beats PBR

July 22, 2009

What… did you think we were talking about PBR, the beer?  So sorry to disappoint.  We were actually referring to the FHA beating their Personal Best Record.  The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) backed nearly 186,000 loans in June 2009, the most ever during its 75 years of existence.  To clear any confusion, the FHA doesn’t actually make loans.  They Read the rest of this entry ?

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New Features at InsideSFRealEstate

July 22, 2009

Greetings beloved readers!  We’ve been very busy doing a little blog “housekeeping” here recently and have rolled out some neat features.  Here is the breakdown:

New features?  Exxxxcellent.

New features? Exxxxcellent.

As usual, there are many ways to subscribe to our articles up top.  To subscribe to InsideSFRealEstate and have info pushed to you whenever it’s hot off the press, click any of the links and follow directions.

There is a link to “Follow Us on a Real Time Map”, which we’ve left untouched.  This is a cool techno-gadget that takes GPS info from my BlackBerry and updates a Google Map in near real time.  You may wonder if I mind having my privacy invaded.  I assure you Read the rest of this entry ?

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