CSP® Residential Staging Expert™

National Association of Realtors, say 90% of people can’t visualize a house beyond what they see

Top Real Estate Staging Training Academy Solves the Problem with the all-new Resident Staging Expert™ training! Leading home staging training and certification expert Christine Rae adds more credibility to
CSP International’s™ outstanding certification program.

staged occupied living room

In response to growing concerns within the non-regulated industry of home staging, regarding the qualifications of stagers, Certified Women’s Business Enterprise, CSP International™ has just added a whole new level of credibility for their graduates to leverage..

CEO, Christine Rae, said “we have always believed in best business practices, professional standards and education as crucial components for a strong foundation in a business startup situation. In an emerging industry where there is no official measure of credibility, we thought it best to provide something tangible and measurable for real estate agents and property sellers to base their hiring decisions on.” Rae said, “Many competitors claim that no one needs certification for this work, which is true when no one cares – anything goes. The point is the end user (property seller/real estate investor/builder/real estate agent) shouldn’t have to guess or worry about the quality of work they receive”. Every year at the Real Estate Staging Association conference, CSP graduates rank highest in award recipients, across all categories. “Recently all finalists in the occupied residential category were CSP graduates; this affirmed to us our program is sound”, said Rae, “we want to provide acknowledgement of that to our students and the real estate community, with this designation.”

occupied staging of living room example

To earn the mark of Residential Staging Expert™, graduates must submit three bodies of paid work for evaluation of technical competency, by CSP International™ President -Christine Rae. This serves as an additional layer of security for sellers and agents as it verifies application of the system & processes taught in class.

According to the National Association of Realtors, 90% of people can’t visualize beyond what they see in front of them. 97% of potential buyers start their search on the internet, so having a property properly & fully staged is vital to ensure great photographs. We believe one true measure of a stager’s skill is working in an occupied residential property, with furnishings they didn’t choose, the size and scale of items not perfect, often with irrational color schemes. Using a proprietary process, graduates create magic – the results of which make for amazing photographs and visual presentation.

Photos: Provided by Amanda Shields, CCSP, RSE, Elite Stager Before and After

To achieve your Residential Staging Expert™ designation you are required to:

Submit three sets of Before and After photos from projects completed after graduation, to illustrate complete understanding of the CSP® Staging process. The work will be reviewed by Christine Rae.

You wouldn’t hire an unlicensed real estate agent so why trust your equity to a stager who isn’t certified?

Successful applicants earn 2 CE Credits towards attaining the CSP International™ Masters Designation.

Is Staging Certification Necessary?

The home staging industry is unregulated and there is no “governing and regulating association”. Don’t let this alarm or dissuade you from pursing your dream. The Home Inspection industry is non- regulated also, in fact many industries are rooted in non-regulation. What it means is simply anyone can say they are a stager and anyone can provide a training course, online or in person………….. without ever having staged a home! Shocking isn’t it? We believe as a new business starting out you need as much ammunition and information as possible to position you as an expert instead of a newbie. Certification for a stager is as vital as a license is to a real estate agent.

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HIGH PRAISE

“I wanted the best training possible. Which I believe is the CSP® Home Staging Certification Program. And I did a lot of research”.

Cathy Hobbs, CSP Instructor, Emmy Award Winning TV Personality
I don’t know where to start. It was a fantastic class; it was such a pleasure to meet Christine and Lynelle…It was a lot of information in 3 days! I am happy and thrilled that I took this class – Thanks to everbody for their help!!

Mira B.
Mississauga, ON
“Having gone through my first CSP training class years ago, and then taking a refresher class recently, I still feel that you cannot get a better staging education than CSP.”

Robin LeVine