Is Staging Worth the Investment?

Home staging is an important aspect of real estate that many people don't know about. Home staging can make a huge difference in the speed at which your home sells and how much money it brings. Home staging doesn't have to be hard, either!

What makes a house staged well, why investing in home staging now could reap big benefits for you later on down the road, and how easy it is to do!

What happens when you stage your home?

Home staging is the process of making your house more appealing and less intimidating to potential buyers. To start, staging can involve decluttering, depersonalizing, painting walls in a fresh neutral hue, or simply rearranging furniture to highlight different features.

These changes make it easier for you as well - making it easier for people to see themselves living there instead of looking at other people's belongings within these four walls, they are much more likely to make an offer on your home that will compete with others' offers! 

People are more likely to take a look at your house on the Internet before anything else. This means that you need to make sure they have a good reason to make the home as attractive as possible!

Your realtor (or the photographer they use) needs to make your photos as appealing and informative as possible. People will be filtering through all the pictures in order for their dream home, so it's important that you give a great first impression!

And by decluttering and depersonalizing the home of family photos, potential buyers will be able to imagine themselves living in it more easily.

Do staged homes sell faster?

Recent real estate studies have shown that homes staged by professionals sell 73 percent faster than those without staging. In a seller’s market, the competition for buyers is stiff. You have to do everything you can to make yourself stand out from other sellers and show your home in its best light. One way of doing this is by staging it properly with high-quality furniture and decor that suits the space where it will be displayed.

Do staged homes earn sellers more money?

The answer to this question varies, as the final selling price of a home depends on many factors. Some of these include whether there is buyer demand for your listing and how much competition you have from other listings that are available in addition to what condition the house itself is currently in with regards to cleanliness or staging.

With all things considered, it's likely that if you do stage your home then buyers will leave feeling more satisfied than they otherwise would be after viewing an un-staged property. So this may lead them into being willing to spend more money on purchasing yours over another one.

If you're looking to stage your home before selling, our team has some fantastic stagers available to help make your home as beautiful as can be