When you decide to sell your home, you want it to sell quickly and for the highest price possible. Home Staging is a relatively new idea that relies on age old principles.

The best way to sell any product is to dress it up in its Sunday best and set it apart from others on the market. That's why we call it UP Staging. Developers and Home Marketers have been using this principle for years. A show suite or show home is used to attract buyers to a new development.

No matter what your budget, there are simple things we can do to achieve the same effect as with a show home: create a great first impression in buyers' minds and make them fall in love with your home. Chances are, all you need to do is present what you already have in a different way. Right now your home appeals to your unique taste, to sell it you need to appeal to the buyer and make it easy for them to imagine themselves living there! That's all it takes!

We offer a wide range of packages, as outlined in our Services and can tailor any of them to fit your specific needs. Just call us at 604-518-9570 or send us an e-mail at info@urbanpresentations.com to set up your free consultation and find out what we can do for you. We can even provide you with the guidance you need to "Do It Yourself".

VACANT PROPERTIES

Staging empty spaces with appropriate furniture gives your client a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

• Viewing empty properties makes it difficult for potential buyers to understand the size of a room without furniture and other objects as reference points.
• Empty rooms allows buyers to focus on negative design details instead of getting a sense of the overall space and the flow of each room 
• In oddly shaped spaces, it can be very hard for buyers to visualize furniture arrangements.  
• In much smaller spaces, 500-700sq ft condos, buyers often have a hard time visualizing how their furniture will fit. 

OCCUPIED PROPERTIES

The way you live in your home, is not necessarily the way you present your house for sale.

• When selling, your house becomes a product, it is no longer about personal taste, but about creating that show home look that appeals to so many prospective buyers.
• Staging uses design strategies to maximize space and create flow using your client’s existing furniture and accessories.
• Staging uses lighting, furniture artwork and accessory placement that homeowners may not consider in their day to day living.
• Staging techniques to allow potential buyers to easily see themselves and their belonging in the space.

FOR THOSE WHO LIKE STATS

(From the 2005 & 2006 Maritz Research staging polls)

• 77% of people view homes first on the Internet.
• 75% of buyers who searched on the Internet went on to view or drive by the homes.
• 79% of sellers are willing to spend up to $5,000 to get their house ready for sale.
• 63% of buyers were willing to pay more money for a house that is move- in ready.
• 58% of buyers are willing to make a decision  to buy within  seeing 10 properties.