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 According to the Wall Street Journal… Home staging can bump up sales prices in a moderate market 2%-10%

With home sales falling, it is becoming increasingly important to really attract and impress buyers in this market.  Gone are the days of listing in the morning and having an accepted offer by sundown. Buyers have become much more choosy in their home searches and are expecting more for their money. Many buyers are looking for properties that have little maintenance or cosmetic issues, and something they can move right in and live in, not work on.  Adding some serious home staging to your marketing plan will make your listing more attractive to buyers, and hopefully make it stand out from the rest.

Home staging can be a tremendously valuable addition to your marketing plan, not only by impressing your prospective sellers, but also can help get your listings top dollar. The ultimate goal is to make the home look like a model, or the “dream home” to your prospective buyers. By simply placing furnishings in practical and attractive places, using the right accessories, polishing and decluttering living spaces and spiffing up the curb appeal, can speak volumes to a prospective buyer.

This article in today’s Realty Times, highlights Beth Ann Sheperd(”stager to the stars”) with great tips on how to take your seller’s home from drab to fabulous with some upgrades.

You can choose to learn the trick of the trade and add ”Professional Home Stager” to your resume:
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Or you can hire a professional home stager to handle the job:

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