For Immediate Release
February 27, 2009

Discover the secrets of staging your home to sell quicker in UCR Extension's one-day class

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Selling a house in today's tough market is difficult, but there are simple things you can do to ensure that your house attracts a buyer. Find out how to spend your money wisely to put your house in order in UCR Extension's class, Staging Your Home to Sell. The class meets 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at UCR Extension, 1200 University Ave.

"This course is for the consumer," said Instructor Sabine Gross-Vasquez. "What you choose to do depends a lot on the value of the property."

Gross-Vasquez, who owns a real estate company, said many people trying to sell their homes might be in an upside down mortgage. How they spend their money and which housing projects to finance are crucial decisions when preparing to sell a house. What do I need to fix and what can I overlook? What can be done on a shoestring budget? How do I work with what I have? These are just some of the questions that students will be examining in the class. "This is not a class about arranging furniture," Gross-Vasquez said. "This is a class about what the consumer can do to make the house more saleable. An agent doesn't always tell you that."

The class fee is $65 (includes parking).

For more information, call (951) 827-5801 or e-mail arts@ucx.ucr.edu. To register for classes, visit www.extension.ucr.edu or call (951) 827-4105. To receive a free UCR Extension catalog, which includes a complete listing of all our current courses and certificate programs, call (951) 827-3806.

UCR Extension is the continuing education division of the University of California, Riverside. Extension offers more than 1,800 courses and certificate programs in a variety of academic programs, including agriculture and landscape, arts and humanities, business and management, education, teacher's credentialing, English, environmental management, geospatial analysis and technology, health services and behavioral sciences, information technology, languages, law and public policy, Native American studies, natural sciences, forensic investigations and public safety, and yoga.