About Staging - Metro Dwelling Designs

The Merriam Webster online dictionary offers several definitions for the word staging. The most peculiar two are as follows:
— The act of putting on a play
— The moving of troops or matériel forward in several stages or the assembling of troops or matériel in transit in a particular place

Staging services offered by Metro Dwelling Designs do not involve military operations or theatrical performances but one can argue that preparing home for sale is reminiscent of all of the above

Staging Equals Marketing

Home staging involves preparing a home for sale with the goal of making it appealing to the highest number of potential buyers, thereby selling a property more quickly and for more money.

Living in the house and successfully marketing it are two different cases. Often home owners who have lived in their homes for a long time get comfortable with the way they are living and do not realize that potential buyers expect a different look. A home for sale is no longer just a home – it is a product.

Staging Methods

Staging techniques focus on improving a property's appeal by transforming it into a welcoming, attractive product that anyone might want. Properly executed staging project raises the value of a property by way of reducing the home's flaws, depersonalizing, de-cluttering, cleaning, improving its general condition and landscaping.

Vacant homes, which do not require de-cluttering and depersonalization, should be staged as well. Through the use of rental (or seller's own) furniture and simple props, the designer can create a space where the buyers can imagine themselves living.

4 Key Reasons to Stage a Home

• Sell faster – staged homes are like any product on the market. The prettier the cover the faster it sells
• Sells for more money (of course this depends on the real estate market condition)
• Maximum value appraisal – property appraisers view staged homes as cared-for properties
• Working with top-performing realtors – these days "good" realtors do not want less than a perfect listing unless they are dealing with a foreclosure or a short sale.