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

Derived 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

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

Not too many pennies, though — the median dollar value spent on home staging was $400, according to the NAR.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2020

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