New 2009 Statistics - Staged Homes Sell 78% Faster Than Unstaged Homes

If you ever doubted that home staging may not be theon the market, on average
worthwhile investment everyone on the West Coast- After they were staged they sold in 63 days on
seems to think it is, updated statistics show that it is.average
Home staging is basically presenting a house or- This represented 78% less time on the market
apartment in its best possible light so that it is attractiveAfter looking at occupied homes that were on the
to the broad range of buyers, so much so, that whenmarket before they were staged, RESA found that:
buyers walk into the space, they fall in love and want- Those that were listed and unstaged spent 233 days
to live there. Home staging is about selling a lifestyle,on the market on average
not a house. If you put yourself in the frame of mind of- After they wre staged they sold in 53 days on
someone marketing a product, you know thataverage
packaging counts. It's the same thing when selling a- This too represented 78% less time on the market
house.RESA also looked at homes that were staged before
A study by the Real Estate Staging Associationthey were listed and found the following:
(RESA) of homes that were staged in 2009 revealed- Occupied homes sold on average in 39 days
that they spent 78% less time on the market than- Vacant homes sold on average in 42 days
before they were staged.All of these statistics point to the fact that a staged
After looking at vacant homes that were on thehome will sell faster than an unstaged home.
market before they were staged, RESA found that:For the complete RESA Real Estate Staging Statistics
- Those that were listed and unstaged spent 277 daysReport report, click here.