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Welcome to The International Association of Home Staging Professionals®.

The International Association of Home Staging Professionals® (IAHSP®) was established in 1999. Our membership is in the thousands as we ARE The Staging Association of and for the Home Staging Industry. The International Association of Home Staging Professionals® (IAHSP®) is the only professional Home Staging Association that is dedicated strictly to the Home Staging Industry. The Home Staging Industry is part of the Real Estate Industry and not the decorating or design industries. IAHSP® was founded by The Creator of Home Staging®, Barb Schwarz, who for over 39 years has helped educate Realtors®, sellers and Stagers about the art and business of Home Staging.

The International Association of Home Staging Professionals® is the proven Distinguished Home Staging Association for guiding and leading the Home Staging Industry. IAHSP® stands for and subscribes to Ethical standards and principles of Excellence and decades of Experience in proven educational practices. IAHSP® is also the governing and regulating association for the coveted ASP®, Accredited Staging Professional® Designation. IAHSP® sets the standards of practice and ethical guidelines for the ASP® and ASPM® Designations.

IAHSP® and The ASP® Designation are the Benchmark association and designation established and strongly built over many, many years of time. No other Home Staging Association has the history and positive record based upon year after year of proven methods, principals of ethical practice and standards of excellence that The International Association of Home Staging Professionals® has.

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Since 1999, IAHSP® has set high standards based on educational requirements, standards of excellence, and a code of ethics for our members as they serve the public in the communities where we live and work. Therefore, a requirement for joining IAHSP® is to first be educated and trained in the business and service of Home Staging by investing in and graduating from the highest quality training and educational program possible: “The Accredited Staging Professional® (ASP®) Course”. ASPs® are taught to follow the below in the ASP® Course as they earn their ASP® Designation upon Graduation:

• Pass a detailed examination in the ASP® class.
• Renew yearly their detailed ASP® License agreement of membership with www.Stagedhomes.com, the World's Leader in Home Staging Education®
• Agree to and uphold the ASP® Code of Ethics
• Agree to and Uphold the ASP® Consumer Foundation of Service Creed
• A Business license for their ASP® Staging Business as an ASP® Stager.
• A Real Estate License as an ASP® Real Estate Agent.
• Staging Insurance as an ASP® Stager
• Error and Omissions insurance as an ASP® Real Estate Agent.
• A Sales Tax ID number in the state where they work as an ASP® Stager
• A commercial Checking account for their Business
• To continue their education by returning to additional ASP® Courses to stay up to date in the Home Staging Industry and their ASP® Designation.
• Hold current active membership in The International Association of Home Staging Professionals®

IAHSP® also hosts the International professional Home Staging Convention and since 2003 has provided this educational forum for high-level teaching and learning. At the annual educational convention, IAHSP® also rewards individual and chapter achievement and excellence by awarding the Barb Schwarz Staging Excellence Award, the Rising Star Awards, the IAHSP® Chapter Excellence Awards, and the IAHSP® Spirit Award. To see just one of our many convention reviews click here

IAHSP® also believes in giving back to communities through the magic of ASP® Home Staging. Therefore, we put on the annual Worldwide Staging Service Week® (WWSSW®) each year which allows our IAHSP® members to give back to worthy charities, groups, or individuals in the communities where we work and live through our IAHSP® Foundation. The IAHSP® Foundation has a non-profit status for this purpose and schedules this annual event to give back with joy our time, dollars and resources to help others in need. It is our honor to serve others through our WWSSW® service week and our IAHSP® Foundation throughout the year as well.

Thank you for coming to The International Association of Home Staging Professionals®. We are so glad you are here.

To find out how to join IAHSP®, please contact us at 800-392-7161 or email DirectorOfOperations@iahsp.com

Our Vision Statement: IAHSP®, the recognized voice of the Home Staging Profession, sets the benchmark for excellence in the Home Staging Industry.

Our Mission Statement: IAHSP® is dedicated to advancing the art and education of the professional ASP® Stager as they prepare homes for sale by:

• Enhancing Home Staging excellence,
• Facilitating Home Stager business development opportunities,
• Fostering Community where our members live & work,
• Serving the public to the best of our ability built upon the principles and practices of the ASP® Course and Designation

Barb Schwarz, ASPM®, ASP®, IAHSP®, AB The Creator of Home Staging® Founder and Chairwoman of IAHSP® and The IAHSP® Foundation Founder of The Staging University® Founder and CEO of Stagedhomes.com