What is Home Staging?

Home Staging is the process of preparing a home forwith multiple buyers a bidding war often results which
sale in order to appeal to the highest number ofdrives up the sale price of the property.
potential buyers so that the property will sell quickly,- Cool Real Estate Market: Staged homes sell much
for the most money. Potential buyers will form anfaster and for more money than homes that are not
opinion of a house within the first 60 seconds! Thestaged. Having the best looking property on the MLS
nature of that first impression can make thewill attract the largest number of potential buyers.
difference between sold or still available. My job as aAlthough it only takes one buyer to purchase the
professional home stager is to turn that first momenthome when the market is slow buyers want to look
into your finest moment by transforming your homeat multiple properties before making an offer. Having
into a buyer's dream home. Remember, you neveryour property professionally staged will result in a
get a second chance to make a first impression.higher volume of foot traffic through the property
Home staging is relatively new when it comes toand ultimately a quicker offer at a better price.
marketing homes for sale but it is quickly becomingIn both a hot and cold market it is important to
more and more popular. As it's popularity grows bothprovide buyers with what they want to see. Today's
homeowners and real estate agents are becomingbuyers are familiar with design trends and have high
more familiar with the benefits that home staging hasexpectations when it comes to buying a new home.
to offer regardless of the temperature of theThe popularity of design shows on television has
current real estate market.given home buyers a more sensitive taste as to
Home Staging is highly advantageous to real estatewhat is trendy and what isn't. A seller is trying to sell
agents and home sellers in both hot and coola home but purchasers are looking to buy a lifestyle.
markets. One of the most significant factors thatHaving your home professionally staged will make it
determines how quickly a home sells is the quality ofstand out from the competition by implementing
the marketing photos posted to the Multiple Listingcurrent design trends that get buyers attention
Service (MLS).At the end of the day, homes presented for sale
- Hot Real Estate Market: a seller/real estate agentthat have been prepared by a professional home
will make more money having the property stagedstager will have better marketing photos which leads
because buyers will see the marketing photos and willto more viewings, and more viewings translates into
automatically move a staged property right to themore offers and fewer days on the market (DOM).
top of their list. When they view this home first andFor all your Edmonton Home Staging needs please
fall in love with it they will often write an immediatecontact me today and I will reveal your home's
offer to "tie up" the property. When this happenshidden appeal!