home staging

American  

[hohm stey-jing] / ˈhoʊm ˌsteɪ dʒɪŋ /

noun

1. the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices.

   Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.

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Other Word Forms

• home stager noun

Etymology

Origin of home staging

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Sellers pay about $1,800, on average, for home staging, according to HomeAdvisor.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

This week, guest-host Kristen Meinzer talks to Nikki Watson, a home staging expert who founded The Design Quad, one of the biggest home staging companies in the country.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2023

Moving costs and home staging, such as new paint, floors or remodeling, will also eat into profits.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

A good agent can help you sell in a slow market by suggesting a fair price for home, staging it with quality furniture or employing other techniques such as video tours or 3D walkthroughs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2022

Many notables of the early days first saw the Canyon from his home, staging in there from Flagstaff, seventy miles away.

From I Married a Ranger by Smith, Dama Margaret