Does staging truly make a difference in selling homes? Can home stagers really justify their pricing to home owners whose homes have not sold in the last 5, 7, 9+ months? How do you explain to home owners that staging is merely a marketing tool - not miracle work? And what about the sudden influx of those who call themselves stagers not knowing how to operate the business side of it all? Isn't their more to this than just merely "talent"?
Last year when our real estate market was at an all time high, Phoenix experienced a record high in real estate agents. But I wonder how the experienced, full-time agents felt about these fly-by-night agents that infiltrated their industry in hopes of the quick buck. Did anyone really reach the end of the rainbow? Was the pot of gold ever found? What about today? Part-time agents that only return phone calls after hours or on the weekends?
I want to hear from others - what do you think? See? React? With buyers taking their time in making their decision, can staging really influence them? Is it really an emotional reaction? Is staging really worth the money?
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