Buyers’ Agent Perspective:

• Forty-nine percent of buyers’ agents cited that homes staging had an effect
  on most buyer’s view of the home.
• Seventy-seven percent of buyers’ agents said staging a home made it easier
  for a buyer to visualize the property as a future home.
• Staging the living room for buyers was found to be most important (55
  percent), followed by staging the master bedroom (51 percent), and staging
  the kitchen (41 percent).
• About one-third of buyer’s agents said that staging a home increased the
  dollar value offered between one and five percent compared to other similar
  homes on the market that are not staged.

Sellers’ Agent Perspective:

• Thirty-eight percent of sellers’ agents said they stage all sellers’ homes prior
  to listing them for sale. Fourteen percent noted that they only stage homes
  that are difficult to sell.
• The most common rooms that are staged include the living room (83
  percent), kitchen (76 percent), master bedroom (69 percent), and the dining
  room (66 percent).
• The costs of staging a home were typically paid by the seller before the
  home is listed (25 percent).
• When staging a home, 29 percent of sellers’ agents reported an increase of
  one percent to five percent of the dollar value offered by buyers, in
  comparison to similar homes. Twenty-one percent of respondents stated that
  staging a home increased the dollar value of the home between six and 10
  percent.
• Thirty-nine percent of sellers’ agents stated that staging a home greatly
  decreases the amount of time the home is on the market.
• The most common home improvement items agents recommended to
  sellers were decluttering the home (93 percent), entire home cleaning (89
  percent), carpet cleaning (81 percent), and removing pets during showings
  (80 percent).