"Price Gets you Interest, Staging Gets you Offers." (Gary Keller, Keller Williams)
You hear the message a lot in the real estate industry: Staging can help get a home sold faster and for more money. But convincing customers of that — particularly if it means fronting some money on their end — is not always easy.
The Real Estate Staging Association, a trade association for the staging industry, recently released some findings from a study using data from January 2012 to December 2012 that back up that message.
RESA studied 89 homes that were previously on the market that were not staged. The unstaged homes remained on the market for 166 days, on average, before the home owners called in a professional stager.
After the homes were staged, the homes received their first offer within 32 days, the study found. What’s more, nine of those homes received multiple offers.
Do your sellers need more convincing?
In studying another sample of homes, RESA evaluated 359 homes that were staged but this time before the homes ever went on the market. The homes, on average, received an offer within 26 days after being professionally staged and listed. Nearly 70 of those homes received multiple offers too.
“Our study proves it does not benefit the home owner to list their property first to see if it will sell,” according to RESA. “When [home owners] invest in staging before listing, they sell 87 percent faster.”
Plus, home owners have the potential to save more than $4,000 in carrying costs by staging first, according to the study.
The Real Estate Staging Association, a trade association for the staging industry, recently released some findings from a study using data from January 2012 to December 2012 that back up that message.
RESA studied 89 homes that were previously on the market that were not staged. The unstaged homes remained on the market for 166 days, on average, before the home owners called in a professional stager.
After the homes were staged, the homes received their first offer within 32 days, the study found. What’s more, nine of those homes received multiple offers.
Do your sellers need more convincing?
In studying another sample of homes, RESA evaluated 359 homes that were staged but this time before the homes ever went on the market. The homes, on average, received an offer within 26 days after being professionally staged and listed. Nearly 70 of those homes received multiple offers too.
“Our study proves it does not benefit the home owner to list their property first to see if it will sell,” according to RESA. “When [home owners] invest in staging before listing, they sell 87 percent faster.”
Plus, home owners have the potential to save more than $4,000 in carrying costs by staging first, according to the study.
WHY STAGE YOUR HOME?
Staging enhances your home! Do you love those designer makeover shows and wish someone would makeover your home? Are you selling your home and need help making it look perfect? If you're looking for some design ideas for your current home or have a home on the market that needs some makeover magic, we can help. Classic Inspirations can help with decorating trends, furniture placement, color palette, home smart updates, changes and enhancements inside and out. Staging a property increases the marketability of a home, buyer appeal and ultimately profits and pride in your home.
Whether you're ready for a new "look" or selling a home, we can help. We offer multiple staging services to meet the smallest of budgets, while maximizing your home’s appeal and potential. With an objective, professional eye, we can review the property from curbside to back fence suggesting enhancements.
"Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, but a MUST. It's what will make the difference in whether your home sells or not." - Real Estate Mogul Barbara Corcoran
Tips for selling your home:
Front yard and entrance, if you do nothing else to prepare your house for the market, tend to your yard. Rake the leaves. Clean up flower gardens. Trim shrubs. Sweep your sidewalks and porches. You don't want to lose any showings because drive-by shoppers can't get past the mess at the curb.
If you have overlooked needed home repairs for years, potential buyers will see every one of them. Fix that cracked window pane. Replace the broken doorknob. Paint the fence. A little sweat equity goes a long way in real estate.
Don't misuse spaces: Bedrooms should be bedrooms, not closets or catchall rooms. Patios should be staged as relaxing outdoor spaces, not left empty or as toy storage. Who knew this cluttered space is an entryway? Certainly not potential buyers and not a good first impression!
Experts say that staged homes sell faster and for higher prices than those that are not. Paint color is a low-cost but effective way of showcasing your home. The colors potential buyers see when they enter your home should be neutral so that the buyers will not be distracted by someone else's style. They should see the walls of your home as a blank canvas on which to project their own preferences and style. But "neutral" doesn't necessarily mean white. Using subtle color can actually enhance the buyer's experience, so repaint walls that have strong colors with rich neutral hues.
Light, clean, organized spaces appear larger. So clean and declutter, and give your walls a fresh coat of paint in a light neutral color to bring the room to life and make it seem more expansive. One home staging idea that can help expand your space visually: paint the moldings the same color as the wall, which gives an illusion of higher walls.
Need inexpensive ways to prepare your home for the market? Clean, clean, clean. Scrub everything. Rent a carpet shampooer if necessary. The small investment, resulting with a sweet smell is worth every penny! While you're at it, declutter! Get started packing and fill boxes with knickknacks and more.
Bye, Bye Clutter, have I mentioned this enough? The most important thing you can do to prepare your home for sale is to get rid of clutter. One of the major contributors to a cluttered look is having too much furniture. When a professional stager descend on a home being prepped for market, they often whisk away as much as half the owner's furnishings, and the house looks much bigger for it. You don't have to whittle that drastically, but take a hard look at what you have and ask yourself what you can live without. For additional help with your home contact us!
Staging enhances your home! Do you love those designer makeover shows and wish someone would makeover your home? Are you selling your home and need help making it look perfect? If you're looking for some design ideas for your current home or have a home on the market that needs some makeover magic, we can help. Classic Inspirations can help with decorating trends, furniture placement, color palette, home smart updates, changes and enhancements inside and out. Staging a property increases the marketability of a home, buyer appeal and ultimately profits and pride in your home.
Whether you're ready for a new "look" or selling a home, we can help. We offer multiple staging services to meet the smallest of budgets, while maximizing your home’s appeal and potential. With an objective, professional eye, we can review the property from curbside to back fence suggesting enhancements.
"Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, but a MUST. It's what will make the difference in whether your home sells or not." - Real Estate Mogul Barbara Corcoran
Tips for selling your home:
Front yard and entrance, if you do nothing else to prepare your house for the market, tend to your yard. Rake the leaves. Clean up flower gardens. Trim shrubs. Sweep your sidewalks and porches. You don't want to lose any showings because drive-by shoppers can't get past the mess at the curb.
If you have overlooked needed home repairs for years, potential buyers will see every one of them. Fix that cracked window pane. Replace the broken doorknob. Paint the fence. A little sweat equity goes a long way in real estate.
Don't misuse spaces: Bedrooms should be bedrooms, not closets or catchall rooms. Patios should be staged as relaxing outdoor spaces, not left empty or as toy storage. Who knew this cluttered space is an entryway? Certainly not potential buyers and not a good first impression!
Experts say that staged homes sell faster and for higher prices than those that are not. Paint color is a low-cost but effective way of showcasing your home. The colors potential buyers see when they enter your home should be neutral so that the buyers will not be distracted by someone else's style. They should see the walls of your home as a blank canvas on which to project their own preferences and style. But "neutral" doesn't necessarily mean white. Using subtle color can actually enhance the buyer's experience, so repaint walls that have strong colors with rich neutral hues.
Light, clean, organized spaces appear larger. So clean and declutter, and give your walls a fresh coat of paint in a light neutral color to bring the room to life and make it seem more expansive. One home staging idea that can help expand your space visually: paint the moldings the same color as the wall, which gives an illusion of higher walls.
Need inexpensive ways to prepare your home for the market? Clean, clean, clean. Scrub everything. Rent a carpet shampooer if necessary. The small investment, resulting with a sweet smell is worth every penny! While you're at it, declutter! Get started packing and fill boxes with knickknacks and more.
Bye, Bye Clutter, have I mentioned this enough? The most important thing you can do to prepare your home for sale is to get rid of clutter. One of the major contributors to a cluttered look is having too much furniture. When a professional stager descend on a home being prepped for market, they often whisk away as much as half the owner's furnishings, and the house looks much bigger for it. You don't have to whittle that drastically, but take a hard look at what you have and ask yourself what you can live without. For additional help with your home contact us!
FEES
Home Staging "Walk &Talk" $200.00
With an objective, professional eye, we review the property from curbside to back fence suggesting enhancements. From perhaps a new; paint palette, smart updates, furniture arrangement, changes and enhancements, both outside and in.
Home Staging "Walk &Talk" $200.00
With an objective, professional eye, we review the property from curbside to back fence suggesting enhancements. From perhaps a new; paint palette, smart updates, furniture arrangement, changes and enhancements, both outside and in.