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

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home staging

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

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025

In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Nikki shares her biggest home staging pet peeves.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2023

That can be upsetting for a seller to hear, but it’s the not-so-secret strategy for selling a house quickly and for the highest price: home staging.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

Local critics of the mandate descended on the mayor’s home, staging noisy, early-morning protests that went on for months in 2022.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2023

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 Dama Margaret Smith