Kate's Home Staging and Redesign - an Orange County Home Staging and Interior Design Company

How does Home Staging Benefit the seller?
It is important to make the "right" first impression to any potential buyer especially in today's housing market.  Kate's Home Staging and Redesign will help buyers connect with your home and give you a competitive edge over the competition.  We have been trained to identify which changes to your home will provide the home owner with the most return on investment. 


Can I stage my own home?
Home sellers may not be as successful staging their own homes since they have emotion equity built into their homes.  In other words, home sellers are attached to their furniture, accessories, bold pieces of art that may be distracting a potential buyer.  Kate's Home Staging and Redesign has been trained to view your home objectively from the curb to the back porch and with a buyer's perspective.  We will use proven design techniques to draw the potential buyer's eye to architectural features of your home not your furniture.


Can a home be staged if the sellers are still living in it?
Absolutely!  Kate's Home Staging and Redesign will work with the seller and their existing furniture to bring out your homes beauty.  We will redesign each room to draw the potential buyer's eye to all the positive features your home has to offer.  Ask Kate's Home Staging and Redesign about our open house prep bag, it is just another tool to help make showing your home easier on you and your family.


Will an empty home sell faster than a staged home?
Actually, just the opposite happens.  Empty homes tend to sell slower than staged homes.  Potential buyers have a difficult time determining size and scale and without any furniture a buyer has no point of reference.  In an empty bedroom, it is very difficult to judge whether of not your king size bed will fit in a corner of a room you have never seen before.  A potential buyer will be more likely to buy a home that is partially furnished and staged.


Do I really need to organize my closets before an open house?
Yes, a potential buyer will look in your bedroom closet and your bathroom medicine cabinet.  Remember, during an open house a buyer can look anywhere in your home.  By having a closet that is decluttered and organized, it gives the impression that there is plenty of storage space in your home.  Storage space is one of the top reasons a potential buyer will purchase a home.  Kate's Home Staging and Redesign also offers organization services for your home and home office.


Can I afford to hire a certified Home Stager and Redesigner?
Yes, Kate's Home Staging and Redesign offers several packages such as a 1.5 hour consulation or an hourly fee.  The cost of a certified home stager and redesigner is much less than the hassle of having your home sit on the housing market for months.  Contact Kate's Home Staging and Redesign today to see which redesign package is right for you and your home.


What is the value of home staging?
The latest Home Gain survey of over 1,000 Realtors lists home staging as the second home improvement option home sellers should be doing since it has a 586% return on investment.  In other words, if you spent $300 on home staging when you are trying to sell your home, your home would sell for $1,780 dollars more.  So, you are actually making more money by spending $300 on home staging.  Home staging will also help sell your home faster since your online MLS pictures will now look better, more potential home buyers will request to view your home.  Over 94% of potential home buyers start their search for a new home on the Internet, so it is important to have your home professionally staged before your home's pictures are posted online.  You only have one shot to make a first impression in this real estate market.  Why take a risk with your most valuable possession?  Home staging is a very cost effective marketing strategy to help sell your home and over 80% of Realtors now support and recommend home staging.


What do Realtors think about home staging?
According to the National Assocation of Realtors 2009 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, over 80% of Realtors support or recommend home staging to their clients. Some Realtors are even paying for the home staging consultations for their clients to ensure the homes show well and sell quickly when compared to the competition.

Please contact Kate today to see how Kate's Home Staging and Redesign can make your home better through redesign. 

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                                                                                                                             Kate Case
                                                                                                                          845-538-3623   
                                                                                                           kate@kateshomestaging.com