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We have had clients cancel a staging renewal to avoid a $750 staging bill, only to take a $33,000 hit on their asking price a month later. Same property, a very different effect on what you walk away with. When should I pull the staging? While our own stats back-up other industry numbers, that homes we stage on average sell 50.5% faster than homes not staged, some homes simply take a little longer to find the right buyer. It happens to well-priced, beautifully presented prop

Real insights from 20 years staging homes professionally. Skip staging to save a buck, pay for it at settlement. Call it the empty house tax: the extra weeks on market, the price drops to renew interest, and the holding costs that quietly stack up - while a bare property waits for a buyer to use their imagination. It's a cost not visible on any invoice, but it's real money. And it's the sellers who skip staging who end up paying it. Selling a house unstaged is a roll of the

Why real-world property presentation matters more than ever New Zealand's property market has shifted, and with it, the rules of a good listing. National stock hit 33,149 properties in January 2026 — the first time it's topped 33,000 in a January since 2014. Buyers have more homes to choose from than they have in over a decade, and website traffic data shows they're browsing, comparing, and taking their time rather than rushing to make offers. As one industry commentator put