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Home Sale Tips: Importance of Home Staging
by Paige Martin
Introduction: An Overview of Home Staging
Home staging is the act of grooming a home to make it more attractive to potential buyers and to raise the value of the home. Home Staging is much more than just helping sellers decorate their homes. Home Staging is the art of preparing a home for the market. Home staging is all over the media with shows like "Designed to Sell" highlighting the importance of getting your home market ready.
Homes Sales
Homes are taking longer to sell than a year ago. Homes that have not been enhanced are the ones that sit on the market for a long time or they receive "low ball" offers. Homes that have that "lived-in" look can take longer to sell as buyers struggle to look past things that need to be improved, repaired or find it difficult to visualize themselves living in the property because of personal clutter, cramped spaces and unimpressive presentation. Homes that are Staged using simple techniques sell faster and for more money. 63% of staged homes sold for the asking price in 6 weeks. 40% of staged homes sold at their first open house.
Contemporary home staging and redesign techniques, as featured on HGTV, help empower your home with the "WOW" factor ordinarily attributed to model homes. By presenting potential buyers with a fully furnished home instead of empty rooms, sellers and agents are able to sell homes faster and for more money. That's why home staging is a growing profession that's rapidly changing the way homes are sold. Houses that sell the quickest and for the highest price are those homes that do not look as though they are someone else, instead they almost look like a store display.
Sell Your House
Sellers seem reluctant to do a bit of "sweat equity" before they put their homes on the market. Sellers have only one opportunity to make the best and lasting impression. Selling ones home is often an emotional experience. Some agents help sellers Stage the home themselves. Most listing agents agree, however, that vacant homes show better with staging and will encourage sellers to hire a professional stager.
Buyers in Today's Market
Buyers need to make an emotional attachment to your home before they can make an offer to purchase. Buyers are drawn to these well-maintained homes that are fresh, well-decorated and in perfect condition. Buyers imagine their furniture, their pictures, their children and even pets in a home before they purchase. Buyers need to be able to envision themselves in the home and fall in love with it.
Conclusion: Stage Your Home, Sell It More Quickly!
Home Staging is the very best proven way to get top dollar for your home as you prepare it for sale. Home Staging is merchandising your product to its' fullest potential. Home staging is quite possibly the single most profitable decision you could make when trying to sell or rent your east end property from estates, to beach bungalows, to retail spaces. Home staging is about creating an environment where the home buyer sees themselves in the home and knowing it must be essential to their lifestyle. Home staging is good news for the seller; good news for the buyer; and good news for the Realtor.
About the Author
Paige Martin is a top ranked REALTOR. servicing the Houston Texas Market. http://www.HoustonProperties.com specializes in custom marketing solutions for unique Houston-area homes and displays over 40,000 Houston homes for sale. For top quality service in finding the perfect Houston Home contact Paige at 713-384-5177.
by Paige Martin
Home staging is the act of grooming a home to make it more attractive to potential buyers and to raise the value of the home. Home Staging is much more than just helping sellers decorate their homes. Home Staging is the art of preparing a home for the market. Home staging is all over the media with shows like "Designed to Sell" highlighting the importance of getting your home market ready.
Homes Sales
Homes are taking longer to sell than a year ago. Homes that have not been enhanced are the ones that sit on the market for a long time or they receive "low ball" offers. Homes that have that "lived-in" look can take longer to sell as buyers struggle to look past things that need to be improved, repaired or find it difficult to visualize themselves living in the property because of personal clutter, cramped spaces and unimpressive presentation. Homes that are Staged using simple techniques sell faster and for more money. 63% of staged homes sold for the asking price in 6 weeks. 40% of staged homes sold at their first open house.
Contemporary home staging and redesign techniques, as featured on HGTV, help empower your home with the "WOW" factor ordinarily attributed to model homes. By presenting potential buyers with a fully furnished home instead of empty rooms, sellers and agents are able to sell homes faster and for more money. That's why home staging is a growing profession that's rapidly changing the way homes are sold. Houses that sell the quickest and for the highest price are those homes that do not look as though they are someone else, instead they almost look like a store display.
Sell Your House
Sellers seem reluctant to do a bit of "sweat equity" before they put their homes on the market. Sellers have only one opportunity to make the best and lasting impression. Selling ones home is often an emotional experience. Some agents help sellers Stage the home themselves. Most listing agents agree, however, that vacant homes show better with staging and will encourage sellers to hire a professional stager.
Buyers in Today's Market
Buyers need to make an emotional attachment to your home before they can make an offer to purchase. Buyers are drawn to these well-maintained homes that are fresh, well-decorated and in perfect condition. Buyers imagine their furniture, their pictures, their children and even pets in a home before they purchase. Buyers need to be able to envision themselves in the home and fall in love with it.
Conclusion: Stage Your Home, Sell It More Quickly!
Home Staging is the very best proven way to get top dollar for your home as you prepare it for sale. Home Staging is merchandising your product to its' fullest potential. Home staging is quite possibly the single most profitable decision you could make when trying to sell or rent your east end property from estates, to beach bungalows, to retail spaces. Home staging is about creating an environment where the home buyer sees themselves in the home and knowing it must be essential to their lifestyle. Home staging is good news for the seller; good news for the buyer; and good news for the Realtor.
About the Author
Paige Martin is a top ranked REALTOR. servicing the Houston Texas Market. http://www.HoustonProperties.com specializes in custom marketing solutions for unique Houston-area homes and displays over 40,000 Houston homes for sale. For top quality service in finding the perfect Houston Home contact Paige at 713-384-5177.
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