by Ingrid Cummings
"Only 10 percent of people shopping for a new home have the vision to imagine their own belongings in another house," says Maureen Bray, owner of Portland, Ore.-based Room Solutions Staging. Bray is one of two highly rated professional home stagers we consulted, who both agree that staging helps prospective buyers make that imaginative leap. "Homes that have been staged sell faster than those that haven't," Bray says, citing her company's own s
uccess rate. "Twenty-eight days versus 125 days."
Expect to pay $150 to $500 for a home-staging consultation, and an additional $1,500-$2,500 to provide the furnishings and accessories necessary to stage four main rooms if the home is vacant.
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