Leadership & Legends Categories In The RESA® Home Staging Industry Awards®

The Home Staging Industry Awards® are the industry’s most prestigious awards, honoring real estate staging mastery. Annually since 2008 top producing stagers are recognized for their professional excellence and superior skills in the art of home staging and redesign. RESA® also recognizes our industry’s top leaders for the work they do to drive our industry forward.

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Award Categories For Leadership & Legends

State or Provincial President of the Year™

is a category that all RESA® State/Provincial Presidents are automatically nominated for. Nominees will answer questions about their leadership role upon acceptance of nomination.

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RESA® Approved Instructor of the Year™

is a category for RESA® Approved Instructors teaching the course: Staging to Sell, What Every Agent Should Know.

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RESA® Chapter of the Year™

is a category that all RESA® Chapters are automatically nominated for. A chapter board member must accept the nomination and complete the submission process.

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Lori Kim Polk Lifetime Achievement Award™

Candidates for this award should have similar traits and be like-minded in his/her efforts to follow Lori Kim’s excellent example. Your nominee will be notified of their nomination and offered the opportunity to accept.

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Kathy Nielsen Spirit Award™

Nominate a RESA® member who embodies the true spirit of Kathy Nielsen. Your nominee will be notified of their nomination and offered the opportunity to accept.

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RESA® Partner of the Year™

is a category for RESA® Partners who are dedicated to provding exceptional service to our members.

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Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging™

Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging™ is a category for is a category for anyone working within the real estate staging industry in an effort to advance professionalism and excellence in real estate staging. Winners will be honored at RESA® Connect™ in January 2026.