Jun 171 min read

Home Staging: Buyers' Agent Perspective

58% percent of buyers' agents cited that home staging had an effect on most buyers' view of the home most of the time, while 31% said that home staging has an effect, but not always.
81% percent of buyers' agents said staging a home made it easier for a buyer to visualize the property as a future home.
Staging the living room was found to be most important for buyers (39%), followed by staging the primary bedroom (36%), and staging the kitchen (30%).
Among buyers’ agents, having photos (77%), traditional physical staging (58%), videos (74%), and virtual tours (42%) available for their listings was much more or more important to their clients.
20% of buyers' agents said that staging a home increased the dollar value offered between 1% and 5%, compared to other similar homes on the market that were not staged.

SOURCE: National Association of Realtors