Here at Sagewood Interiors we can list off dozens of benefits of home staging, so we thought we’d distill them into our top ten reasons to share with you all. This list shows why it’s critical to stage your properties with an experienced professional, and demonstrates how creating the ideal home-viewing environment for a new buyer will impact your home’s selling price and time on the market. If you’d like to learn more or are interested in working with Sagewood Interiors, please contact us here.
1. First and foremost, home staging brings you visibility, which helps get as many people interested in your property as possible. 95% of people are viewing the home online first, and you only have one chance to make a great impression. One of the best ways to make a lasting impact is to have the house professionally staged and subsequently photographed.
2. 90% of people are unable to visualize a space for themselves and that means it’s extremely important to create the visualization for them. Staging will create an aesthetically pleasing space and present an ideal layout for someone living in the home.
3. A staged property will spend less time on the market compared to a non-staged property. Studies show that staged homes spend 73% less time on the market, and time is money.
4. Simply put, a well staged home will stand out among the competition and look better in photos and in person. 68% of staged homes sold for at least 9% more than their un-staged neighbor’s homes.
5. Staging will help people create an emotional connection to the home. Staging strategically helps emphasize the strengths of the home and diminish any flaws the property may have. 80% of decisions are made based on emotion, not logic. You don’t want to miss that opportunity.
6. 86% of realtors feel that staging has a significant impact on the home’s listing price and 58% of sellers’ realtors believe that buyers offer more money for staged properties.
7. Buyers are impacted by staging, and this can be a good or bad impact. 81% of buyers feel that staging influences their decision and 50% of them will pay more for a property that is properly staged. It’s important that you hire a professional and someone who understands your target market.
8. A professional stager is trained to attract buyers through strategic staging decisions, and thus will give you an unbiased decision on what aesthetic direction and layout decisions will work best. A qualified staging professional will help widen your target audience and be sure to select items that will appeal to different types of people.
9. With selling a house you want the highest return possible on your investment, and staging gives you that chance. You can rest easy knowing you’ve done everything in your power to get the largest offer in the shortest amount of time.
10. It costs you more not to stage. The average price drop for a home is 2.9% of the list price while staging is well under that amount. Not to mention the additional time spend on the market.
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