Lowe's Home Improvement features ASP Home Staging and Barb Schwarz

Home Staging Tip of the Quarter from Lowe's Home Improvement Newsletter



Barb Schwarz, the Creator of Home Staging®, the ASP® Designation, and CEO of Stagedhomes.com and The International Association of Home Staging Professionals®, IAHSP.com shares her tips on how to Stage® a home to help your client's homes sell faster and/or for more money


"Try to look at your house "through a buyer's eyes," as though you've never seen it before. This exercise will help you see what needs to be done. Any time and money invested on these items will usually bring you the return of more money and a quicker sale."

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Top Tasks for Staging your House for Sale

HomeGain recently surveyed nearly 600 real estate agents nationwide to determine the top 10 low cost*, do-it-yourself home improvements for people getting their home ready to sell.

As a professional Home Stager, all the categories included in the survey are about Staging a house for sale which is all about how to best present that property to the market.  The only category I don't discuss with clients is Electrical and Plumbing (although lighting, fixtures and updating I DO discuss) - ALL other categories would be addressed in a Staging Consultation and conversation with a Seller.

http://blog.homegain.com/category/home-improvement-and-staging/The top five nationwide home improvements that Realtors recommend to home sellers, based on average cost and return on investment (ROI) to sellers, are:



1.Cleaning and de-cluttering ($290 cost / $1,990 price increase / 586% ROI / 99% recommended)


2.Lightening and brightening ($375 cost / $1,550 price increase / 313% ROI / 97% recommended)


3.Home staging ($550 cost / $2,194 price increase / 299% ROI / 80% recommended)


4.Landscaping ($540 cost / $1,932 price increase / 258% ROI / 93% recommended)


5.Repair Electrical or Plumbing ($535 cost / $1,505 price increase / 181% ROI / 92% recommended)