  Buyers only know what they see,
not the way it's going to be! (Like this main floor breakfast nook and family room which did not show well with a pool table and beer fridge.) Every home can benefit from Staging, no matter the condition, location, price or size. When should a property be Staged? Before a home goes on the market is the best time to have it Staged. The first few weeks are when the flurry of activity occurs from a new listing, and each of those buyers should see the house at its best. That said, however, there is no bad time to Stage a home for sale. Staging can showcase a home for open house and showings, and can revive a “tired” listing. Choose a REALTOR® who supports Staging and you will have chosen a REALTOR® who is interested in your best interests.
We're sure you'll agree that the first impression a buyer receives of a home, whether through a visit, the internet, or a picture, should create the desire to see more and be an impression of a properly prepared home that shows off its best features.
The benefits of Staging for home sellers...
Higher Selling Price Shorter Selling Time Advantage Over Competition
Your Pride, Privacy and Security Preserved The way we live in a home and the way we market and sell a house should be two different things!
Show It Staged.. Sell It Fast.. Sell It For More!
Benefits for REALTORS... The #1 reason for Staging... it works! Homes sell faster and / or for more money when they are  properly prepared for the market. This results in happy sellers, saves the REALTOR time and money by reducing marketing efforts, and enhances the REALTOR'S reputation amongst peers, clients, professional partners, and the public. The REALTOR® whose listings are Staged will experience an edge over competitors. A recent Canadian study found that 54% of Canadians think it appropriate to spend $2000 or more in getting their homes ready for sale. A further 25% are willing to spend over $5000. This tells us that the public is ready for Staging and will value the REALTOR® who supports Staging.
Property pictures of a Staged home will be more effective in any marketing plan. Since 77% of Canadians find their REALTOR® from an online home listing, it makes good sense for a REALTOR® to ensure their listings are presented at their best.
Staging provides a third party, professional opinion which will be taken seriously and is not judgmental or offensive to the client. We adhere to a strict code of conduct that ensures excellent training, ethics, education and professionalism - just like a REALTOR®. This means that a REALTOR® may with confidence refer their client to us knowing that people and their possessions will be honoured. We know Staging as well as a REALTOR® knows real estate, and we truly understand the need for discretion and privacy. The REALTOR® needn't feel they are criticizing the client's property. We will show your client that the changes we recommend are a means to selling faster, for more money, and not a reflection on their home. Staging avoids the delays and excuses that Realtors® may experience when they recommend to clients what should be done to their homes to be ready for sale.
Having a Stager on the REALTOR'S® team is a great asset. A Stager will reinforce and support the REALTOR'S® home selling expertise. A Stager should be added to the network of trusted professionals that the REALTOR® provides. In turn, a Stager is often in the position to refer business to the REALTORS® that work with that Stager.
REALTORS® realize that their time is better spent doing what they do best, marketing and selling property, once they see what is involved with properly and professionally preparing a home for sale. We are Staging experts, professionally trained to know how to refresh, rearrange and reduce a home so as to appeal to the greatest possible range of buyers, creating broad appeal using buyer's eyes. We have an extensive inventory of furnishings and accessories for those clients who are selling vacant properties or need an enhancement to what they have in their home.
Other REALTORS® and buyers will be pleased to visit a Staged listing, knowing that the house will be in its best condition without distractions. This allows the buyer to focus on the features of the property.
Staging eliminates the roadblocks and distractions that buyers would otherwise see in a home, such as colors, useage, or personal items. The buyers are free to move past the objections they may have had, on to visualizing themselves in the home. This translates to happy buyers, sellers and REALTORS®.
Staging can prepare a home properly for an open house, can revive a “tired” listing, and can showcase a new listing. Did you know that currently less than 3% of homes sell at open houses? Staging will increase the success of an open house.
Every home can benefit from Staging, no matter the condition, location, price or size .
Before a home goes on the market is the best time to have a home Staged. The first few weeks are when the flurry of activity occurs from a new listing, and each of those buyers should see the house and talk about the house, at its best. More and more home sellers are Staging before even the REALTOR® sees the property. That said, however, there is no bad time to Stage a home for sale. 
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