Are you looking for a way to sell your house or apartment faster and at the best price? Your real estate coaching specialist, COSIM, tells you all about Home Staging: the solution to enhance your property at a minimal cost.
Home Staging: the fundamental principles
Home Staging can be defined as the art of better presenting your house or apartment by examining the decor. The idea is to draw attention to the strengths of the property for sale as quickly as possible while optimizing the price. Home Staging is based on several principles, keeping in mind that costly major renovations (installing a new bathroom, knocking down walls…) should be avoided. Your real estate coach COSIM outlines the most important of these:
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- Declutter all rooms: don’t hesitate to “empty” your house
- Arrange furniture to increase living space and facilitate movement
- Do an excellent cleaning, including
- windows Depersonalize the decor: remove family photos, take down paintings…
- Bring the property up to standard: repair faulty electrical installations, check plumbing…
- Refresh the walls if they are “old”
- Care for the exterior: present the garden well, clean the terrace…
The idea is to appeal to the largest number of people.
Effectiveness of staging
Despite the popularity of Home Staging, largely due to strong media coverage, many homeowners still hesitate to use this method to sell their property. Studies show, however, that in 90% of cases, a real estate purchase will follow a favorite.
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Similarly, studies have shown that “staged” properties sell in an average of 19.5 days compared to 127 days for an “unstaged” property. The reasons are that buyers often base their decisions on first impressions. Moreover, many of them struggle to envision the house they are visiting any differently than how they see it. That’s why it’s so important to impress at first glance.
Cost of staging
As we know, there are professionals who offer Home Staging services. Their average intervention cost ranges from 0.5% to 4% of the property’s selling price (often around €6200). Most stagers offer a credit service: they carry out the evaluation work and will only be paid on the day of the sale.
It is possible to do Home Staging yourself
It is entirely possible to do Home Staging on your own property. The advantage is the financial gain. We’re talking about over €6000. If you’re not very skilled in decor, you can ask a home stager to assess the property and personally carry out the work they deem necessary.
Your real estate hunter COSIM, responsible for selling your apartment, incorporates this service into their approach. Our extensive experience in real estate sales allows us to have a good understanding of market trends and buyer behavior.