Janne Anderson Burgio, CEO & CDO of The House Whisperers, LLC

About

Janne Anderson Burgio, CEO and CDO (Chief Design Officer) of The House Whisperers was voted one of the Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging in 2018. She also won 2017 Top 10 Professional Home Stager of the Year Award at the National Home Staging & Redesign Association Summit. The House Whisperers won Best Staging Team in HSRA's 2017 Pacific Regional Staging Staging Awards, and 1st Place Master Bedroom in Aspired Home Real Estate Magazine. Other awards include 2016 Vacant Stage of the Year and 2015 Top 5 Professional Home Stager of the Year.

The House Whisperers, San Diego’s premier home staging company, was founded by Janne, an Interior Designer and Award-Winning Realtor. Janne’s a RESA-PRO™ home stager, a dedicated full-time staging professional held to the highest standards of business, ethics and integrity. She’s been featured as an expert speaker at the HSRA Home Staging Success Seminar and on ESPN’s Real Estate Show where she graciously shared many insights. She’s also given her Secrets of A Stager presentation to thousands of real estate agents to help keep them abreast of standards and practices in the staging industry, and that enables them to streamline commissions and help their clients make the best possible decisions so no money’s left on the table when selling.

During the Great Recession, long before staging became popular, Janne saw an opportunity to help sellers achieve quicker and more profitable sales by staging properties with distinct—but affordable—flair. Fast forward nearly two decades and The House Whisperers does hundreds of projects a year for some of Southern California’s most successful quick-turnaround investors, top-producing real estate agents, and homeowners. Besides being San Diego’s most-trusted home staging company, The House Whisperers has a reputation for making properties memorable. When a buyer sees a half-dozen or more properties in a day, it's important to make yours stand out. With sales statistics that can't be beat, The House Whisperers is a leader in the industry and one of the more prolific and successful home staging companies in the country.

Buzz built, word spread, and the company now also has a growing private interior design business and has had the pleasure of working with many delightful and inspiring clients including tech magnates, professional athletes, best-selling authors, movie studio execs, and celebrities.

Services

vacant + occupied home Staging

Staging is now the standard for getting homes sold faster and for more money in today's busy real estate market. Sellers are often up against professional flippers and new construction, so it's imperative to do everything possible to make a house look magazine-worthy and provide that model home experience. In fact, the House Whisperers has helped corporate flipper clients achieve more than $100 million a year in home sales.

Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) statistics show that staged homes sell 90% faster and for 10% more than their unstaged competition, so a growing number of agents and sellers wouldn't even think of putting a house on the market without getting it staged first. Investing in staging typically costs less than a month's holding costs,* but most compelling, the cost of staging is far less than the first price reduction!

* Holding costs can include mortgage payment, HOA fees, Mello-Roos, utilities, taxes, pool and home maintenance, landscaping, etc.

Why hire The House Whisperers?

Our average days on market is the lowest possible in the industry, even on all the multi-million dollar listings we stage.
Our pricing is right at the average among San Diego staging companies, but because we are interior designers, our product is top-notch and always on trend.
We have a dedicated, award-winning customer service department ensuring a smooth and easy transaction.
Because we have upwards of 8,000 square feet of warehouse space replete with forklift and commercial racking for utilizing every inch, we are able to own all of our own inventory so our pricing is not driven by the high cost of rental furniture.
We take into account the style of the home, the area, the price range, and stage accordingly.
We can stage up to 100 homes at any given time and on very short notice, usually within a day or two.
We take all major credit cards or payment via ACH. Escrow payment options are available through third-party lenders.

Did you know we not only stage vacant homes, but occupied ones as well? What we do to make an occupied/furnished house into a dream home:

Supplement with whatever furniture and accessories are needed to update the home to give it the look today's buyers want
Make rooms appeal to the widest range of buyers
Streamline and make furniture arrangements welcoming and camera-ready
Create that evasive "Wow Factor"
Start the process of helping sellers let go of a property emotionally so they can move forward more effortlessly to the next phase of their lives
Create an environment that's buyer friendly
De-personalize the home, put it in top-notch order throughout, take away anything that screams yesteryear, and make it sparkle
Eliminate flaws, objections, and deal breakers while emphasizing architectural focal points

Not sure what cosmetic changes to make before listing? A Staging Consultation is available for $300. Includes pre-staging suggestions, contractor referrals, flooring, paint and color consultation.

Interior Design

Regardless of your budget or design style, we can create a home that suits your lifestyle perfectly. Whether you budget is high or low, we'll bring the style!

Pricing upon request

Seasonal Decor

Want to elevate your tired Christmas decor to something more current? Whatever the season, and whether your look is traditional, modern, or something in between, we can work within your budget to create a spectacular setting for any holiday.

Holiday photography by Bob Snell.