Why Should You Stage a Home in a Seller’s Market?

When the property headlines are yelling about a seller’s market, you don’t need to put much effort into selling your home.

You can sit back, and it’ll basically sell itself, right?

No way! When it’s a seller’s market, it is a great time to put your home up for sale, and it’s also an excellent opportunity to maximize your profits.

Putting in the extra effort is still well worth it, read on to find out why…

What is a seller’s market?

Simply put, a seller’s market means there are more people looking for properties, than there are homes for sale.

This is great news for vendors, as properties tend to get snapped up fast when there’s more competition, and it can even create a bidding war for the most popular and desirable houses.

As with any commodity, with greater demand, also comes higher prices, and that’s certainly glad tidings for anyone with their home on the market!

So why would you bother to hire a home stager?

There really is a wealth of reasons why using the services of a home stager, even in a seller’s market, is hugely beneficial, let’s take a closer look…

A staged home sells for the highest price

Ultimately, a staged home is going to attract the most potential buyers and be presented at its very best.

The more beautiful, spacious, or practical your home appears, the more people will be prepared to pay for it.

If your home is staged, but the one for sale down the street isn’t, it’s your property that is going to get the most interest.

When you have multiple prospective buyers showing an interest, you’re on to a good thing!

They’ll want to buy it fast, so they don’t miss out, and they could be prepared to pay more for it. 

Good staging will make your property appear more spacious

All properties have their good and bad points.

The best home stagers will make the very best of any shortcomings of your home and highlight its best features.

With excellent use of furniture that works well in the space and good lighting, your home stager will make your house appear spacious and more comfortable for family life.

Many people lack vision and simply cannot see beyond what is in front of their eyes. If they see a cluttered house, they just can’t imagine it without all that stuff in it.

A home stager will keep things minimal to emphasise the space while retaining a feeling of welcoming hominess.

These experts will know how to make every room more appealing.

Your property will be staged to appeal to a wider audience

Your home stager will know just how to attract different types of buyers.

The key to getting a quick sale at the maximum price is to draw in as many interested parties as possible, and so by appealing to a wide audience, you will have more people who may want to put in an offer.

A good home stager understands the differing needs of young couples, large families, retired people etc., and knows just what to do to make each property inviting to each group.

Making a single property appeal simultaneously to different demographics is a true talent and a skill that the best home stagers will be able to put to good use when staging a home in a seller’s market.

Statistically, staged houses get more views on real estate listings

When you’re searching for a new house, you visit a real estate website and can scroll through hundreds of listings looking for your dream home.

Each listing may be viewed for just a second or two, so it’s incredibly important to have photos that make your listing stand out from the crowd, to make that potential buyer stop scrolling, and click through to find out more.

If your photos appear dull and dark, the rooms overcrowded with oversized furniture, or the whole place just looks a little run down and neglected, it may well be skipped over.

Hectic family life often doesn’t mesh too well with the state you need your house to be in when you’re trying to sell it.

When you have kids and pets and you work long hours, just keeping on top of the household chores can be a challenge, so getting your property looking show home perfect is virtually impossible.

Take the stress out of preparing your house for sale by hiring a professional home stager. It’ll save you a lot of effort and they’ll do an amazing job.

Sometimes when you live in a house, it’s hard to see it objectively. A home stager will be able to see issues, or great selling points to emphasise, that you may not have really thought about.

Staged houses speak to the buyer’s emotions

Home stagers know what they’re doing.

As well as showing off the property’s best features, they know they are selling a dream.

They create spaces that potential buyers can picture themselves and their families in. They set the scene so you fall in love with the property.

You form an emotional attachment to it as you imagine your children playing in the garden, and the family gathering around the dining table.

You can clearly picture yourselves enjoying the holidays there and the changing seasons. Once someone falls in love with a house, they’ll do anything to get it.

They’ll outbid another buyer, even if they end up spending a little more than they really wanted to.

When someone has their heart set on something, as a seller, you’re in a really good position, if you get multiple people with an emotional attachment to the property you’re selling, then you’re truly in luck!

With an emotionally attached buyer, comes peace of mind

With a buyer who has formed an emotional attachment to the property, you have the reassurance that they are far less likely to drop out of the sale than a buyer who simply feels your property ticks a few practical boxes for them.

They are unlikely to change their mind or decide the house down the road that’s a few thousand cheaper would be a better option.

They’re also more likely to overlook issues, so if an inspection report comes back with some problems, there’s less chance that this will impact the sale.

Home staging is beneficial in any market conditions

In all, there are so many benefits to hiring a home stager. Even in a seller’s market, it is definitely a path worth pursuing to sell your home fast, for the highest possible price, and with the least amount of stress.