On the buyer’s side of the issue, Realtors® believe that there are several ways staging a home affects the views of buyers. 81% of Realtors® said that buyers are more likely to see the property as a future home, and 46% said potential buyers are willing to walk through a house that is showcased online. 45% said decorating a home to the tastes of its potential buyers positively boosts the home’s property value. Interestingly, only a small portion (10%) of agents believe that decorating a home contrary to the taste of a buyer affects its value negatively; that is to say, they’ll probably like the house more if your decor matches their preferences, but it may not be such a big deal if they think your decor is terrible. On the seller’s side of things, most agents use staging as a means in one circumstance or another: 34% use staging on every home, while 13% stage a home only when it is hard to sell, and another 4%will stage only homes that are highly priced. Overall, then, more than half of all real estate agents indicated that they thought staging a house was worth the time in at least some cases. The average cost of properly staging a house is six hundred and seventy- five dollars ($675). 62% of agents representing sellers say that the home staging services are offered to sellers, while 39% say a home is listed only after a seller pays. CLEANING AND ORGANIZING Staging can greatly increase the perceived value of a home, which in turn generates more money for the seller. Staging may include keeping
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