Real Estate Pros’ Staging Checklist for Sellers

Find out the projects agents most commonly recommend prior to listing a home, as well as how much each costs.

Many home sellers want to move fast, but they’ll likely need to do some prep work to get their property show-ready. But sprucing up a property needs to be strategic to maximize results. That’s where a real estate professional and home stager can come in to help.

Fixr.com, a home improvement resource, recently compiled a list of the home staging projects that real estate professionals most commonly recommend to their sellers, as well as the cost for each project. The site culled information from the National Association of REALTORS®’2023 profile of Home Staging. View the breakdown of the top projects below.

Infographic from fixr about the cost and impact of home staging projects

Below, find a list of overall projects often recommended, along with the pricing for each.

A chart comparing the cost and percentage recommended by experts for various home staging projects

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