The Stats to Back it Up - 07/07/08 10:00 PM
I recently wrote a post about how 70%-90% of buyers don't "see" how a vacant can look with furnishings; basically, they see a big empty room.
As I mentioned in that post, I've heard numbers between 10%-30% of the population can visualize spatial relationships, but I couldn't find proof of those numbers.  After a bit of digging, I found the following on Wikipedia about visual/spatial thinking:
"Research by Child Development Theorist Linda Kreger Silverman suggests that less than 30% of the population strongly uses visual/spatial thinking, another 45% uses both visual/spatial thinking and thinking in the form of words, and 25% thinks … (2 comments)

70%-90% of Buyers Really Don't "See" Your Vacant - 07/01/08 07:51 AM
I was recently talking with a Realtor about various staging options for her clients, when she asked, "Is it really important to stage vacant houses? I mean, there's nothing in the house to be cleaned up or put away.  I would think a big empty room would be ideal."  
Her question is not an uncommon one.  However, we all know that it's very difficult to sell a vacant home for a variety of reasons, the least of which is that a big empty room lacks warmth.  But what is more important is that only a small percentage of the population can … (8 comments)

 
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