STAGING FAQs

What are the benefits of professionally staging my home?

In today’s competitive real estate market, professionally staging your home gives you an edge over the competition, selling faster (50% on average) and at a 6-10% higher price. Home staging is about creating an emotional connection with buyers. Because 90% of prospective buyers can’t visualize an unstaged home’s potential and picture it as their own, they move on. Each week a property sits on the market, buyers tend to make lower offers, eventually leading to a price reduction and costing you tens of thousands of dollars.

Why can’t I stage my own home?

Creating a professionally staged home is different from the way we live day-to-day in that less is more. Elite Staging is professionally trained to employ creative techniques that highlight your home’s architectural features and showcase your home, not your personal decorating style. The buyer has to be able to visualize themselves living in your home. As an owner, you have an emotional connection to your furnishings, art and decorating style, thus making it nearly impossible to be objective about how to stage your home properly. (Even home stagers seek the advice of other stagers because of this phenomenon!)

What advantages of home staging will make for better marketing to increase agent interest and more foot traffic?

According to the National Association of Realtors, 85% of potential home buyers start their search online using Multiple Listing Service (MLS) before ever stepping out with a Realtors. If your Web pictures aren’t at their optimum best, real estate agents may pass your home by and you will see less foot traffic at open houses. Elite Staging not only stages your home to sell, we take professional, wide-angle photos using a Nikon D 5000 camera for the best resolution, color, lighting and clarity.

What do Realtors say about home staging?

Staging is a relatively new art and professional technique to successfully market and sell your home faster and for top dollar. Because of this, 85% of Realtors recommend that their clients professionally stage their home. According to The 2010 Home Sale Maximizer, staging will give you five times the return (586%) on your investment.

When is the best time to stage my home?

Ideally, you want to stage your home before you put it on the market, instantly creating the most interest on MLS, which translates into heavy foot traffic and a successful open house. However, if your home has sat on the market with no respectable offers, it’s time to stage and bring back buyers who previously past your home by, as well as create interest and excitement for new potential buyers.