Page 25 - Daphne Axton AZHG

TAKE THE

STAGE

NAR
STAGING
STATISICS :
28% of sellers’ agents
said they staged all
sellers’ homes prior to
listing them for sale.
13% noted they only
staged homes that are
difficult to sell.
The most common
rooms staged were the Show Low, Arizona
living room at 93%, Photograph by: Sandi Braswell (Show Low)
kitchen at 84%, master
bedroom at 78%, and Will you be moving before A nicely staged home is likely to sell faster than
the dining room at
72%. your home sells? Consider an empty, hollow sounding one. It may seem
leaving behind or renting counterintuitive, but empty rooms often look
The median dollar some furniture to stage your small, so using properly proportioned furniture
value spent on home home. will provide scale and allow Buyers to appreciate
staging was $400. the square footage.

When staging a home, Staging the whole house is
22% of sellers’ agents not necessary, but consider
reported an increase of adding furniture pieces and
1-5% of the dollar a few decorations to key
value offered by buyers,
in comparison to rooms, like the living room,
similar homes. master bedroom, and dining
room. If you have any quirky
53% of sellers’ agents
stated there was a areas in your home, staging
decrease in the time can help define the space
on the market when a for Buyers. Turn an awkward
home was staged. corner that may confuse a

NAR 2019 Profile for Buyer into a reading nook or
Home Staging mini office space! Lauren Slusser (MEPRO) and Amanda Laganosky (Chandler)

24 ARIZ NA
HOME GUIDE