Showcase Home Stagers - What is Staging

Statistics suggest that staged homes sell faster and for higher-prices than do non-staged homes.

Debbie and Shelley with Showcase Home Stagers are the best home stagers I have worked with! Not only are they extremely talented at what they do, they have a unique ability to connect with clients and provide great results with what are sometimes limited resources. I have decided to hire them to perform staging consultations on all of my listings, and am proud to have them as part of my team. I would recommend Deb and Shelley to anyone looking to sell a home, fellow Realtors, or people simply looking for room redesign.

- Nicole Charles
Keller Williams Realty

What is Staging?

Home staging is defined as preparing a home for sale by ‘showcasing’ its best assets and making it more attractive to potential buyers. Staging your home helps ensure that it sells quickly and for the highest possible price. Research shows that prospective home buyers form their purchasing decision within three minutes of entering a home.

Let Showcase Home Stagers give your home a fresh, inviting and renewed look that will help your home make that great first impression!

Is Home Staging for me?

Are you ready to put your home on the market?

Is your home on the market and not selling?

Do you want your home to make a statement for a quick sale?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then home staging is for you!

What are the benefits of Home Staging?

Faster sales time
Higher sales price
Attract a broader range of buyers - Staged homes are more appealing and are recognized as the best properties to view.
Buyers view staged homes as well cared for properties.
Building Inspectors view staged homes as cared for properties.
Appraisers are more likely to appraise staged homes at full value.
Professional Image - Staged homes look better in print and internet advertising.

Showcase Home Stagers provides Home Staging® services to Southern Wisconsin and the greater Madison metropolitan area.

Home Staging Statistics

A survey was conducted of the general membership of the international redesign organization, I.R.I.S. (Interior Redesign Industry Specialists) to compile statistics on homes that had been staged prior to their sale. Of the 21 states represented by membership response, these are the average percentages reflected in the survey results.

Speed of Sales:

5% of all staged homes sold the same day.
2% of all staged homes sold within 2 days.
9% of all staged homes sold within 3-5 days.
84% of all staged homes sold within 5-30 days.

From Christian Science Monitor, March 2006:
Average increase in sales price of a staged home vs. a non-staged homes is 7.4% Staged homes sell twice as fast while on the market as non-staged homes.

Home Staging References

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