people find it hard to believe that the simple act of staging helps one home sell for more than another similar home. In my research, I looked for examples of similar houses being sold for differing amounts of money, where only one of the two houses was staged. The clearest example I could find was in the case of these two listings.
This development has 200 equivalent townhouses.
Every single townhouse in the neighbourhood is three storeys, with three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Every unit has the same floor plan.
I looked for two sales there, and found these:
• Townhome A sold on June 21. • Townhome B, a few doors down, sold a month earlier for $25,000 less. I visited this neighbourhood, and I am familiar with these properties. You could not find a better example of two identical properties that sold for different prices. The lots the units sit on are identical, as far as the desirableness of the location. Both units had the same kitchen plan, with the same cabinets and a tile floor.
Both units had nice hardwood floors in the living room and
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