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Linda has been asked to share her expertise as a member of the Panel of Experts at the upcoming Real Estate Staging Associations (RESA) International conference in Las Vegas which will be held on January 23, 24, 25, 2011

“It was quite an honor to be asked to set on the expert’s panel.  The RESA International conference is known to be the only one of its kind by providing all International Stagers regardless of their designations or affiliations an opportunity to gather for professional development in the Home Staging Industry.  You really have an opportunity to learn firsthand what the Home Staging Industry leaders are doing.”

 The Key note speaker at the conference will be Matthew Finlason, Real Estate Staging expert and star of the HGTV show The Stagers.  The panel of experts is made up of International Home Staging business owners including; Linda Barnett, Home Matters Home Staging and Redesign, Indianapolis, Indiana.  Dana Smithers, PRES® Staging Resource Centre, Vancouver, Canada.  Kathy Nielson, Georgia Interior Solutions, Atlanta, Georgia.  Michelle Minch, Moving Mountains Design, Los Angeles, California.  Annie Pinsker-Brown, Stage to Sell, Los Angeles, California.  Karen Otto, Home Star Staging, Plano, Texas.  Kathleen Garvey, Enhanced Interiors & Home Staging, Naples, Florida and Melissa Galt, Melissa Galt Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia.

The Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) is an international member governed trade association for Home Stagers.  RESA was formed in order to support all professional real estate stagers also known as home stagers in North America.  RESA is a portal to the home staging industry and is a source of education and business tools focusing on the needs of home stagers.  Members have access to up-to-date information relative to the home staging industry, marketing support services and access to home staging continuing education providers.

Linda received the RESA-PRO designation by applying for and meeting the 5 mandatory requirements the last of which was Passing the RESA-PRO Home Stagers Ethics Exam.

 “Hiring a Home Stager with a RESA-PRO designation is very important to any Home Owner, Real Estate Agent or Builder because the designation shows that the home stager  they are hiring is a qualified professional and that the Stager is held to high business practice and ethics standards.  It also shows that the Home Stager runs a professional business and is committed to continuing education in the field of Home staging.  It also tells my clients that the work they see in photos and in writing on my web site are my own and not plagiarized or copied from somewhere else.” 

 The RESA-PRO Designation was presented to Linda by Shell Brodnax, RESA CEO.  “It is always an honor to receive any award or designation but this one is very meaningful to me because it says that I conduct myself and my business in a professional manner.”

 The Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) is an international member governed trade association for Home Stagers.  RESA was formed in order to support all professional real estate stagers also known as home stagers in North America.  RESA is a portal to the home staging industry and is a source of education and business tools focusing on the needs of home stagers.  Members have access to up-to-date information relative to the home staging industry, marketing support services and access to home staging continuing education providers. 

 Please join me in congratulating Linda on this very important achievement.