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Why Stage Your Home?

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Real Estate Sales Representative with Right At Home Realty Inc., Brokerage
Staged kitchen in a house for sale

Stage your home for a quicker sale!

That’s a really valid question with a pretty simple answer. Let’s put it this way: you dress for success, don’t you? Well, shouldn’t you do the same for your home when you’re selling it? Because that’s essentially what home staging is: dressing up your home so that it goes from house for sale to house sold in Toronto as quickly and profitably as possible.

Staged Houses For Sale Sell Faster!

Statistics in Toronto show that houses for sale that are staged, sell faster and for more money than those that aren’t. Why is that, you ask? Because by staging a house, you’re transforming it into an object of desire! That’s why so many real estate agents work with professional home stagers, because it’s not about fixing the leaky ceiling or caulking the bathtub. It’s about taking that plain Jane house for sale and turning it into Marilyn Monroe.

Turning A Lived-In House For Sale Into A Model Desirable Home Takes Work

How does one do that? It takes a lot of work, which is why it’s usually left in the hands of experienced Toronto professionals who know how to bring out the best from the roughest diamond! By using various accessories, like plants, rugs, lighting, etc., a professional home stager can transform a relatively uninspired house for sale into a warm, comfortable and desirable home for sale. Dawna Johnson, owner of Sacramento Staging Solutions, warns that a house for sale that’s not staged may stay on the market for much longer than one that is. And the statistics back her up. According to a survey done by Stagedhomes.com, on average staged houses spent 11 days on the market as opposed to 22 days for homes that weren’t staged.

Some of other good reasons to stage a house for sale include:

 

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David Burrows
Classic Realty - Fairfax, VA
No Pressure, Just Seriously Devoted to Real Estate

Staged homes in my opinion really help to expedite a sale. I always suggest this to my listing clients.

Oct 24, 2011 04:19 AM
Elizabeth Birmingham
EB Realty - Grand Junction, CO

With all the competition in the market place it is important to make a place shine. 

Oct 24, 2011 04:21 AM
Lee Redwood
Right At Home Realty Inc., Brokerage - Burlington, ON
Your Real Estate Matters

Me too David. I ask my clients to pay for the staging services but I kick in the cost if their home sells. So far, it has worked like a charm.

If the buyers can become more emotionally attached to a property via home staging, the better chances we'll have of recieving a signed offer.

Oct 24, 2011 04:24 AM
Anonymous
Sara Garden

Cool video. Thanks for sharing! First impressions are everything - it's like the very first date - we gotta woo the buyers!

Oct 24, 2011 04:36 AM
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