Does Staging Work?  No Doubt About it!

I read an interesting article in the Sunday Chicago Tribune this morning. It was called Best Foot Forward by Anne Brennan.

The title and sub-captions were a little misleading only because they claimed that “critics warn that new curtains don’t change the basics”…

I don’t believe for a second that home staging is done to mislead the public into purchasing a lemon, but solely for the purpose of capturing the prospective buyers attention. In the midst of a buyers market, it only makes sense to set yourself apart from the competition.

I know first hand that staged homes sell. I learned that my first year in investing in real estate. My husband and I invested in two homes last year that were vacant and in need of staging. Thanks to some extra furniture and my handy craft of sewing I was able to stage those homes enough to get them to sell.

In fact, 93% of staged homes in the US sell in 31 days or less according to Barb Schwarz, of International Home Staging, while non-staged homes sell in an average of 161 days.

In the article, homeowners describe the fact that while they find it hard to see the faults in their own property; the objective opinion of a home stager will work to their advantage.

If you are serious about selling, I’m serious about getting it done! Contact me now to receive you complimentary home staging session with your signed listing agreement!

Do you have a home to sell in this buyers market? Let’s work together to get it sold!

Julie Ferenzi | Realtor
630-673-6233

Century 21 Hometown
7821 W. Belmont Ave.
Elmwood Park, IL 60707

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