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Home Staging Services in Wilmington, NC

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staging a home is important for a quick sale Kathy Kibler, who owns Casa Bella Home Staging, is now serving New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick and Wake County as an Accredited Staging Professional (ASP). The ASP designation is the only nationally recognized designation for Home Staging. Kathy is among the network of more than 15,000 professional Home Stagers worldwide, who are providing sellers with the knowledge and tools they need to sell their homes fast and for more money. Kathy has completed the Accredited Staging Professional Course provided by StagedHomes.com where she received hands-on instruction and was required to demonstrate techniques by staging a home that was listed on the market. Kathy is also a licensed Real Estate Broker with CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates, so she understands the need for staging to get homes sold. Kathy stages each home for her clients whose home she lists to sale.

The softening Real Estate market has increased homeowner demands for tools to help bring a profit in the sale of their homes. Home Staging has become one such tool. By properly cleaning, de-cluttering and preparing a house before it is listed on the market, homeowners have a better chance of selling their home at or above the list price and in a much shorter time frame. Home Staging is an important part of the Real Estate industry.

In a 2004-2006 study conducted by StagedHomes.com, 300 homes that had spent an average of 163.7 days on the market, were staged by Accredited Staging Professionals (ASPs), re-listed, sold in an average of 13.7 days. Homes that were staged before being listed, sold in an average of 8.9 days. Of the same 300 homes, those that were staged after spending time on the market had an average equity of $14,074. That’s compared to homes that were staged prior to being listed, which saw a 5.8% increase for an average equity of $16,784. On average, Staged homes sold 50% faster and for 6.9% more than homes that were not staged.

For more information on Home Staging please contact Kathy Kibler with Casa Bella Home Staging at 910-228-6766 or e-mail at Kathy@kkibler.com.

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