The Foxy Property Chat is back after a 6–7 month break, and we’ve come in hot - October is our peak season and it shows. In the first 16 days we’ve completed ~110 installs, set a new “homes out” record (then broke it again… and again), and clocked 93 installs in just two weeks. We talk market pace (everything from prestige to entry units is moving), how we’re handling the surge, and what’s changed since acquiring a Sunshine Coast/Noosa staging business four months ago.
We also cover where staging is heading (service areas pushing further from the CBD, the Olympics knock-on, and the tech wildcard), how we gear up for peak without leaving stock idle, and our approach to integrated installs for clients living at home. Then: advice for new stagers (hint: it’s more logistics than styling), an update on the Australian Home Staging Conference (postponed in 2026; back Feb 2027), a rapid-fire fun round, reacting to spicy social comments, and a quick “Guess the Price” game from recent Foxy projects.
0:00 – Back from hiatus + why October is wild
00:33 – Records, installs, and homes out
02:14 – Sunshine Coast/Noosa business update + new stock
03:07 – Hiring across both teams (logistics, junior stylists, hybrid, marketing)
03:42 – Where staging’s heading: radius growth, Olympics, tech
06:08 – Stock cycles and post-Christmas reality
07:26 – Peak prep: beds, frames, and extra hands
08:21 – Integrated staging: living in while selling
10:23 – Starting a staging business today (capital, control, logistics)
12:58 – Conference update: 2026 postponed; Feb 2027 confirmed (details to come)
15:22 – Rapid-fire fun Qs
18:01 – Reacting to social comments (pillows, hot markets, “lived-in” styling)
21:10 – Guess the Price: three Foxy projects
24:25 – Closing mindset for peak season