Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Waiting to See How it Goes Before You Stage? Here are 6 Reasons Why You Shouldn't.

Home Staging Tips in Palm Beach County- Waiting to See How It Goes Before You Stage?   Here Are 6  Reasons Why You Shouldn’t.

I run into this all of the time when I speak with  Realtors... they have your home listed and are doing everything they can to get it sold for you.  They’ve done their research and have suggested the best List Price for your home based on the market, your competition, location  and condition of your home.

There are items regarding condition that your Realtor feels need to be addressed to give your home the best chance of selling but you’d rather wait a month to see what happens.  

What are you waiting for?  Now is NOT the time to Wait and See........

6 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Stage:

1.  A Newly Listed Home is like a loaf of fresh bread... it begins to get stale the longer it sits there.

2.  What you invest in staging and preparation will be far less than that first price reduction you’re asked to give.

3.  The “What’s wrong with it?” cloud begins to form over your house.

4. The longer it sits, the longer you “get” to make sure your home is “Show Ready” every day!

5.  Every day your house sits on the market it’s costing you money... your mortgage, utilities, insurance..... and preventing you from moving on.

6. Your first and best chance at getting a showing appointment is via your MLS listing and the photos that accompany it.    Studies have shown that 90+% of Buyers begin their search on the Internet.   Are you willing to rule out such a huge portion of Buyers because of your MLS photos?

So tell me again... why are you waiting to Stage your house?

 

 

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Leave No Room Behind. (Or Unstaged) Selling By Design-Staging Fresno, CA

I've never had a listing that needed staging...really???

I've never had a listing that needed staging...really???

Time and time again I read stagers blogs where Realtor and agents comment that they have never used a professional stager because their listings have never needed staging.  I am not surprised because I've heard local agents say pretty much the same...they will call me when they have a listing that NEEDS staging.   

When I see this, my initial reaction is REALLY, but I know that this is just a case of misinformation and more education is needed on what professional staging really is and what types of listings need staging. 

Most professional stagers would say, all houses could use some level of staging. To clarify that, stagers think of "staging" in broad terms.  To most of us staging means the preparation of a home for sale.  That preparation includes:

Decluttering

Repairs and replacement

Depersonalizing/Neutralizing

Updating

Curb Appeal

Cleaning

When the above issues are addressed and resolved, then a professional stager returns for SHOWCASING.  All of this is part of a process. 

The first step in the process (after the initial contact) is a staging consultation/evaluation.  Generally, the stager visits the house and makes recommendations, based on education and experience, as to the most budget friendly steps that the seller should take in getting their house prepped for SHOWCASING. Completing the consultation is a review those needs and a priority list to get started.  If hand-holding is necessary the stager can provide that.  

Professional stagers are trained to gently but honestly let sellers know what needs to be done AND WHY.  Unfortunately, some television programs on staging have tainted that perception.  Stagers are NOT about belittling sellers and telling them that their house may never sell or making statements like "what were you thinking".  As with real estate agents, professional stagers truly want to help sell houses.   

If sellers are unwilling to do the preparation then a stager may not recommend SHOWCASING.  Linda Barnett addresses that in her blog, "I would rather turn you down, than let you down because staging shouldn't be your 1st choice." 

Home staging means presenting a house, as a complete package, ready for the market. 

So, what does the stager do for SHOWCASING?  I can guarantee you that most stagers have plans swirling in their heads when they are at the consultation.  This is why they are able to be specific about what to pack, what to repair, what to paint, what to store, what to keep in a house and much more. 

On showcasing day the stager will likely rearrange furniture.  It's not that the furniture placement for the sellers was necessarily wrong for dwelling, but it might not be right for selling.  They will display artwork, accessories and other special touches that make buyers remember and want that house. 

SHOWCASING is done to highlight the features of a house and the rooms within.  Focus is on the house, not on the stuff.  Thus, sellers and agents are frequently surprised at the sense of "minimalism" with neutralized personality that occurs with showcasing. 

Stagers work with vacant properties and with occupied properties.  The seller's budget is always a top consideration.   

So, if you've never had a listing that looks like any of  these: 

 

 then I wonder what your listings look like and why staging isn't a consideration...seriously, I want to know. 

If you want to know specifically why the homes in the collage were staged, I'd be happy to reply to your questions and I can provide after photos for most.   

By the way, if I were to list my home today, it would have to be staged because it is right for dwelling but not for selling. 

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Are Quick and Over Asking Price Home Sales a Thing of the Past?

The times of sticking a sign in the yard and receiving a full price offer is highly unlikely — BUT — we are seeing amazing things happening this fall in the real estate market throughout the Willamette Valley.

All the homes we staged in September have sold (except one builder model).  Coincidence?  We don’t think so!

In the first two weeks of October, we staged 11 houses – and by October 22 five of these homes are under contract.  No they weren’t foreclosures or short sales or undervalued.  They were priced well by their agents and prepared for sale with great care. These houses sold in two to 14 days – prices were from $165,000 to $575,000 – and the houses were located in Salem, Albany and Corvallis.

Here’s one example from a September staging job:

We often deal with estates and out of area heirs who have many aspects of their parents estate to handle.  Rather than bargain price the estate, this family chose to have some updating performed, hoping for a quicker sale.  Within a few weeks an estate sale was held, wallpaper removed, painting done, new carpeting installed and property was staged.

Here are some before pictures on how the home looked on our first visit:

 

Think this house is a candidate for a quick sale?  Probably not.

How about now?  Here is how it looked when it went on the market:

 

We didn’t even have time to get professional photos taken . . . it went on the market on Friday and by Monday had more than one offer . . . and yes this home sold for OVER the asking price.

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Recommending a Home Stager ~ What is in it for the Realtor?

 

Recommending a Home Stager ~ What is in it for the Realtor?

 

I know,  I know, I know ...Realtors have been selling Real Estate for years with no ones help and suddenly that new industry called Home Staging came up. Many Agents are upset and think that we - Stagers are here to compete with them. WE ARE NOT. Today's buyer wants "ready to move in homes" and WE ARE HERE TO HELP THEM, that's why staging industry has grown. But not only Seller can benefit from the Staging Consultation. Here are some reasons Realtor should recommend Home Staging to their client.

 

~Staged home looks better on MLS pictures, this means more attention to your listings because  90% of buyers start looking online

~Staged homes are more pleasant to sell. How many times have you had to apologize in front of the buyers or their agents for having an ugly house?

~Staged home will appeal to the wide range of buyers. Don’t let your client wait for that perfect buyer, staging will make all buyers love the house

~Staged home will sell faster = you will get your commissions faster too.

~You will also get more in commissions, becasue staged homes sell for higher price. Maybe you will say not much, but  if you will combine it with the amount you will save on advertisements because of shorter time on the market, it will turned out to the good amount of money.

~Staging will improve your DOM statistics.

~Staging will save you a client. Very often the Realtor will lose his listing because the Seller thinks that it is Realtor’s fault that the house is not selling. Hiring a Professional Home Stager will help house to sell before your listing will expire.

~Don’t lose your business to another Realtor by giving too many suggestion. Let the Stager be a bad guy or the devils' advocate, who will open sellers eyes to the reality and condition of their home.

Recommending a Stager sounds better to the seller, than recommending the price reduction.

~Rrefferals. I totally agree that we Stagers should promote ourselves. And we do, also we get most of our business directly from home sellers. So when it comes to recommendations, Stagers' will more than likely refer their client to the Realtor who supports Home Staging.

 

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How costly is vacant staging?

How costly is vacant staging? As owner of Abella Home Staging & Redesign, I get ask that question often. When i proceed to give them an estimated projection cost, their response always is "That much!!" What they fail to realize is, how much it's costing them to have a vacant house on the market?! 

I tell them them, the more time the property spends on the market, the more carrying costs they will incur!! Here is an example (courtesy of RESA):

• Mortgage:                          $1,800
• Monthly expenses:                  $300
• Total Carrying cost:            $2,100

If the average Vacant home is on the market for nine months:

• 9 months x $2,100 = $18,900 in carrying cost!!

If you stage first you could decrease the time on the market by 7 months on average.

• 7 months x $2,100 = $14,700 saving!!

Which leads me to say, why would anyone think vacant staging is expensive when it cost more not to stage!!!

 

There are three very good reasons to stage a vacant home:

1. Without furniture buyers have no point of reference of where the furniture may fit.
2. Contrary to belief the room looks smaller without furniture. 
3. Without furniture in the room to detract your attention, you will see all the flaws!!

 

Research shows that 63% of buyers will pay more for move-in ready homes With all this information it always surprises me that sellers would rather not spend the money and let the property sit. In the end, they most likely will sell the property under market value!! 

 

So how costly is vacant staging? I've staged a home where it cost the home owner $2,300 for three months. And it sold in three months!! If you follow the formula above, I just saved the home owner over $16,000!! In my opinion it cost more not to stage!!!

 

 

                  

              Before Staging

 

 

 

After Staging