| If you're selling your home or investment house, take | | | | premium for kitchens that are ready to move in and |
| advantage of home staging trends. Here are eleven | | | | not ready to work on.7. Staged Homes Tell Buyers |
| key points about staged homes.1. Staged Homes Sell | | | | that Your Home Is LovedBuyers desire a |
| in Less TimeSurveys on the effects of home staging | | | | well-maintained home. Homes that show well speak to |
| range from stating that home sell for 30 percent faster | | | | the buyers that you care enough to keep on routine |
| to the Christian Science Monitor's statistic that staged | | | | maintenance.8. Staged Homes Attract Agents It's a |
| homes sell twice as fast. Last year, during the hot | | | | fact that real estate agents love staged homes, too. |
| seller's market, The National Association of Realtors | | | | Get agents to keep your home on the top of their |
| found that staged homes sold in 13.9 days as opposed | | | | "must show" list. Agents show staged homes even |
| to 31 for non-staged homes. Imagine what the effect | | | | when they fall short or exceed the buyers wish list |
| will be during a buyer's market.2. Staged Homes Sell | | | | because savvy agents know buyers choose homes |
| for More MoneyHomes that sit on the market usually | | | | based on their emotions and not their "must have" |
| get lower offers because home shoppers think that | | | | lists.9. Staged Homes Get More AdvertisingYour agent |
| there's something wrong with the house and that the | | | | and even other agents will want to show your home |
| desperate home seller is an easy mark for a low | | | | and they will advertise it more than an ordinary home |
| offer. Research proves that staged homes sell for | | | | just to get the phone ringing. Benefit from all the extra |
| more. The NAR statistics indicated that staged homes | | | | exposure at no extra cost to you.9. Staged Homes |
| sold for an average of 6.9 to 10% over listing price.3. | | | | Appraise for Top DollarOnce you sell your home, you |
| Staged Exteriors Entice ViewingWhen homes | | | | need the appraisal to come in high enough to cover |
| shoppers first pull up in front of a home for sale, they | | | | your buyer's mortgage. Make sure you keep your |
| make up their minds in SECONDS whether to get out | | | | home staged for the all important date--Appraisal Day. |
| of their comfortable vehicle or drive on. A manicured | | | | Too many home sales fall through just because the |
| front yard with staging additions like flowers in colorful | | | | appraised value didn't meet the sales price.10. Staged |
| pots near the front door and a bench to sit makes | | | | Homes Keep Buyers on TrackWhen you create a |
| buyers want to see what's inside. Entice your buyers | | | | buyers' "Dream Home," they can't wait to move in. Use |
| to come in, not drive on.4. Staged Entryways Affect | | | | staging magic to avoid "buyer's remorse." Motivated |
| Buyer's DecisionOnce they cross the threshold, home | | | | buyers make sure they get all their paperwork in on |
| buyers know within 15 seconds whether they like the | | | | time and won't jeopardize their purchase.11. Staged |
| home or not. You must captivate your buyers right | | | | Homes Help Home Sellers MoveBesides selling your |
| away with a setting staged for your target buyer. | | | | home, the act of staging helps you get rid of clutter, |
| Entice your buyers to take a good look, not hurry | | | | pare down your furnishings to the best--those worth |
| through.5. Staged Living Rooms Make Buyers Feel at | | | | moving, and gets you organized to move on to your |
| HomeBeyond the usual deep cleaning and decluttering, | | | | next home, hopefully your "dream home!"To see |
| staging your living room with suggestions of activities | | | | reason # 13, go to Staged HomesCopyright 2006 |
| gives buyers ideas like how it will feel to entertain in the | | | | Jeanette J. Fisher |
| space. Spur imagination with props like a cocktail tray | | | | Jeanette Fisher, "America's 'Dream Home' Maker," |
| set out. Entice your buyers to move in, not move on to | | | | teaches how to create homes for glorious living and |
| the next home.6. Staged Kitchens Sell HousesBecause | | | | top-dollar home sales with the interior design |
| the kitchen ranks paramount in home shoppers list of | | | | psychology advantage. Jeanette teaches interior |
| requirements, spend extra time staging the space. | | | | design and real estate investing college courses and |
| Remove all appliances on the counter and dress the | | | | offers free home sellers teleseminars. |
| space with flowers and bowls of fruit. Buyers pay a | | | | |