In today’s competitive market staging is becoming increasingly popular. If your home is on the market and isn’t staged, it is immediately at a disadvantage. Staging is not about personal style or décor; it’s about enhancing your properties best features and creating the natural flow that attracts buyers.

Did you know that only 10% of home buyers can actually visualize the potential of a home? The CMHC (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporations) state that "today's homebuyers lead busy lives and may not be interested in taking on major repairs or imporovements when moving.................potential buyers are not interested in hearing about your good intentions to look after defects before a sale.........even if fix-up work is underway, buyers may not be able to visualize what your home will look like"

With inexpensive changes, we create the buyers vision and put your home ahead of the competition. Let’s not forget the simple fact that a staged house sells, on average, 17% higher than an unstaged home. You can’t deny that staging will enhance your home for a QUICKER more PROFITABLE sale.

A Few Quick Facts on Why Staging Works:

A staged house sells for more money:

Statistics suggest staged homes sell at an average of 6.32% over what they are listed for. Non-staged homes only average 1.6% over the listed price

A staged house sells faster:

The New York Village Voice reported that the average number of days on the market for a staged house was 13.9 versus 30.9 days for an unstaged house.

The cost of staging is very reasonable:

2003 Home Gain survey of 2,000 real estate agents nationwide found that moderately priced home improvements, ranging from $80 - $2,800, made in preparation for sale actually yielded the highest returns when a house is sold.

Did you know:

A recent study by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry found that a $700 paint job results in a 200% recovery of the cost upon resale of the home. (National Post, Mar. 11/04)

Staging Process

Consultation:
Consultation involves a complete walk-through detailing areas that may need staging, highlighting problem areas, and making suggestions to the homeowner on how to stage their home to show it’s best assets.

All comments and suggestions will be clearly detailed in an itemized staging report. Homeowners can use this handy checklist to work through the recommended changes before their next open house or potential buyer viewing.


Staging:
For homeowners who are overwhelmed with moving plans, packing boxes or simply want help implementing the suggested changes, you can rely on UPDATE’s professionals to assist in bringing your homes best assets forward. Following the recommendations in the staging report we will do the work for you. Clutter elimination, paint, lighting, and furniture layout are some of the areas that can be handled. These services may involve one room or the entire home.

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