Novato, CA

We were called in to Stage a home that had previously been on the market for six months and not one offer. When we got to the home we thought no wonder it didn't get any offers, the outside really needed some help. The inside was vacant but really nice and it had some really nice features...but if you can't get the buyers in the door the home is not going to sell. So we gave a list of landscapers from our resource binder to the new Realtor and homeowner and just like that the outside of the home looked appealing.

We Staged on Saturday and they had the first open house on Sunday. Two offers came in that day and one of them was the new owner of the home.

Here are some before and afters of the outside of the home. More inside photo's to follow.

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Besides the landscaping we also had the front door painted. It went from white to beautiful burgundy!

Door Before

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Another After

Backyard Before

Backyard After

Backyard Before

Backyard After

Stage with Divine Style is a full service Real Estate/Home Staging Company. We showcase every home we Stage so it will be:

1. Impactful
2. Impressive
3. Inspiring

Give us a call toll free at 877.267.4649 if you want your home to Shine and Sell.

As of July 8, 2009 an impressive 47% of available listings in Novato are in escrow.

For the month of June 2009 51 homes sold in Novato for an average final selling price of $574,357.

The average original asking price of these homes was $629,116.

The range of final selling prices was from a low of $145,000 to a high of $2,274,000.

Of the 51 homes sold 3 sold at the original asking price and 9 sold over. (22 were distress sales.)

It took these homes an average of 142 days to sell.

To see everything that is currently available for sale, click here.

To learn more about this area, including all the fun things to do around here, visit my website or contact me directly.

This is the second Condo that we Staged. This Condo had less square footage then the first Condo that we Staged. What was nice about this Condo was the living Room, Dining Room and Kitchen combo were very large and open. Here are the before and after photo's.

Living Room

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Dining Room

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Living Room/Dining Room Full View

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Coffee/Breakfast Area

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Kitchen

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Master Bedroom

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Master Bath

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Stage with Divine Style is a full service Home Staging, Interior Re-Design and Professional Organizing Company. We offer free bid/proposals, occupied and vacant Home Staging. We can do as little or as much as you like. Call us at 877.267.4649 for a free in home estimate. You never get a second chance to make a great first impression!!!

Novato Foreclosure List - Condos and Single Family Homes For Sale

"Your complete source for Novato foreclosure listings."

July 7, 2009

Check out our new All-Novato website, with the most complete look at Novato neighborhoods: www.BestHomesNovato.com

Please click below link to view ALL bank-owned (REO) properties currently on the MLS. These are "active" status and listed as available for purchase. This includes everything available, from condos to single family homes to luxury properties.

NOVATO SINGLE FAMILY HOME FORECLOSURES (Total: 7)

What's new today:

• 1 price reduction (1674 Center Rd. $279,900)

NOVATO CONDO/TOWNHOME FORECLOSURES (Total: 6)

What's new today:

• 1 price reduction (1540 Center Rd. #385 $119,900)

TO SEE any of these foreclosure properties, or for more information, please contact Kevin by phone or email:

kmcginnis@fhallen.com or (415) 725-1911

Also.. to search ALL HOMES go to BestHomesMarin.com

I have never be 'IN' the Novato July 4th parade before. A few times I was there, I was a bystander, watching for my then young sons marching down Old Town Grant Avenue as part of Novato Summer Music Institute Marching Band. It was fun watching them, but I had never be IN one before.

Yesterday, I got the taste of actually being in the Parade while riding the truck with the Penguin Empire Robotics Team (San Marin High School Robotics Club). I have to say that it was a lot of fun riding with the students, pretending that I was helping (they knew exactul what to do). and waving to the bystanders (now that I am in it, might as well enjoy the parade!)

The parade drew record entries and recrod crowds presumably the difficutl economy kept a lot of people home during the summer; but being in Marin for the summer can not be considered a hardship, I have to say.

There were over 200 entries; including the perennial entry of tleet of antique tanks and military vehicles (a private collection), basset hound parade (yes, hundreds of them and their proud owners), MY personal favorite Pini Hardware Plunger Brigade, this year, with an automatic toilet built by Penguin Empire adviser Mike Sousa (I think Pini Hardware did the garbage can routine one year), many student groups - the Novato Summer Institute, Five Charming Lads from San Marin, San Marin Jazz Choir, Marin Summer Theater, Novato Unified School District, Various Novato schools and Novato School Fuel thanking Novato for passing Measure A+ for Kids campaign, dace clubs, Taken do clubs, anti-tax protesters, archers, musketeers, Coast Guard Strike Team, and much more.

It's also fun to see so many friends and neighbors out there watching and enjoying the parade. Novato, a town of 50K+ population, a lay-back and very friendly town can seem so small and personal where we seem to know and care about everybody!

Oh, not to forget about the Penguin Empire Team - the students did great and the crowd were awed by the awesome robot whenever we stop. The students remotely controlled the robot, drove it down the ramp, performed a couple of routines (unfortunately, due to the crowd, we were not able to show the full potential of the robot) and drove it back up the float. The crowds were quite enthusiastic about the robot and the team :-)

Here are a few picturs to share with you (sorry, I was too busy to be IN the parade, and did not take as many pictures as I would have liked!)