Selling your home in this market can be a tough job. An empty home looks cold and unappealing. Even if you’re still living in your home while it is on the market, it needs to look as appealing as possible. That’s where home staging comes in. Home staging is the process of cleaning, decluttering and decorating a home to help buyers see a home’s full potential. As home sales decline and a record number of for-sale houses cram the market, more sellers are turning to home staging to make their properties stand out. A beautifully decorated and staged home sells faster, and for more money. The US Housing and Urban Development reports that a staged home will sell, on average, for a 17 percent higher price than an un-staged home.

Buyers have many choices right now. The downside to seeing house after house is that they all start to look alike. If your house really stands out from the crowd - from the first time they see it - it’s more likely to sell, and sell fast.