When it comes time to prepare a home for sale, owners are often unsure about what aspects they should focus on doing. Should they invest in a full renovation, leave things as they are for the purchaser to improve upon, or do something in between?

Living in a staged home isn’t for everyone, with many homeowners moving into alternative accommodation when staging occurs. But what if you need to remain living in your home while it is on the market? Can you live in a staged home?

We take a look at the pros and cons of living in a staged home, plus share some tips on how to make living there easier on everyone.

When done well, staging a home can help create beneficial emotional connections with potential buyers. Reactions such as “It felt like home as soon as I walked in the door” and “I just knew this was my new home” are what you are aiming for.

When selling a house, a well-presented home not only attracts more buyers but can also increase the purchase price. As Auckland home stagers, it is our goal to showcase a home’s potential to buyers, while increasing its purchase price for our clients. Today we’re going to share a few of our tips on how to identify and highlight the best features of a property.

When you’re preparing your home for sale, home staging can help your property to sell faster and for more money. Home staging is the art of dressing and styling a property to bring out its best qualities, so that it appeals to the widest possible audience of potential buyers. If you’d prefer to leave it up to the professionals, get in touch to find out how we can help. But if you would like to give home staging a go yourself, read on for our top 3 home staging tips.

Research indicates that home staging not only helps properties sell for more than unstaged homes (up to 7 percent -17 percent), but also helps listings sell faster. But why?