Press Release

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Christine Rae
President, Canadian Staging Professionals™
(905) 984 6955;   (866) STAGING
christine@canadianstagingprofessionals.com     

Ann Maurice-TV House Doctor Signs Agreement with Canadian Staging Professionals™
St. Catharines ON, 5th June 2006 – Canadian Staging Professionals™ a Canadian leader in the Home Staging Industry announced a three year agreement with Ann Maurice –TV House Doctor and staging guru.
“The need for professional home staging services has grown exponentially in North America and in my opinion there is no better source for training and information in North America, for starting and building a staging business than the CSP™ program” said Ann Maurice, TV - House Doctor.
Christine Rae, President of Canadian Staging Professionals™ said “I am very proud to have this endorsement.  The CSP™ program stands out in this industry; our designation already has recognition and support in Canada.” With this endorsement from a world renowned expert we will now be recognised internationally as a premier provider of staging training.

CSP™ is Canada’s only nationwide association to train, certify and network home staging consultants.  Home Staging, a service for preparing homes for sale, is revolutionizing the way real estate is sold and demand is growing in Canada.  Rae said, “A recent report shows 3.2 million Canadians want to start their own business – this program provides an opportunity in the exciting staging industry”. The demand for staging is fuelled by TV shows, statistics which show a house fully prepared for sale is on the market for less time and nets upwards of 10% + more than un-staged counterparts. A recent survey also said 63% of Canadian buyers are willing to pay a premium for a house which is move-in ready.

TV - House Doctor, Ann Maurice has thirteen years experience in Real Estate, ten years Interior Design and 11 years ago she pioneered the concept of property presentation to the UK, on national television. As TV's House Doctor she has gained a host of avid fans worldwide who tune in faithfully to watch her transform Britain's unsaleable properties into instant sales. Since then she has become the top staging / interior design face on television in the world. The current series of House Doctor in the U.K. receives in excess of 2.5 million viewers per episode, numbers that have increased year after year – for all 7 series. House Doctor broadcasts regularly in Canada, USA, South Africa, and New Zealand. Ann has also published six books, writes a column for House Beautiful and for a quarterly publication “American in Britain”. Ann Maurice is headquartered in London England. www.housedoctor.co.uk

The Canadian Staging Professional™ organization is a division of Decorating Solutions (Niagara) Inc; Headquartered in St. Catharines Ontario, the CSP™ organization is a leading authority on home staging training with the largest network of accredited Canadian consultants coast to coast.  We put our students to the test, homeowners and real estate professionals will recognise  CSP™ consultants as having sound industry knowledge and abilities” www.canadianstagingprofessionals.com; launching USA June 26th, 2006 www.stagingtraining.com