{"id":1794,"date":"2020-05-09T04:27:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T04:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housingmarketgroup.com\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2020-05-09T04:27:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T04:27:54","slug":"selling-increase-your-homes-screen-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housingmarketagentnetwork.com\/az\/selling-increase-your-homes-screen-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling? Increase Your Home’s “Screen Appeal”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With home showings going online during COVID-19, learn how to make your listing stand out on screen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you were counting on crowded open houses (or any open houses, for that matter) to sell your home, you\u2019ve probably been rethinking your strategy. Nearly the entire country is following public health orders to stay at home through April or May, traditionally the prime selling season. As a result, online for-sale listings have taken on more importance than ever, and it all starts with increasing your home\u2019s screen appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage your space<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The first step in staging your home is aggressive decluttering. Put away all the kids\u2019 and pets\u2019 toys, store or recycle loose magazines and box up your picture frames and mementos for now. You don\u2019t want to erase all the personality from your home, but you do want it to feel neutral so potential buyers can imagine themselves living there. Plus, the less random stuff on display, the more spacious your rooms will look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, consider the layout. You may love how your rooms are arranged, but your furniture placement might not maximize space on screen. Take some test photos to see if the current layout photographs well. If you\u2019re planning on creating a recorded or live video tour, do a video chat walkthrough with a friend and see if you have a clear path between furniture pieces. You definitely want to avoid tripping over an ottoman while doing a live tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, clean and dust every surface in sight, and replace all the lightbulbs so that rooms are as bright as they can be \u2014 even the most beautiful spaces won\u2019t read well on camera if they\u2019re too dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider virtual staging<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If your current home is empty, you have a few options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • You can leave it empty. (But staged homes tend to sell faster.)<\/li>
  • You can purchase furniture, if you\u2019re able to have it safely delivered to your home. You just need a few key pieces to show the scale of a room \u2014 a couch, coffee table and rug establish a living room\u2019s size, for instance. You can always resell or donate the pieces to charity later if you don\u2019t want to keep them.<\/li>
  • You could try virtual staging, which digitally adds furnishings to your space. It\u2019s come a long way and can make a home look very attractive. There are many online services as well as DIY apps to choose from. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Your home looks great \u2014 now share it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    With home showings going online during COVID-19, learn how to make your listing stand out on screen. If you were counting on crowded open houses (or any open houses, for that matter) to sell your home, you\u2019ve probably been rethinking your strategy. Nearly the entire country is following public health orders to stay at home […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[62,117,118,119,23],"class_list":["post-1794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate","tag-covid-19","tag-screen-appeal","tag-sell-your-home","tag-selling","tag-thailand-housing-market"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t