Real Estate Staging

There is a new phenomenon, originating in the US, whereby a house is prepared for sale by a professional person skilled in interior design, real estate and what people look for when buying a home; it's called Real Estate Staging.

Well...maybe it's not so new, but certainly the term is!

I've been doing Real Estate Staging for a number of years for clients without giving it a formal technical term such as this - and with great results!

By combining Feng Shui into the equation, not only can we address the visible, tangible aspects of the property, including the condition of the house, the placement of furniture, colour scheme, cleanliness and decor, Feng Shui can also determine such things as:

- flow of qi (life force energy) - how do people enter the house and move around? When open for inspection, an agent can be advised as to how to direct the people through the house, and a location to end the inspection which will maximise the saleability of the house.

- placement of furniture - not only based on good Feng Shui principles, furniture may be placed in a way that activates the most auspicious qi, so the people not only like the look of the house, but also the way it feels.

- choosing an area for the auction - by staging an auction in the right location, higher bidding can ensue. I have seen this work a number of times with great success.

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My most recent case of Real Estate Staging was a couple of weeks ago, when I inspected a house for a client, which, when I first saw it was in a great state of dissarray. The client worked very hard on bringing the property up to standard, painting, cleaning, window dressing and then the day before the auction, I went to check and there was a miraculous improvement. But not only that, instead of holding the auction at the front of the house, as is to be expected, the auction was held at the back - rather unusual but in this particular case, the back was a more prosperous location...and it worked!

The client was expecting around $320,000 - and got $410,000!!

Health and Conception

A message from my client:
Hello Jodi,

Hope you are well! I had a quick question regarding our master bedroom which is used by ***** and me. We have tried our best to get the wallpaper with colours and patterns you have suggested. After the installation of the wallpaper, ***** and I have moved in there and for some reason, she has been keeping unwell with something or the other always disturbing her health, in fact we are contemplating on moving back to the adjacent room as early as this weekend.

What could be the cause behind this? Is there something that you can explain? And what are your suggestions? I will send you a photo of the wall this evening if that helps in anyway.

I look forward to your reply

Reply from Jodi:
Unfortunately this was to be expected as the room doesn't have the good health energy. When I do the calculation, it's very objective, it is not my 'intuition' or some other 'sensing' that I have that tells me the wall has that sort of energy. It's a mathematical formula I use to calculate what type of energy is there.

When I saw the calculation, I presumed it was not good for health, as I've seen this before.

That's why I suggested the golden colours for the wallpaper, the idea being to remove the strong earth energy by using metal. In the five element theory, metal is the 'son' of earth, so thereby should do the trick.

It would be helpful to see the wall, just to check what colour actually went on. Also, I would recommend a pair of wu luo (see my site at www.fengshuicuresandcrystals.com for details) - one for each side of the bed.

Now, also, Feng Shui for your house always stays the same (unless extensive renovation) and also, every year there are annual influences, which we discussed earlier this year. In the NE, which is your other bedroom, is some sickness energy too.

In fact, I think I recall I did give you a wu luo when I came?

Let me see a photo first...and also what type of unwell it is? stomach, woman's problems, headache, cold/flu?

Reply from client:
***** has been faced with stomach, eye and gynaecolgical problems in the recent months and last weekend, had a mild slip disc within 6 months. She's never been a sickly person but it seems like she has been since we moved to this house.

I am attaching pictures of the wallpaper. Hopefully it gives you an idea about the colors and patterns.

Also, could you please advise if this room is good for conception?



Reply from Jodi:
Oh dear that's not good. I think you will be better off in your original bedroom, as the wallpaper you've chosen is perfect.

That's the best we can expect from this room, that it doesn't bring you illness. A pair of Wu luo, one on either side of the bed for each of you is the recommended cure but is not infallible.

It is not the best place in the house for conception and I think we discussed when I was there earlier this year, that the loungeroom is best for such 'activity.' (lol)

Best wishes,

Jodi
www.fengshuimaster.com.au