Selling your home means making sure you're presenting the best possible version of your property so you can sell it at the highest-possible price. We've compiled some quick and low-cost tips so you can master the art of staging.
It's important to depersonalize your home before a showing. Your home is filled with precious memories, but buyers need to be able to envision themselves in the space without reminders of the home's current inhabitants. Also, remember to declutter; a messy space makes your property looks smaller.
Don't forget to define your rooms. Giving each space a clear purpose will give prospective buyers a better idea of how to maximize the square footage. Finishing touches like plush towels and fresh-cut flowers can go a long way towards finalizing a sale.
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Swedish buy now, pay later company Klarna is making its highly anticipated public debut on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, the latest in a run of high-profile initial public offerings this year. The offering priced at $40 Tuesday, above the forecasted range of $35 to $37 a share, valuing the company at more than $15 billion. The valuation easily makes Klarna one of the biggest IPOs so far in 2025, which has been one of the busier years for companies going public. Other popular IPOs so far this year include the design software company Figma and Circle Internet Group, which issues the USDC stablecoin..
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison wrested the title of the world’s richest man from longtime holder Elon Musk early Wednesday as stock in his software giant rocketed more than a third in a stunning few minutes of trading. That is according to wealth tracker Bloomberg. A college dropout, the 81-year-old Ellison is now worth $393 billion, Bloomberg says, several billion more than Musk, who had been the world’s richest for four years. The switch in the ranking came after a blockbuster earnings report from Oracle. Forbes still has Musk as the richest, however, valuing his private businesses much higher.
