STAGING – get your home ready for sale

Staging means getting your house ready for sale. A Professional Stager ensures that your home is enhanced to maximize its appeal to potential buyers, so it sells faster and you obtain your desired price. This is even more important given the recent slowdown in the Los Angeles area housing market and rising inventories. Consider the following facts:

• Nationwide home prices in August 2006 declined on a year-over-year basis for the first time in over 10 years.

• The inventory of unsold homes nationwide reached 3.9mn in August 2006, up from 2.2mn in January 1999.

• Sales of previously owned homes in California plunged by 30% in August 2006 from a year earlier.

• In August 2006, home price appreciation rates in 6 Southern California counties reached their lowest levels in 7 years.

Source: Los Angeles Times

Given this challenging market for sellers, it is critical to do everything possible to help your home stand out from the competition.

A Staging Consultation costs from $250 and up depending on the size of your home and the work needed. The initial consultation will include a walk through room by room to assess the opportunities and a detailed summary of recommended improvements. I will be looking for impact but not necessarily costly ways to make your home more inviting, and appear newer and more spacious. Based on my proposal you can then decide if you want to implement these changes yourself or if you would like me to coordinate some or all of them for you.

Profesionally staged homes sell faster and for more money.

Contact me to hear more about Staging and to set up a Staging consultation.

As seen on Design to Sell on HGTV