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General Home Staging Statistics

• Over 90% of realtors state the benefits of home staging helps to sell a property
• Nearly 50% of realtors agree that both vacant and occupied homes can benefit from home staging.
• The return on investment (ROI) for home staging can be up over 550%.
• 40% of buyers are more willing to visit a staged home they found online.
• The average cost of home staging is between 1% and 3% of the home’s asking price.
• 38% of sellers’ agents said that they stage all their clients’ homes prior to listing them for sale.
• The cost of home staging can range from $500 to $5,000 or more, depending on the size of the home and the extent of the staging.

Home Staging Statistics Relating to Sale Price

• Over 65% of 900 realtors surveys believe that home staging helps sell a house for more money.
• The majority of realtors believe that home staging increases a properties selling price anywhere from 1 to 10%.
• 21% of buyers’ agents agree that staging a home increased its value by 6% to 10%

Home Staging Statistics Relating to Ease of Sale

• 25% of realtors believe that home staging doesn’t increase the property sale price, but it does help attract buyers to the home, which means the property can sell faster.
• Similarly, nearly 85% of realtors agree that a staged home will sell faster than an unstaged home.
• Homes that are staged sell 73% faster than those that are not staged.
• 77% of buyers’ agents agree staging a home makes it easier for buyers to visualize the property as their future home.
• A staged home can receive up to 10% more online views than an unstaged home.
• 95% of buyers’ agents agree that home staging has at least some effect on a buyer’s view of the home.

Home Staging Statistics Relating to Rooms in a Home

• Agents recommend staging the following rooms, in this order of importance: Living room, master bedroom, and the kitchen.
• The two least important rooms to stage are the home office, and the guest bedrooms.

Sources of Home Staging Statistics

• Home Staging Institute with their annual home staging surveys.
• Profile of Home Staging – National Association of REALTORS®
• Profile of Home Staging report – National Association of REALTORS®
• Survey of 900 Top Real Estate Agents – Homelight
• RESA Publications – Real Estate Staging Association

Each of these publications has a range of interesting home staging statistics relevant to 2019, 2021, and 2022. 

Why Are These Statistics So Important?

Home staging statistics are important because the benefits of home staging are not as obvious to everyone, as we in the industry think they should be.

Looking at the two images below, we know the staged beach house is going to be much easier to:

1. Attract potential buyers to,
2. Sell in a quicker timeframe, and
3. Sell at a higher price