Rockland Home Staging

We are currently in the throws of the hot spring real estate market and it is essential that your home or listing stand out. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that there are more homes on the market now than there have been in the last 10 years.

Real estate agents are often showing home buyers more than a dozen homes before they place an offer on a home. Buyers are savvy and looking for homes that show beautifully. The days when you could sell any home in the first few days are over. The National Association of Realtors reports that 85% of home buyers begin their search online. Another 60% will drive by a home they are interested in. Out of those potential buyers less than 40% will call their agent to schedule a viewing.

HERE's THE MATH:

85% buyers looking online
60% drive buy
40% contact agent to see home
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45% of potential buyers will never see the inside of a home that does not show well.

According to those statistics homeowners are loosing out on 45% of potential home buyers because the listing photos do not prompt people to do a drive buy or when the buyers drive over they are disappointed. Are you loosing 45% of the buyers in your area because you home doesn't show well on MLS or has poor curb appeal?

Here are some helpful tips for homeowners and real estate agents.

• Make sure grass is in good condition and neatly trimmed. For tips on getting a nice green lawn you can refer to the tips from the Scotts company. read more
• Trim trees and shrubs so that the garden does not look overgrown
• Make sure the walkway and driveway are in good repair. Sealing the driveway will make the home appear well cared for.
• Power wash the exterior of the home and the windows.
• Plant, plant, plant! Colorful plantings will give the home that warm cheery felling that will draw buyers in.
• A new layer of mulch will make garden beds look fresh and prevent weeds from spoiling the look of your garden.
• Purchase a new doormat.
• Keep the yard free from gardening tools and children’s toys.

When listing a home you cannot control the market or the location of the home but you do have control of the condition of the home. Following these suggestions you can dramatically increase the market potential of a home.

The key to a successful and profitable real estate transaction having a great agent and market plan. Having the home professionally staged inside and out prior to listing the home can increase profit and decrease the time a home spends on the market.

There are more than 10,000 homes for sale in Rockland County NY. And it is the same in many parts of the country.

Here is the breakdown for some of the towns in Rockland County NY.
New City, NY Homes for sale: 220
Pomona, NY Homes for sale: 132
Piermont, NY Homes for sale: 72
Pearl River, NY Homes for sale: 77
Nyack, NY Homes for sale: 159

Call Rockland Home Staging today to take the guesswork out of getting your home ready for sale. (845)731-9510.

If anyone has any curb appeal tips to share I'd love to hear them!

I have been looking for some time for a credible home staging statistic to put on my website, Rockland Home Staging.com. Recently I found a statistic with a credible source.  I was reading about STAGING FEATURED IN "PARADE" SECTION OF MOST MAJOR PAPERS! The article listed that staged homes sell for 6% more. The direct quote is: A Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp. survey found that staged homes spent half the time on the market and sold for more than 6% above the asking price. At first I thought this was going to be like most of the other home stating statistics that are hard to track back to the source.  They seem to take on a life of their own.  

I did some research online and was able to find this statistic quoted many times.  Here is one from USA Today: 

read article.

For my friends in Canada, here is one from  Canadian Business, Money section. 

 read article.

I think when I update my website next I am going to include this quote in the What is Staging section. If this statistic is good enough for USA Today I think it is good enough for my website.  If anyone can find the original Coldwell Banker study I'd love to be able to quote the source directly.  If anyone has any other credible home staging statistics please share them!