The Migration
As we see older couples and empty nesters migrating toward the Inner West, a new group of younger families is trekking toward St George. Here, an increasingly family-friendly trend is taking over. With great schools, terrific views and access to natural areas, the St...
Gaining the Environmental Edge
Sydney’s home buyers are in the market for savings. When it comes to “must have” lists, buyers are even more interested in finding the perfect home that comes complete with energy efficiency. Even though home prices are inching downward at present, savvy buyers...
The Bald Truth
We often mention the importance of experience in the formula for selecting the very best property stylist. If the real estate stylist is familiar and at-home with the housing market to the point that there are few if any surprises left, your chances to get top dollar...
The Promised Land
If you’ve been considering the sale of your Western Suburbs property, you couldn’t have picked a better time. The news is full of stories about plans for the Metro West and the ways in which the project will speed up transportation and provide for more jobs in the...
Staged to Perfection
When the time comes for you to select furnishings to stage your listed home, the choices are almost staggering. Hopefully, your staging firm has a large inventory of furnishings. If you’ve engaged a company that doesn’t use its own furniture, your work will be a...
Penny Wise – Pound Foolish?
Selling a house can be one of the most stressful and demanding projects you undertake in your lifetime. Psychologists tell us that such a move can be as emotionally devastating as a divorce or the loss of a loved one. Yet some people compound the stress of an...
Paring it Down
If you’re facing a new job in a new place, selling your current home or apartment may loom large in your daily dose of stressors. Since we deal daily with these monster life-altering situations we understand more than most how debilitating it all can be. Fortunately...
Painting the Troubled Wall
Almost everybody has one. Some, alas, have more than their share. Troubled walls -- those that have cracks, emerging nails, visible previous fixes, among other signs of poorly prepped walls that were painted over -- need extra help. If you want to redeem a room,...
Looking Forward to a Spring Sale?
With the shortest day of the year behind us now, it’s time to think about summer. You may think it’s a bit early, but if you’re planning to sell your home in the spring now is the perfect time to get your outdoor space in shape. Don't forget, staging a house for...
Housing Roller Coaster
If, as a home seller, you feel a bit like the proverbial deer caught in the headlights of an oncoming truck, we understand completely. With all the doom and gloom chanted daily in the media, you probably feel paralysed with uncertainty. Should you prepare to sell your...
5 Key Interior Design Trends to Update Your Home for Sale
Property styling Sydney is a competitive game indeed these days as listings rise and selling prices in most regions continue to drop. Nervous real estate selling agents are recommending that now, more than ever, vendors need to engage a property stylist to ensure...
Hit the Deck
Given the Australian penchant for indoor/outdoor living it's hardly surprising that Sydney property styling focuses just as much on sprucing up the outdoor living spaces as the indoors when selling a home. Having a pleasant outdoor entertaining area is high on most...
Get the On-Trend Industrial Look in Your Bathroom
At Urban Chic, our expert property stylists keep a constant weather eye on up and coming trends to ensure that, come the time your home hits the market, it looks the bomb. A big trend currently on their radar is the industrial look for bathrooms. While a full bathroom...