{"id":503,"date":"2020-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legacy.showhomes.com\/san-diego-north-coast\/realtorcom-best-practices-in-staging-the-living-room\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T00:07:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T00:07:58","slug":"realtorcom-best-practices-in-staging-the-living-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legacy.showhomes.com\/san-diego-north-coast\/realtorcom-best-practices-in-staging-the-living-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Realtor.com: Best Practices in Staging the Living Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: small;\">Home staging is a key tool to selling a house. It helps with first impressions, building a vision for the homebuyer, and overall appeal of the home. 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