Why It’s So Important to Minimize Market Time
- By Karen Cervarich
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- 06 Feb, 2018
One of the biggest benefits to home staging in the Seattle and Eastside areas is reduced market time. Don’t let your house sit on the market! Year after year, no matter how hot the market is, we get calls from clients who have had trouble selling their homes and are ready to try
staging. Once staged, homeowners are amazed by how fast they are able to sell. Don’t make the same mistake! Preparing your home for the market may feel like a daunting list of to-do’s, but make sure not to cut corners where it counts. It is always best to put the work in upfront to secure a faster sale. Homes get the most visibility and traffic immediately after being listed, so your goal should be to make everything picture-perfect for your list date.
The first place real estate agents and buyers view your home is via online photos. If the professional photography is not compelling, your home may be overlooked. As time goes on, interest dwindles further. Buyers start to question homes that have accrued more market time than their competitors. If the home has been sitting on the market, buyers tend to assume there is a problem even if they have not seen the home in person.
Those buyers who do tour your home after it has already accrued time on the market will come in with a different attitude than if you were just listed. There is no longer the excitement that comes with a newly listed home and the feeling that it could be snatched up by another buyer at any time. Instead, buyers feel like they have time. There is no rush to make an offer. And worse, it is more likely that any offers you do receive will come in low due to the lack of competition from other buyers.
Staged homes sell faster, and your best position for attaining the highest and best price on your home is to capture the most attention from buyers immediately when your home hits the market. The less market time your home accrues, the less you will have to pay in carrying costs and the sooner you will be able to move on with the next phase of your life! We can help get your home sold on the Greater Eastside areas in Kirkland, Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah and all surrounding Seattle areas. Contact us today to setup an appointment by calling 206.383.6767 or filling out the Request a Proposal form below.
staging. Once staged, homeowners are amazed by how fast they are able to sell. Don’t make the same mistake! Preparing your home for the market may feel like a daunting list of to-do’s, but make sure not to cut corners where it counts. It is always best to put the work in upfront to secure a faster sale. Homes get the most visibility and traffic immediately after being listed, so your goal should be to make everything picture-perfect for your list date.
The first place real estate agents and buyers view your home is via online photos. If the professional photography is not compelling, your home may be overlooked. As time goes on, interest dwindles further. Buyers start to question homes that have accrued more market time than their competitors. If the home has been sitting on the market, buyers tend to assume there is a problem even if they have not seen the home in person.
Those buyers who do tour your home after it has already accrued time on the market will come in with a different attitude than if you were just listed. There is no longer the excitement that comes with a newly listed home and the feeling that it could be snatched up by another buyer at any time. Instead, buyers feel like they have time. There is no rush to make an offer. And worse, it is more likely that any offers you do receive will come in low due to the lack of competition from other buyers.
Staged homes sell faster, and your best position for attaining the highest and best price on your home is to capture the most attention from buyers immediately when your home hits the market. The less market time your home accrues, the less you will have to pay in carrying costs and the sooner you will be able to move on with the next phase of your life! We can help get your home sold on the Greater Eastside areas in Kirkland, Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah and all surrounding Seattle areas. Contact us today to setup an appointment by calling 206.383.6767 or filling out the Request a Proposal form below.
As you prepare to sell your home be sure to consider the following, as completing the following is sure to decrease time on the market and increase the sale price!
To do so, modern and attractive furnishings need to be moved in, neutral art hung, and subtle accessories that pull everything together in each room to be placed. Sounds like a lot of work, doesn’t it? Well, in truth, it really is. That’s why many people place their trust with a staging expert to assist with their home listing. But does the time, effort and small investment really pay off? Absolutely.
There are no shortage of home improvements that you can do, but remember, a little goes a long way in real estate. So while a full kitchen remodel may seem like a good idea, there are plenty of more affordable improvements that can be done to entice buyers from the moment they set foot on the property. Here’s our tips for boosting the sale price of your home.
To do the latter home staging often needs to be conducted so the house appeals to the widest variety of buyers. A properly staged home will entice buyers by feeding their imaginations and allowing them to picture their family at home while touring the property. For best results there are a few primary locations that should be addressed when staging a home for sale, including the following.
Studies confirm that staging will almost always help increase the sale price. This is especially true when trying to sell a vacant home, even in a thriving real estate market like that in Kirkland, Bellevue and Seattle areas.
This is a brief blog about current technology in the real estate and home staging marketplace in Seattle and all Eastside areas.
