a home has a great effect on how a buyer views the home; another 47% are convinced that only on some occasions does staging have an impact on how a buyer views a home. Only the remaining 4% said that the perception of a buyer is not in any way affected by staging a home. 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
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