About Home Staging and property presentation
What are the benefits of home staging?
Who can benefit from home staging?
What does a home staging report cost?
When selling a car you want the best possible price so you invest money in detailing the vehicle to present well to those viewing it. So why wouldn’t you do the same for your biggest financial investment, your home?
Home staging (also known as Property presentation or pre-sale presentation) is about redefining space in a property and ensuring it presents well to the greatest number of potential buyers in the market. This service is the complete opposite to interior design. Property presentation involves the art of editing and eliminating possessions in the home whereas interior design involves the process of adding items that have a personal meaning to the client.
The process of home staging is done not with the property owner in mind, but rather with everyone in mind. Property presentation uses existing furnishings and accessories (where possible) and arranges them to accentuate the good points of the property and is therefore cost effective and quick to implement. The existing contents of the home are considered and everything unnecessary, overtly personal or extreme is suggested to be packed away for you to enjoy in your next home. Buyers need to see the shell of the house as clearly as possible so that they can imagine themselves and their own possessions fitting into the home. You only get one chance to make a good first impression when selling your home or property, and Shift by Design will help you get it right.
What are the benefits of home staging?
The benefits of home staging includes:
- an independent and unbiased inspection of the property reviewing all aspects of the functionality, set-up and appearance. The benefit of having no emotional involvement in your home allows a thorough and honest assessment of your property’s strengths and weaknesses to prepare it for sale and maximise buyer appeal.
- regardless of the current market situation, it is shown time and time again that a well presented property will sell for the best market price and often in less time than other competing properties on the market.
- redefinition of a property to engage a greater number of potential buyers. Buyers will always favour a house which requires less work.
- offers sellers greater selling potential through a better presented property for open days/inspections.
- increases potential for a quicker and more profitable sale for the seller.
- reduces the buyer’s power for negotiation on sale price.
- advice is independent from your agent – services can be engaged prior to determining an agent to represent your property. This allows you to determine an action plan before the agent sees your property, allowing for a greater visual impact when they conduct the market appraisal. Help your agent to help you through a property that presents well.
Who can benefit from home staging?
- those in the market who are currently selling or planning to sell a home or property.
- those wanting a makeover in their own home.
- real estate agents wanting to value add their existing service.
- landlords wanting to increase the rental value of their property.
- developers wishing to have their properties stylishly presented for mass market appeal.
What does a home staging report cost?
For more information on the costs involved in having a property presentation/home staging report prepared on your property please click through to our home staging package page.
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