From MySanAntonio.com (San Antonio, Texas Express newspaper)…
“…The choice of whether to stage a home for sale is a uniquely personal choice for home sellers, one that comes with many factors to consider.
Home staging is a particular kind of decorating designed to highlight for prospective buyers just how well-suited your home is for their lifestyle and purposes.
One reason it can be important to stage your home – particularly if it’s a vacant space – is that it’s very challenging for many people who don’t work in the real estate or interior design industries to visualize a space and mentally insert their own furniture into it.
The idea of staging, then, is to transform your home into the most welcoming, cozy space imaginable so that everyone who walks through the door can imagine themselves living in it. This includes countless tiny details like carefully selected furniture, decor, artwork, plants, and area rugs that can liven up the home and make it look fully livable.
According to reports from the National Association of Realtors, sellers tend to receive a 400% investment on staging their home. This means that for every $100 you spend to stage it, you’ll reap dividends to the tune of $400!
Another item for the “pros” list of staging your home: It makes online listing photos more attractive. During the pandemic, more people are shopping online than ever, so this can make a huge difference in the speed at which you sell your home…” Read more in their article, here.