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Home staging plays a very important part in successfully selling your house. The impression that the buyer makes of your home is what will determine him to make you an offer for it or keep looking. Here is what a properly staged house should convey to the buyer:

Cleanliness

Your house needs to look spotless. Because we might at times miss something important, it’s recommended to hire a professional cleaning firm at least once before starting to show your house to prospective buyers. While you are at it, it’s a good idea to depersonalize the space – remove family photos and personal items off the shelves, to allow the buyers to feel more comfortable inside your house and not like they are intruding in someone else’s home.

Space

The first thing you need to do in order to create space is to de-clutter. It’s a good idea to just take a look around and remove anything non-essential. Don’t forget kitchen appliances – it’s best to just remove or hide them, same with knives and anything else you might have lying around. Instead, add a vase of flowers or a bowl of fruits.

Your rooms need to look warm and inviting. Furniture can play a significant part here. It’s a good idea to arrange it in such a manner as to maximize the impression of space and at the same time group pieces together to maximize the potential for conversation.

Brightness

Buyers love a house which has enough light. Make sure your windows let as much light through as possible, and change your lamps with stronger ones. You should aim for something in the range of 100w for 50-60 square feet.

Color

It’s a good idea to use neutral colors for areas like the living room and kitchen, because beside being the safer option (different people have different tastes), it also makes a room look more spacious and brighter. For bedrooms however, don’t be afraid to use other colors. Avoid strong, vivid colors like pink – instead go for dark, relaxing colors, which will make the room look more intimate and cozier.

You can further add color to your house by using décor, such as flowers or artwork. Experiment with the way you arrange them, to obtain the best possible effect and draw attention to specific areas of the room.

Every buyer looks for the perfect house. And while it’s true that different people can have very different ideas of what the perfect house should look like, by applying the tips above you will greatly increase the chance that they visualize your house as their future home.

8.5×11 YEG June 2015    information about statistic in edmonton and area for june of 2015

Edmonton, July 3, 2015: For the first time in 2015 we recorded an increase in year-over-year reported sales for the month. June 2015 had 2,008 reported sales for all residential properties, 2.4% over the 1,961 all residential sales reported in June 2014.

This number includes 1,243 single family dwellings (2.1% more than 2014), 572 condo sales (1.6% more than from 2014) and 156 duplex/rowhouses (11.4% more than 2014). Sales were also up 13% in June from the reported sales in May 2015.

Single family prices were up 2% year-over-year at $444,862 for June 2015. Condo prices continue to remain static at $255,662. Duplex/rowhouse are still popular and have seen price growth of 2% year over year.

June prices have dropped slightly from May by 1.4% for single family, 0.1% for Condo and 0.8% for all residential.

Inventory is still healthy at 7,177 for the Edmonton. at the end of June 2015, down from 7,303 in May. All residential listings were up year over year by 7.7% but down month over month from May by 3.6%. There is currently just over three and half months’ supply of inventory in the Edmonton.

Average days on market for all residential properties was up again this month at 49. Single family average days on market was up to 46 from 43 in May, Condominiums were averaging 52 days compared to 49 in May, and Duplex/Rowhouse took an average of 50 days to sell in June.

The average days on market for single family last month was 43, condominiums were 49 days, and duplex/rowhouse took an average of 45 days to sell.

Residential sales in Edmonton’s Census Metropolitan Area are beginning to pick up with 1,784 reported sales in May 2015. That is up 12% from 1,597 reported in April but still down almost 10% from May 2014. Again this month, reported sales are down in all categories except duplex/rowhouse (up 4% y/y) – a trend we have seen all year. Single family sales were 1,078 – down 11% over last May (1,213 reported). Condo sales were down 10% over May 2015 at 510. Sales were up in all categories over April 2015. Year-to-date, residential sales are down 13%.

Despite a decline in all residential sales, the average sale price was $381,111 up 2.5% from May last year. Single family dwellings sold for an average of $451,312 (up 3% from last May), condos for $256,143 (up 2% y/y) and duplex/rowhouses were the only price drop at $345,659 (down 2% y/y).

The end of month residential active inventory was 7,303 for the Edmonton CMA. May 2015 all residential new listings were down 2% from last year at 3,314. That meant 5% less single family, 6% more condo, and 4% less duplex/rowhouse listings than in May last year.