Top 10 reasons to stage your home for Sale
10. You will make a lot more money
In recent surveys by the Real Estate Staging association (RESA), over 85% of homes sold for 5-23% over the listing prize.
9. Your home will sell much faster
In the same RESA survey, staged homes sell faster, averaging only 23 days on the market compared to 40+ days for unstaged homes.
8. The cost of staging doesn't cost a dime
In a RESA survey, the average investment of 1% of a home's listing price put into staging gave over 75% of those sellers a ROI of 5-15% over asking prize.
7. Buyers can visualize themselves living there
In a recent survey by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), over 83% of buyers find a staged home "easier to visualize the property as their future home"
6. Online home photos will stand out
According to NAR, over 95% of buyers are online FIRST looking at photos of the home BEFORE they go visit or call their agent.
5. Sellers can't view their home objectively
If you can't view your home objectively, you can't package it effectively. This often makes it nearly impossible for a seller to be objective about their home.
4. Your home's flaws can be overlooked
According to NAR, almost a third of buyers will "overlook property faults" when a home is professionally staged.
3. You can relax
You will have the satisfaction of knowing you have done everything possible to get a quick sale and not leave money on the table.
2. Most agents consider it a critical necessity
According to a Zillow survey of thousands of real estate experts, "home staging" was listed as a TOP TWO necessary item for sellers.
1. Not staging will only help your competition
Competition can be stiff and buyers have high expectations! Successful agents know that the key to competing is professional staging because it creates great online presentations, drives buyers' traffic to the home, and brings in offers.
Transform Your Space - embrace the "Feel Home" Philosophy
First impressions
When we walk though your home what gives you the feeling of home? What are your first impressions?
Eliminating clutter
In order to create a more clean, open and spacious feel, non-essential items have to go or be packed away in an orderly fashion.
Emphasizing the positive while downplaying the negative
Finding your beautiful focal points, we will emphasize what we love about the rooms and hide or distract the negative aspects of a room.
Lighten up
Focusing on lighting and color, we will make each room into a bright and inviting space, adding function and purpose.
The home owner appeal
In order for you to "feel home", you need a home that is a wonderful reflection of you, your family, your life and what you love.
Obligation to yourself
Any to-do list can turn into a mountain of projects we have a hard time tackling. The dirty work has to be done. Let's incorporate an organizational plan that is easy to follow.
Modernizing
Updating your style and building impactful accessories out of what you already have to create clean lines and form. In some cases simple purchases are necessary to complete the look.
Emotional connection points
Let's create luxurious, personal spaces throughout your home that reflect your family's lifestyle. This Austin home stager is here to help.
Home staging tips to avoid design mistakes & how to fix them home staging
1 | Hanging Art All Wrong
"Experts" may tell you to hang art at eye-level on blank walls but that is too subjective! The center line of your art whether singular or in groupings should be 60 inches above the floor.
2 | Wrong Size Art Over Sofa
Ideally art hung over your large scale pieces like sofas should be around 2/3rds the width of furniture in order to match scale but not over 80% or else it will feel too large.
3 | Wrong Size Coffee Table
The ideal ratio length of a coffee table in relationship to the sofa is around 2/3rds the length. Anything less feels diminutive and anything longer feels unruly.
Scale relationships are critical!
4 | Wrong Size Area Rugs
Ideally the entire conversational grouping of furniture in your living room should sit within an area rug. At a minimum the front legs of your sofa and chairs should sit on the area rug.
5 | Wrong Height of Tables
When shopping for coffee tables and side tables, make sure they are the proper height. The ideal height above or below the sofa or chair should be within two inches for ideal functionality.
6 | Not Arranging in Odd Number Groupings
Things arranged in odd numbers are more appealing and memorable than in even-numbered groupings. Ideally using 3 items of varying heights works best.
