To Stage or Not To Stage

To Stage or Not to Stage?

Here’s a look at how home staging can pay off, according to a survey of buyers’ and sellers’ agents.

82% of buyers’ agents said staging a home made it easier for their clients to visualize the property as a future home.

23% said home staging raised the dollar value offered between 1% and 5%. 31% said home staging decreased the amount of time a home spent on the market.

Which rooms to stage? Real estate agents said the following rooms were the most important areas to stage in a home on the market:

46% living room

43% master bedroom

35% kitchen

Source: National Association of Realtors® 2021 Profile of Home Staging