May. 24, 2006 - What is Home Staging?

Staging your home before putting it on the market is simply one of the steps in "Positioning Your Home to Sell". 

I recently acquired my Accredited Staging Professional designation, but frankly, staging homes before putting the house on the market is not a new concept.  There are key areas of the home on which people base their buying decision.  First is curb appeal.  If they don't want to come in the house, it doesn't matter what you do with the inside of it. The entire first floor is very important as this is where the buyer will view enternaining and impressing their friends.  The master suite including the bath, is next in line. 

For many years, new home builders have staged their model homes with great success.  Now the resale market is better able to compete with New Construction by using the same strategy of giving the buyer a better idea of what the house or condo can look like in its best condition.  If you have ever been to a New Construction Model Home, you know what staging is.  Your real estate professional should assist you in making your house look THAT good, or as close to that as possible, especially the first 10 days it is on market.

All homes sell.  But the staged home will sell faster and at a higher price.