-RS Media's housecall post on Mar 22 2019 by Jameson Doris
Spring has arrived! As the home-buying season heats up and you look to list your home, there's one thing you need to seriously consider: staging your home.
According to the recent National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) 2019 Profile of Home Staging, 83 percent of buyers' agents agree that staging your home makes it easier for homebuyers to see themselves living in it.
Additionally, according to the NAR report, more than half of sellers say that staging your home will decrease the amount of time your home stays on the market.
"Buying a house is more than a financial decision; it is an emotional decision as well," says John Smaby, NAR president and broker at Edina Realty. "Buyers aren't just making an investment in a property. They are purchasing a place to call home; to raise their children; to begin a new chapter; or to retire to a new season of life."
Here are some key takeaways drawn from the report:
A full 25 percent of buyers' agents who responded note that staged homes saw an increase of between 1-5 percent in the dollar value offered.
Although more respondents saw no impact on the dollar value or were unsure of the impact—29 percent and 28 percent, respectively—some 12 percent of buyers' agents note an increase of 6-10 percent in the dollar value offered.
The most common room that's staged is the the living room (93 percent), with some 47 percent of homebuyers noting that it was very important for them. Other important spaces for buyers to see staged are—in order—the master bedroom, the kitchen and the dining room.
To view the full survey, as well as a breakdown of NAR's methodology, click Here.
Bottom Line
Staging your home, especially certain rooms like the living room and master bedroom, could help potential buyers visualize themselves living there and in turn could decrease the amount of time your home is on the market and increase the amount your receive for your home!
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