It has been a long time since I have come across a real estate agent today who says they don’t think home staging works… but believe it or not on Friday I did.  Forget that he and his clients booked an appointment with me in Lawrence Park because his buying clients were interested in purchasing the majority of my rental furniture and were eyeing the décor accessories and hanging pictures.  But no, my staging service "did nothing to enhance the sale of the home".. of course not!

As someone who once was a real estate agent, I cannot tell you how many countless times I have gone into a home with buyers and when that home was staged I could feel the buying energy from my buyers.

That is not to say every staged home sends every buyer into a purchasing frenzy, but it amazed me how many times I would start working with a buyer and they would say to me..  “I don’t want a finished home, I want a fixer-upper that way I can save some money and fix it up how I like it.”

Of course I would show them “fixer-uppers” but I would also show them “staged” homes to help them envision the full potential.  In my experience 75-80% of the time the buyers would change their decision and put in an offer on a staged home.

There is something so much more relaxing when you get into the thick of trying to buy a house and how exhausting and laborious it can become, especially when you set your original sights on buying a fixer-upper.

So I’m afraid when a real estate agent comes to me and says “home staging doesn’t work, it had nothing to do with selling THIS house” I’m sorry but you’re preaching to the already converted.

Saying home staging doesn’t help to sell homes faster is like saying the MLS (multiple listing service) doesn’t work with either.  If you click on the pictures you can view where to rent these items.