Meet Your Client’s Opposition to Staging Head-on

By Charlene Storozuk

Recently, I had the pleasure of exhibiting at the REALTORS® Without BORDERS Convention & Trade Show, Southern Ontario’s largest annual conference on real estate.

I must say that I was very impressed by the number of REALTORS® who are advocates of home staging.  There are still a few sitting on the fence about its merits, but in time, as home staging grows in popularity, I’m confident that even more will become believers.

In speaking with REALTORS® at the show, I learned that the apprehension voiced by some was out of fear of offending their clients.  They felt that the suggestion of bringing in a home stager would be met with resistance.  Admittedly, this is a legitimate concern, but one that can be overcome.  For that reason, I decided to touch on it in this blog post.

Undoubtedly, you have come across many home owners who feel their home is perfect just the way it is.  How do you tactfully tell them that the life-size portrait of dear old Aunt Edna in the front hall is downright frightening or that the beer fridge in the bathroom has to go?  Offering your client a complimentary staging consultation alleviates that problem for you since you don’t have to be the bearer of bad news.  Don’t worry though; a professional home stager will be very diplomatic. Read more