Youāve listed your home for sale, and youāre taking all the right steps to ensure you sell it quickly and for the price you want: Youāve chosen a trusted real estate agent, youāve done your spring cleaning, and youāve finally tackled that list of repairs in order to get your home ready for sale.
But what about staging your home? Staging gets thrown around quite a bit, but is it really necessary? Hereās the solid data that proves it is. These 3 facts are part of the reason why staging actually helps sell your home for more money. Thatās what you want, right?
Staged homes can sell for 3% more and 87% faster than un-staged homes
Thatās right, according to Home Staging Resource,Ā staging your home increases the dollar value buyers are willing to offer by about 3%. Think about itāwhether your property is best described as modest or opulent, this is a large amount of money you donāt want to leave on the table!
Deter low-ball offers
When your home is staged, everything is in tip-top shape. Your home is looking its best ā so youāre going to get the best offers.
Almost 100% of real estate professionalsāboth buyersā and sellersā agentsāagree that buyers are affected by home staging, whether theyāre helped to visualize a homeās full potential or influenced to make a higher offer.
Create an emotional connection to buyers
When you depersonalize your home and ultimately think like a buyer, you increase the chances of a buyer getting emotionally attached and truly believing the house was made for them. Remove yourself and present a picture-perfect lifestyle, that way buyers see past the little details of your house and start seeing the bigger picture of their new home. According to the NAR 2019 Profile of Home Staging, 83% of buyersā agents said staging a home makes it easier for a buyer to visualize the property as a future home.
Some rooms are more important than others. While we feel strongly in favor of staging an entire home, according to the same NAR report, a homeās living room, kitchen and master bedroom are the three most critical areas on which to focus. These are the most personal rooms in a home and will make the biggest emotional connection to buyers.
Did you know only 28% of listing agents stage?
With all the positive data showing how impactful this relatively inexpensive step can be, itās hard to understand why this is. One thing we do know for certain is that if you choose a First Team Real Estate agent to list your home, youāll get focused service that centers on educated guidance on matters like this one. Thatās why staging is one of our The NEW Rules of Real EstateĀ®, trusted strategies that sell homes on your timeline, at a higher price. Whatās more, youāll have access to a list of trusted vendors for staging, contracting, repairs, moving, and beyond.