Home Staging Tips to Help Your Home Sell Faster & for More Money
Looking for some home staging tips to help your home sell faster & for more money? You’re in the right place.
Staging a home is by far one the most important factors when selling a home. Don’t take our word for it? Check out some stats below from the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) report on home staging. We combed through the report ourselves and pulled out some of the most staggering figures.
Namely, 82%(!) of buyers reported home staging makes it easier for them to visualize the property as a future home. And that 41% are more willing to walk through a home they saw online first (more on staging photos later).
Sourced from NAR Report on Home Staging (2021)
That being known, let’s dive into some more specifics.
Home Staging Tips: Home Improvement
The most common home improvement items agents recommended to sellers were decluttering the home (93%), entire home cleaning (85%), removing pets during showings (81%), and improving curb appeal (78%).
Sourced from NAR Report on Home Staging (2021)
The numbers speak for themselves, but there’s a few areas we want to touch on.
Improving Curb Appeal
Most of us only consider the outside of the home when we think about curb appeal, but curb appeal also refers to the interior entryway of the home; it’s the first thing potential buyers will see when they enter the home, so you want to make sure you pay special attention to this area.
Depersonalizing the Home
When considering depersonalizing the home, we must go beyond just removing photos, accolades, collectibles, electronics and other personal items.
Personal items also refer to specifics like toothbrushes, hair brushes, used bars of soap, and shaving supplies among other things. Point blank, most buyers don’t want to imagine other people inhabiting the home they’re considering purchasing, so be sure you do your due diligence in removing these items as well, paying specific attention to areas like the bathroom!
Which Other Areas Should You Focus On?
According to the NAR report, staging the living room was found to be very important for buyers (46%), followed by staging the owners’ bedroom (43%), and staging the kitchen (35%).
Sourced from NAR Report on Home Staging (2021)
The Importance of Listing Photos
Among buyers’ agents, having photos (83%), videos (74%), and virtual tours (73%) available for their listings has proved to be more important since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
So in addition to actually staging the home, you want to make sure you communicate that effectively through marketing materials like listing photos.
Sourced from NAR Report on Home Staging (2021)
Other Home Staging Tips?
We’ve got tons.
Lighting, Lighting, Lighting
Some other items of importance include making the home appear as light and bright as possible. While natural lighting is always best, if the home is lacking in this area, utilize any and all light fixtures, lamps, and mirrors to amp it up!
Accentuate the Positive & Distract from the Negative
Does your home have amazing kitchen countertops? Declutter and emphasize them!
A killer fireplace in the living room? Jazz it the heck up! OR no fireplace? Organize the room in a way to draw attention away from this. Perhaps the living room has a large window or another feature you can focus on.
Small closets? Remove any bulky items and store them elsewhere to give the impression of more space. Some other things you can do specifically for closets, change out the light bulbs to make them as light and bright as possible. No lights in the closet? See about adding some simple, non-invasive lighting options.
When it comes to selling a home, it’s all about the positioning.
Need Some Help With Your Home Staging?
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