Our Home Staging Certification Course Crafted Specifically for Realtors
Our realtor staging certification takes the average realtor just one to two weeks of part time study to complete
- Four Units Best Suited for Realtors, with Lifetime Access
- Quick and Easy Online Exam (99% pass rate)
- Certified Staging Expert™ Certification
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Who Is This Realtor Certification Course For?
As a Real Estate Agent you are well aware of the strong competition in your industry. Learning the fundamentals of home staging, and earning a staging certification, can help you win more clients, and help your clients make more money on the sale of their homes.
Our staging certification for realtors is designed specifically for real estate agents who want to begin offering staging advice or services, but don’t plan to own their own staging business.
- Realtors wanting to increase their income
- Realtors motivated to offer additional services
- Realtors determined to help their clients sell for more
- Realtors eager to get more clients
For over 18 years, we have been the top provider of home staging certification, guiding thousands to achieve their dreams of becoming a successful home stager.
Join us today and take the first step towards a rewarding career in home staging!
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Here's Exactly What You'll Learn in Our Realtor Course
Unit One
The Basics of Home Staging
Learn what makes buyers tick and how to evaluate properties with a professional eye. This unit covers the psychology behind buyer decisions and teaches you to identify what needs to change in any home.
Topics Covered:
- Understanding buyer psychology and what makes people fall in love with a home
- The blank slate principle and why depersonalization matters
- How to develop your eye by analyzing listings and attending open houses
- Understanding your local market and pricing trends
Includes: Buyer decision framework, five senses staging approach with room-by-room application, decluttering principles checklist, and developing your eye exercises.
Unit Two
Knowing What Changes to Make
Master the specific techniques that transform ordinary spaces into buyer-ready homes. This unit provides actionable fixes organized by impact and cost, plus comprehensive room-by-room checklists.
Topics Covered:
- Quick fixes that have immediate impact on buyer perception
- Free and low-cost changes that transform any space
- The five-step staging workflow from decluttering to finishing touches
- Creating vignettes that trigger emotional responses
- Room-by-room checklists covering every area of the home
Includes: Staging workflow from start to finish, room-by-room checklists, color psychology guide with paint recommendations, and vignette creation techniques for every room type.
Unit Five
More Home Staging Tips & Tricks
Expand your toolkit with advanced staging techniques, copywriting skills, and solutions for challenging properties. This unit covers the nuanced situations that separate average stagers from great ones.
Topics Covered:
- Advanced staging techniques for challenging spaces
- Solving location problems like bad views, road noise, and poor light
- Writing marketing copy that attracts clients
- Questions to ask agents before viewing a listing
Includes: Problem property solutions guide, photography prep checklist, do’s and don’ts quick reference, and furniture arrangement principles with room layout diagrams.
Unit Six
Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to the questions that new stagers ask most often. This unit covers professionalism standards, insurance details, pricing strategies, and how to handle common business scenarios.
Topics Covered:
- Insurance, bonding, and legal requirements explained
- Pricing strategies and when to collect payment
- Handling difficult clients and common objections
- Whether to own or rent staging furniture
Includes: Insurance requirements guide, furniture leasing profit calculator, payment collection framework, and scripts for handling agents who want to stage properties themselves.
Plus Get Access to Our Resource Bundle
Nothing gives you a deeper understanding of home staging than getting access to a pack of resources used by actual home staging companies. We’ve spend over 100 hours creating these over the years, so getting your hands on them today is an absolute no-brainer.
Business Essentials
Home Staging Business Plan Template
This fill-in-the-blank business plan walks you through goal setting, target market definition, marketing strategies, financial projections, and competitive analysis. It gives you the structure to think through every part of your staging business before you spend a dollar, and it doubles as a document you can hand to a lender or business partner if you ever need outside funding.
Home Staging Contract
A professional contract template covering scope, responsibilities, timelines, and pricing. Protects both you and your client from the very first project.
Home Staging Quote and Invoice Template
Create accurate quotes for potential clients and professional invoices once the job is done. Both templates in one file, designed to keep your billing clear and consistent.
Home Staging Proposal Form
Win more jobs with a polished proposal that defines the project, highlights your staging expertise, and shows exactly what the client gets. Ready to personalize for each property.
Business Essentials
Home Staging Checklist (15-Step)
A high-level start-to-finish staging checklist covering depersonalization, spring cleaning, vignette props, and finishing touches. The 15 steps that apply to every single staging project.
Room-by-Room Staging Worksheet (11 pages)
Record detailed notes on every room in the property during your walkthrough. Covers condition, recommended changes, furniture notes, and priority level for each space.
Home Staging Report Template (19 pages)
Deliver professional staging recommendations to clients with this structured report template. Includes property assessment, room-by-room recommendations, priority ranking, and a polished layout that justifies your consultation fee.
…plus two more.
Marketing and Networking
Wholesale Vendor List
A curated list of wholesale vendors for furniture, accessories, textiles, and staging supplies. Sourcing at wholesale prices keeps your costs down and your margins healthy.
Agent Contact Data Form
Business Administration
Detailed Room-by-Room Checklist Template
The complete room-by-room staging guide covering specific techniques for every space in the house. More detailed than the 15-step checklist, this is the full reference you use on complex projects.
Home Staging Mileage Tracker
Log your business miles for tax deductions. Record date, destination, purpose, and miles driven. Saves time at tax season and ensures you claim every deductible mile.
Then You'll Take a Quick & Easy Online Exam
- Multi choice questionnaire
- Short written answers on home staging theory
- Two retries allowed
- No time limit
- 99% pass rate
And Earn Badges To Boost Your Marketing...
A Glimpse at What You’ll Receive...
Once you sign up you get instant access to your student dashboard where you can access all the material you need to kickstart your home staging career.
You’ll receive your digital certificate upon completion & to recognize your achievement.
Showcase your badge on your website and within marketing material to stand out from your competitors & win more business.
This month we are also offering full access to our home staging resource bundle with every course purchase. You’ll get…
- Business Plan Template
- Contract Template
- Checklist(s)
- Income Report
- Wholesale Vendor List
- Agent Contact Form
- Business Mileage Form
- Proposal Form
- ...and more
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Realtors Course Summary
Who it’s aimed at
Realtors who would like to offer home staging services to their clients and earn their real estate staging certification.
Typical student
Real estate agents who are looking to maxmize their income with the smallest amount of effort.
Length of course
Roughly three hours worth of reading, the real estate staging certification course takes the average student one to two weeks of part time study to complete.
Cost
$197 One-off payment.
How Our Certification Course Works
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- Complete short lessons and complete quizzes
- Apply what you learn with real-world assignments
- Get support from our expert team
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- Take the exam when you're ready
- Earn your Certified Staging Expert™ diploma
- Use it to win clients and stand out online
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Frequently Asked Questions about Realtor Staging
What is home staging, and why are realtors interested?
Home staging is essentially a marketing tool. For realtors home staging means decorating the preparing the property to show off it’s best features, while minimizing the properties flaws.
Does the property need to be vacant?
A good home stager can work with both vacant homes and occupied homes. It is cheaper to stage an occupied home, as the stager can work with what the seller already has which saves on rental costs. Staging isn’t always about making large changes to each room, often little touches such as decluttering and depersonalizing can make a big difference.
Why should the realtor pay for the home staging consultation?
In most cases we recommend the realtor “pays” for the initial consultation, and the client pays for any additional staging services that flow on from the initial consultation. The word pays is emphasised, because if they have completed a staging course for realtors then the initial consultation can be offered by the realtor themselves, meaning a third-party doesn’t need to be paid.
Organizing things this way keeps the client happy, and shows you are doing all you can to get the best price. It also gives potential clients one more reason to choose you to sell their home. Staging often results in a higher sale price, which can lead to slightly higher commissions, not to mention the house is likely to sell faster when staged well.
At the end of the day, this all means happier clients, and more word of mouth referrals.
How do I sell this to my clients?
The simplest way is by explaining that the National Association of Realtors found in a recent publication that staging most realtors have found that staging increases the sale price of properties by between 1 and 10%.
This means on a $500,000 property, you’ll see a gain of between $5,000 and $50,000. You’ll struggle to find a home seller who declines home staging services after showing them that figure.
What timeline should I keep in mind as a realtor?
In general, the average occupied home (with tidy décor) can be staged in 9 hours or less. If the home is vacant and empty, then you’ll need to allow 1 to 2 days for the staging to be completed, and the stager will need to be booked at least 2 to 3 weeks before you want the property to be photographed and listed for sale.
Of course, this varies based on the size of your home and time of the year. Our advice is to always call the stager you plan to use as soon as possible.
Can a staging certification for realtors get me more listings?
Of course! Showing that you have a home staging certification gives you that extra edge over other realtors eager to sell the property. It shows you have professional training in this field, that you are determined to help the seller achieve a high sale price, and that you can be hands on throughout the process rather than outsourcing to another professional that the seller has to worry about.
Pitch yourself as the realtor that goes the extra mile, gives extra value, knows the importance of marketing, and becomes known for having incredible listings.
Our staging certification for realtors is designed specifically for real estate agents who want to begin offering staging advice or services, but don’t plan to own their own staging business.
What are the benefits of staging homes for sale?
Home staging helps to create an emotional connection between the potential buyers and the property for sale. It helps them envisage living in the property, and adds a certain level of comfort and coziness compared to a vacant home. This often results in both a faster sale, and a higher sale price.
Who pays for home staging?
There are a number of options here. Let’s go through them one by one, as it is one of our most frequently asked questions taking our staging certification for realtors course.
Option 1 is the home seller pays. Many sellers, especially those selling investment properties, will understand that home staging often results in higher selling prices and will gladly pay the fees.
Option 2 is that the realtor pays. Most home staging jobs begin with an initial consultation, which can cost $200 to $500, and will result in enough advice for the realtor or home sellers to make the recommended changes to the property. Anyone who has taken a staging course for realtors can offer this service themselves, and either pitch it as a way to get more clients (eg you’ll be saving them $500!), or you can add this to the marketing costs and increase your own revenue. With this option, be sure to make it clear that this cost is for the initial consultation and that any additional staging fees are the home seller’s responsibility).
Ultimately, the choice is yours. You’ll know best what is normal in your market, and how eager your sellers are to obtain the best price. Our advice is to complete a staging certification for realtors course and offer the initial consultation yourself. The clients will appreciate it, and if you do need to offer full staging services, you can either do this yourself, or outsource it to your preferred partner.
The seller’s budget is very limited. Should I push for home staging services?
We might be biased, but our answer is always YES. For the lowest cost option, at least encourage them to invest in an initial home staging consultation. This can be anywhere from $100 to $500. If you’re savvy and have earned your realtor staging certification, offer this yourself for a discounted price. Real estate is all about relationships, and if you can keep a budget conscious seller happy, you’ll earn referrals in the years to come.
What should the staging consultation include?
Upon completion of the consultation, the seller should have a thorough list of everything they can and should do to prepare their home for sale. Based on this information, they can then decide whether they would like to save money and work through the checklist themselves, or hire a professional home stager. Recommendations will include things like increasing curb appeal, cleaning, maintenance, flooring, lighting, decluttering, furniture and accessory placement, bedding tips, and preparing for the photoshoot.
When earning your home staging certification for realtors through the Home Staging Institute, you’ll be provided with a complete room by room checklist you can use during your consultations.
