Home Staging Is An Investment !

Staging is the process of preparing a home for sale or rent. It can also be defined as the process of turning a home back into a house. Staging won’t make a home sell for more than it’s worth. But it can set your home apart and boost the selling price to the top of the range for comparable homes. It can also cut the time on the market. Because nearly 90% of home buyers start their search on the Internet, staging is a good way to make sure online photos pop.

By enhancing your home’s assets, redefining spaces and giving rooms a warm feel, professional staging consultants help transform a property into an inviting and attractive product on the market. If you’ve ever walked through a show home, you can understand exactly how staging can sell homes.

The goal of staging is to sell or rent your Spanish property quickly, and for the most money possible. A property can be staged either before or at any time during the period that it is offered for sale/rent.

Born 30 years ago in the US, the concept of Home staging gained in popularity in many countries such as UK, Canada and Australia in the 90’s. It is now taking off in Spain due to a depressed property market.

The three property staging phases are :

• Prepare
  
• Improve (minor repairs)
• Show case (stage)

Home staging is based on the following principles:

• Enhance kerb-appeal (a mix of psychological and marketing skills)
• De-cluttering (removing clutter) & storage
• De-personalizing by packing away personal items
• In-depth cleaning
• Recommending minor improvements or repairs such as painting, flooring, lightning, window treatment or landscaping.
• Rearranging your existing furniture to maximize space and flows
• Organizing furniture rentals if needed, to minimize your investment
• Accessorizing rooms
• Advising on interior and exterior colour schemes
• Featuring natural focal points
• Organizing furniture or accessories rental to create inviting spaces for vacant properties.