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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it's a necessity in selling a house.

Barbara Corcoran

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Barbara Corcoran
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: March 10
Businessperson
Businesswoman
Journalist
Television Producer
Edgewater
New Jersey
Barbara Ann Corcoran
Necessity
Selling
House
Used
Home
Today
Staging
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