I love to share this story with you - a few months ago I had a home seller here CT call me that she is selling her house. She had selected her real estate agent, but was surprised that the agent never brought up home staging to her. She felt that she needed to prepare her house for selling in order to sell it faster and at a higher price, so she took the initiative upon herself to call Redesign Your Space. We immediately connected and got right away to get the house ready quickly.
During this time she often came frustrated to me saying that her agent does not understand why she is staging it. She was pushed very hard by the agent to put the house on the market immediately in the present condition. My client stood her lines and insisted on the agent having to wait until she is ready. Yes, there are quite a few brokers out here who simply do not understand marketing and the benefits of staging.
But we turned this agent around. When we were done staging, the agent was so impressed that she said that she could not believe that this would have made such a difference. Now, the path was layed for the agent as well to succeed in selling this house that was listed at $1,795,000, above the median price in Darien. The average DOM in Darien is 133days. My client received multiple offers in this market and sold close to asking price after 59 days, which is 55% faster than the average. Yes, home staging works! It is critical for this that the house is being staged BEFORE it is being put on the market.
Here are some BEFORE & AFTER photos (for Before & After video, click here):
Before: After:
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