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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like a lot of posters on this thread are 55+ and haven't bought a house in 10 years. Things are different now, agents charge a 5% commission and many (if not most) of them include staging as part of their services. Some will do "virtual staging" where they photoshop in your pics, but I think that's so lame.[/quote]

Yes, we know staging is a “thing” as you young whippersnappers say.  :roll: That’s the point of OP’s thread.

Let me help you. What OP and others are asking is whether staging is worth it. Or whether instead it’s something unnecessary that realtors introduced to stay relevant in an era where you no longer need them to point you to open houses because you can find them online yourself with just a few clicks.

Also whether realtors love staging because they get some kind of payback from referring their own contractors to you. The payback could be “soft” in the form of gratis repairs on their own homes, or could take the form of actual kick-backs as one pp suggested. One naive but smug person claimed it was sad to question this. Another realtor says s/he never takes the hard kickbacks—but who knows about the thousands of other realtors.

Another question is whether “staging” just means getting rid of your furniture and moving in their ivory-colored furniture and wall mirrors in sun frames. Or whether it also includes the painting and repairs—which we all already knew we needed to do, thank you very much.

Feel free to comment on any of this without your insults. [/quote]

Well stated.[/quote]

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