The way we market and sell vacant homes has changed drastically in the last 5 years. The fact is 93% of all buyers start their home search online. Your home, vacant or occupied, is now an Internet advertisement that will either drive foot traffic to your door or send them to your competition.
Barbara Corcoran, real estate mogul and resident star of ABC’s hit show Shark Tank exclaims, “Staging a house for sale used to be an option, but today it’s a necessity. Every buyer will judge your house within 8 seconds of walking through the door.”
And to that end, your online photos (which we provide as a complimentary service) are buyer’s first impression of your home, making your MLS (Multiple Listing Service), Zillow and Trulia presentation more important than ever. Most people are visual creatures. When they see a photo of an empty room, they don’t always know if it’s a bedroom or living room.
More truths about Home staging. We don’t just bring in random pieces of furniture, rugs, art and accessories. We create a lifestyle that buyer’s 
aspire to through a well thought out, cohesive design that compliments your home AND target’s your particular buyer demographic. Moreover, staging eliminates the guess work of furniture placement.
Open concept homes are becoming ever more popular. Each room should serve its intended function, i.e. casual family room, formal living room, however, they should still be cohesive with the rest of the home. See examples below.
Formal living room…
Casual family room…
Fact: Buying a home is based more on emotions than any other large investment. Emotional connections are key in home staging; they create subtle cues, helping buyers fall in love with your home…
Old school of thought was to remove everything from the kitchen counters. However, staging adds warmth and elegance to the hardscape…
Home staging is all about the home! Architects, builders, Realtors, investors and sellers are starting to realize that staging compliments and keeps the focus on the home where it’s intended, not the staging….
Below is another example of a vacant open concept living room/family room we recently staged. Notice how each room is unique, but still unified…
If your vacant home is about to go on the market, or isn’t selling and you’re paying absorbent carrying costs (taxes, landscaping, and electricity) staging is the solution!
It’s common knowledge that the longer a home sits on the market, the less foot traffic and offers it receives. 96.2 of the homes we staged sold within the first 4.5 weeks of hitting the market, including those which previously sat on the market for over 6 months. Your goal is our goal – to get your home sold ASAP!
Please call Elite Staging and Redesign at 201-602-2562 or email us at elitestagingandredesign.com for a free vacant consultation. We work with all budgets and stage only the most necessary rooms, agreed on by both parties.
