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HOME STAGING 101 – JUST THE FACTS

Posted on: April 1st, 2020 by Chris Scott

Your home is one of the biggest investments in your lifetime. Home staging will help you get a better return on your money. Most buyers are looking for a move-in ready home and home staging helps them visualize this instantly. Besides, it makes your home look like a model home without you having to lift a finger.

Let’s look at some of the facts from the experts regarding why home staging is so big right now and why so many sellers are opting for this.

the National Association of Realtors says for every $100 invested in staging your home, the potential return is $400. That is four times the return for your investment.
homes that are professionally staged spend 73% less time on the market (Real Estate Staging Association)
85% of staged homes sold 6-25% more than un-staged homes (homestagingresource.com)
68% of staged homes sold for at least 9% more than un-staged homes (homestagingresource.com)

Let’s look at the following scenario:

Imagine you have an unstaged home priced at $500,000 that has been sitting on the market for a few months. You start getting worried and decrease the selling price by 5% — or by $25K. Your home now sells for less and your house is a stale listing. Buyers think there maybe be a problem with the house as it has been sitting for a while. You get frustrated and then decide to go with a separate home staging company at more cost to you again.

When a house first goes on the market, this is the time when there is a lot of interest from buyers. Once that first wave of interest passes, time can be your enemy. We are experienced in what a home needs to sell.

Our Chris Scott Real Estate Team believes that:

Timing is extremely important
Most activity is when it is first listed
A listing has the greatest opportunity to sell when it is staged properly

We want you to have your home staged so that you are competitive with other staged homes on the market. Staging works and it has proven itself time and again. We want every client to have the best version of their home and we feel everyone deserves this service. We offer a professional home stager service to all our clients. If you have any questions on how home staging will sell your home, do not hesitate to contact our Chris Scott Real Estate Team. We will provide a free evaluation of your home and make suggestions on how we can stage your home and get it quickly on the market.

Click here to check out our Staging Transformations!

BEFORE AND AFTER

Tags: Ottawa Housing Market, Ottawa Real Estate, Ottawa Realtor, Real Estate Agent, realtor, Selling in Ottawa, staging

    
 
 
        
   Anny Metivier 
 2024-08-13
 
 
  Over the years, with multiple military moves, we’ve had the opportunity to work with many real estate agents, and we can confidently say that not all are created equal. Chris, by far, has been the most trustworthy and easiest real estate agent we’ve had the pleasure to work with.
  
 
       
   Jake Moffat 
 2024-06-07
 
 
  Colin has been the best realtor to work with and helped us buy a great house in the perfect neighborhood. Colin and the rest of the team at Chris Scott were incredibly helpful the whole way and always available to answer questions, show us houses at a time that was convenient for us and were just generally professional and friendly during the whole process. We will recommend Colin and the team to our friends and family.
  
 
       
   Faith Woodley 
 2024-03-13
 
 
  I was a co-Executrix of an estate, and we had a condo that we had to sell for the estate.  In order to get the property ready for sale, we had to have the over 5,000 square foot condo painted and the carpets replaced.  Since the property was empty, Chris recommended a home stager that he uses on properties that require these services, and she did a fantastic job of staging the condo. It took the condo to the next level. The condo sold for a phenomenal price, and we were very happy with Chris Scott and his abilities.  He always gives over 100 percent to get the job done!  I recommend him to anyone that requires the services of a great real estate agent.
  
 
       
   Emily Bozanich 
 2023-10-07
 
 
  We worked with Rachel and she was beyond diligent. She is so organised and meticulous with details, it really helps when buying a home. She even agreed to do a virtual walk through for the home we ended up buying because we weren’t going to get there ourselves prior to offers being reviewed. She was also great with recommending areas to consider and avoid. Highly recommend.
  
 
       
   Cy Dixon 
 2023-10-06
 
 
  Rachel was amazing. She helped me find the perfect home for me and my son during a challenging time in my life. She was extremely patient and empathetic, professional and knowledgeable. I highly recommend her. No one will work harder for you than Rachel.
  
 
       
   Jeff C 
 2023-10-06
 
 
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   Nathalie Groupe Godin 
 2023-10-06
 
 
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   D Hynders 
 2023-10-05
 
 
  I recently used Chris' team to purchase a new house and I have to say that it was a pleasure to work with them.
  
 
       
   Megan Bixby 
 2023-10-05
 
 
  My husband and I purchased a house in the surrounding Ottawa area with the assistance of Colin from this group of individuals. We unfortunately were left with no choice but to purchase a home sight unseen due to our work circumstances. We originally considered not purchasing because of this.
We deliberated and chose to purchase a home after participating in FaceTime showings and we could not have been more satisfied. Colin was objective, professional, calm, informative, and realistic. He listened to our needs and helped us choose our home. The fact that we were pleasantly surprised, and a year later remain pleased as punch, says everything about how talented this company is. Will, without a doubt, use this company when we leave Ottawa.
  
 
       
   André Desjardins 
 2023-10-04
 
 
  We worked with Chris to find a home back in 2011 that would suit our desire to be close to work. He was nothing but professional and courteous! Listening to our needs and showing us what we were looking for. Years later, when we thought about down sizing and finding a renovated home, he took us around to see some in the neighborhood. He always open to helping us out in our searches

From the blog...

HOME STAGING 101 – JUST THE FACTS

Click here to check out our Staging Transformations!

BEFORE AND AFTER

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