The impact of a home that has been staged to sell vs. one that has not been staged is quite dramatic. Though many people may still dispute the advantages home staging has to offer, you can’t quibble over the statistics.
A recent 2018 survey (of 4200 homes) worldwide of home stagers found that:
- 85% of staged homes sold 6-25% more than un-staged homes
- 68% of staged homes sold for at least 9% more than un-staged homes
If those statistics don’t make you sit up and take notice, then how about we also look at the following scenario.
Imagine you have a home priced at $400,000 that has been sitting on the market for more than 5 months. You start getting a bit antsy and decide to decrease the selling price by 5% — or by $20K. Your home is selling for less and your house is now stale. Buyers think there maybe something wrong with the house as it has not sold. You get frustrated and then decide to go with a separate home staging company at more cost to you again.
That is why our Anne Winch Ottawa Real Estate Team believes so much in selling your home and also by providing our home staging service for free to our clients. We want your home to sell. We want your home to look its best and we also don’t want to be stressed out with a house on the market for a long period of time. We want you to invest your time and energy in having your home staged so that you are competitive with other staged homes on the market. Staging works and it has proven itself time and again.
We believe:
- Timing is extremely important
- Most activity is attracted on a property when it is first listed
- A listing has the greatest opportunity to sell when it is new and staged properly
Potential buyers can visualize themselves more in a home that has been staged. The investment of having your home staged does pay off in the long run. Give our Anne Winch Real Estate Team a call, text or email and we can discuss how we can help get your home staged and sold. After all home staging just makes cents and the impact will be visually more pleasing to your buyers and your pocketbook!