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title: "Winston-Salem Journal: DIY: Home staging can mean a quicker sold sign"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/32cfc840-26c5-4856-8e1f-f80b1e3bd44b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/winston-salem-journal-diy-home-staging-can-mean-a-quicker-sold-sign-2092
category: "Signs"
industry: "Business Services"
segment: "Signs"
published: 2015-07-16T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:28.920Z
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# Winston-Salem Journal: DIY: Home staging can mean a quicker sold sign

**TL;DR:** Home staging can improve a homeowner's chances of selling their property quickly by making a good first impression on potential buyers. Statistics show that only 10% of home buyers are able to visualize what an updated home might look like when renovated and furnished.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-07-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/winston-salem-journal-diy-home-staging-can-mean-a-quicker-sold-sign-2092).*

## Story

In today’s housing market, selling your home can be difficult if you don’t know what home buyers are looking for. Contemporary buyers are taking to the internet before stepping foot in a home. However, they can’t notice problem areas like chipped paint and aged trim online.

That’s why their first experience setting foot in a home needs to be a good one.“You only have one chance to wow a buyer,”Nancy Jones, owner of Showhomes Triad, NC, told the Winston-Salem Journal in an interview. Statistics show that only 10% of home buyers are able to visualize what an updated home might look like when renovated and furnished.

Prior to calling in a real estate agent, it’s important that a homeowner takes care of simple, inexpensive alterations. But, home staging is what will speed up your sale.“You will get a higher price by staging your home,” Frances Giaimo, a realtor with Berkshire Hathaway in Greensboro, told the Winston-Salem.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Business Services (sector)
- real estate (topic)
- home staging (topic)
- Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (company)
- property selling (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/winston-salem-journal-diy-home-staging-can-mean-a-quicker-sold-sign-2092). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/32cfc840-26c5-4856-8e1f-f80b1e3bd44b).