Staged Mississauga Homes/Condos Sell Faster and For More!
Sutton House Staging poll finds 75% of Canadians classify
their home décor as current and 45% call themselves pack rats.
Canadians are contemplating home improvements to help entice
potential buyers. 54% of Canadians think that $2,000 or more is the appropriate
amount to spend in preparing a house for sale, with a surprising 25% willing
to pay over $5,000. The poll also shows that 75% of Canadians would classify
the style of their house as “current” or “somewhat current.” These findings
are counter to house staging specialists, who maintain that although the
majority of homes in Canada are in need of updating prior to sale, a significant
difference can be made with as little as $1,500.
Although Canadians are unfamiliar with the term, which means preparing
a house for sale using cost-effective and non-invasive methods, most consider
house staging techniques as part of their selling and buying criteria.
Home staging can also be referred to as house fluffing.
Due to the popularity of home makeover television programs, consumers
are more familiar than ever with interior design trends, and average
Canadians now expect more when shopping for a new house. House staging,
a tool used by successful real estate agents for decades, is the best
way to make a dramatic impact without having to spend a lot of money.
Unlike major renovations, house staging is a simple and inexpensive way
to bring your house up-to-date.
Buyers want to walk into a house and immediately
envision themselves living there. Simple staging techniques like
cleaning, organizing and de-personalizing can help to make your house
buyer friendly. Creating the illusion of space and neutralizing your house are two important
aspects of house staging. Eliminating clutter is an easy way to
accomplish both. Another effective home staging technique is
removing, rearranging and resizing furniture. The survey found that the
majority of Canadians were receptive to this idea as 74 % of Canadians
stated that they would remove furniture from their house if they thought
it would increase the value of their home.
Over 90% of Canadians showcase small appliances,
such as microwaves, toasters, radios and blenders on their kitchen counters.
In fact home buyers are interested in ample kitchen counter space, not
small appliances, even if they are high-end.
86% of Canadians rank storage space as important to potential buyers.
According to the poll, the top three interior features when selling a
home were freshly painted walls (30%), flooring (29%) and organized
storage space (20%). However, when asked how important storage space was
to a potential buyer, 86 % ranked it as a seven out of 10 or higher,
with 43 % grading it as a 10 out of 10, or the “most important.”
Curb Appeal Counts
When preparing your house for sale, the exterior of your house is equally
as important as the interior. Homebuyers decide whether or not to look
inside a house by the appearance of its exterior. When asked what they
thought was the most important exterior feature when selling a house, the
number one answer was a well-maintained yard (40%). A clutter-free yard
and driveway ranked second (28%), while a newly painted exterior was third
(18%). Two exterior house staging tips are purchasing removable
storage bins for unsightly trashcans and creating an “entertaining space”
in the backyard by setting out patio furniture, even in the winter.
Additional poll findings:
- 26% of primary residence owners were considering selling their home
in the next five years.
- When asked “Excluding the kitchen, if there’s a particular room in
the house where the floors were in poor condition, which of the following
do you think would be the most helpful in selling your home?” 83 % cited
installing hardwood floors while 14% chose carpet.
The Sutton Home Staging Poll was conducted by Maritz Research
and was based on a
randomly selected sample of 1,002 adult Canadians.
Contact Amit for your free home selling
reports and do it yourself home staging list, if you are thinking
to sell your home/condo in Mississauga Area. Amit can offer you services of a professional home stager.
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