Note from Jane: This blog is from one of our favorite home-staging vendors, Karen Hattan of Homes by Hattan.
Staging your home sells! Staging to sell is one of the most important things you can do to get your home sold quickly and for the highest price, no matter what time of year.
Did you know:
- A staged home will sell, on average, at a 17% higher price point than an unstaged home. Recoup many times your staging costs.
- 63% of buyers are willing to pay more money for a house that is move-in ready.
- Staged homes spent 90% less time on the market than non-staged homes.
- The top three interior features for selling were freshly painted walls, organized storage space, and current flooring.
The Jane Cambell Team offers each and every client a free Staging Consultation, complete with detailed Staging Report and Client Care Package, with each of her listings. Jane knows the value of staging your home!
Added bonus: Did you know that while each buyer comes into the home shopping arena with his/her own list of must-haves (such as 3 bedrooms and a large yard … OR … 4 bedrooms and no yard … OR … 2 car garage … OR … close to work … you get the idea), EACH and EVERY buyer wants a home that has been taken care of and is well-maintained, is organized and clean, evokes feelings of well-being, and is a “step-up” from where they currently live?
Yes, even buyers who are downsizing are looking for something special in their new home, something that is better than where they are now. Staging Consultations help pinpoint those areas of the home that should be emphasized and highlighted in order to appeal to the most buyers. Also in each Staging Consultation, you will find out which repairs and updates are necessary, which new paint colors will best freshen and update your own home with your own furnishings and flooring, and other jobs that might need to be done in order to showcase your home in the very best light possible. Staging helps a home to evoke feelings of peacefulness, organization, and beauty. And your online photos will look fabulous!
When your home is staged well, you open that door for buyers to fall in love with your home! (or should we say former home??)
Staging your home in the summer is the most fun time of year to stage! Summertime already carries feelings of joy from family vacations, and other happy memories – play with these feelings! Stage your home in the summertime as one big sunny vacation!!
- Play up back porches and other outdoor living areas! Clean and refresh cushions, sweep away cobwebs, and create relaxing outdoor rooms.
- Add some colorful new pillows to wicker chairs on the front porch or back deck.
- Add lanterns and/or rope lighting.
- Fill some large pots with colorful flowers.
- Trim bushes, weed-like crazy, add new mulch and plant some happy flowers along the front sidewalk.
- Inside the home, trade dark heavy drapes for light and airy sheers – or no drapes at all!
- Open the blinds and windows and let the sunshine in!
- Replace old, worn pillows on your sofas and beds with fresh and happy pillows.
- And your best bet – paint your home in fresh, light colors. You will be surprised how big of a difference a few gallons of paint can make!
- … and while you are at it, paint the front door a happy welcoming color. First impressions are everything when selling your home.
Remember, you are creating visions for a lifestyle that buyers will want! Who doesn’t want a happy, light, vacation home that meets everyone’s needs right away?!
Staging in the summertime is fun and easy, many of these happy updates can be found at your local hardware or décor store, for only a few dollars. So invest in the needed repairs, and then freshen up!
Hopefully, you will let me guide you through this process! I am available not only for staging but also for redecorating and redesigning and color selections … and if you are listing with Jane as your Real Estate Agent, my Staging Consultation with Recommendations Report specifically written for YOUR home is FREE!
Post by: Karen Hattan of Home by Hattan Home Staging and Decorating based in Brentwood, TN.
For more information, contact Karen@HomebyHattan.com or visit www.HomebyHattan.com.
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