These pictures from a stager in Oregon say it all. Our local mls is full of homes that look like the "before", elegant, but taste specific to the owner. The furnishings are lovely to some, outdated to others.
Staging gave the home a neutral, but warm feel and a BUYER.
The times of sticking a sign in the yard and receiving a full price offer is highly unlikely — BUT — we are seeing amazing things happening this fall in the real estate market throughout the Willamette Valley.
All the homes we staged in September have sold (except one builder model). Coincidence? We don’t think so!
In the first two weeks of October, we staged 11 houses – and by October 22 five of these homes are under contract. No they weren’t foreclosures or short sales or undervalued. They were priced well by their agents and prepared for sale with great care. These houses sold in two to 14 days – prices were from $165,000 to $575,000 – and the houses were located in Salem, Albany and Corvallis.
Here’s one example from a September staging job:
We often deal with estates and out of area heirs who have many aspects of their parents estate to handle. Rather than bargain price the estate, this family chose to have some updating performed, hoping for a quicker sale. Within a few weeks an estate sale was held, wallpaper removed, painting done, new carpeting installed and property was staged.
Here are some before pictures on how the home looked on our first visit:
Think this house is a candidate for a quick sale? Probably not.
How about now? Here is how it looked when it went on the market:
We didn’t even have time to get professional photos taken . . . it went on the market on Friday and by Monday had more than one offer . . . and yes this home sold for OVER the asking price.
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Selling By Design-Staging
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Linda - Excellent staging! Must have been some cooperative sellers . . . quite a change in style! :)
Thanks Valerie, but I can't take the credit for the great staging job. I reblogged the post. The real credit goes to Margaret Oscilia-Home Stager, Salem Oregon (Creative Concepts-Home Staging and Contracting, Salem Oregon):
Thanks again and thank you Margaret.
Oops! Missed that part. Thanks for sharing anyway . . . now I must go visit Margaret! :)
Hi Linda--great reblog. Sellers so miss the point of getting the home sold faster and for more money when they don't take the time and effort to stage. Such a dramatic difference in the before and after photos--and the results speak for themselves.