WHY STAGE?
What if I were to tell you that the cost of professional home staging is typically much less than the first price reduction after a house has been on the market?
Let’s look at an Example:
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Using figures provided by one of the world’s largest furniture rental companies, we can imagine a very conservative first price reduction of 5% on a $225,000 house, which would equal $11,250.
(This conservative assumption is supported by the National Association of Realtors which cites a 10% lower sales price associated with more than 24 weeks on the market.)
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The average cost of home staging in this example would be $4,700, and likely involves renting furniture.
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Using this figure, the cost of home staging would be less by $6,550, or 58% of the first price reduction of $11,250. That is $6,550 that could be added to your pocket.
Professional home staging helps sell the homes more quickly. Staged homes spend an average of 73% less time on the market; and who can put a price tag on the value of moving on to the next adventure of settling into your new home!