Raising the Curtain on Bahamas Real Estate

Both homeowners and Bahamas Real Estate Association agents are best served when a home sells quickly for a good price.

There are many steps both parties can take to achieve that goal. As discussed, staging is proving its value - whether the Bahamas market is hot or cool. Statistics in the U.S. reveal that a “Staged” home will sell faster and for a higher price.

This service is called Staging because it's basically about “theatre.” Your Bahamas Real Estate Association agent or a professional interior decorator assesses your home's strongest and weakest features, and creates a series of “scenes” aimed to appeal to your "audience" of buyers.

There are four major areas of concern: cleanliness, openness, colour and... compromise. Cleaning your home seems obvious, but we're talking about the White Glove treatment here - on every surface. Openness means a decided lack of clutter as well as arranging (or removing) furnishings to impart a sense of space.

The colours in your home and on its walls also convey this idea. Dark colours make a room seem smaller and light colours make it seem bigger. You get the drift.

But what about that "compromise" part? It simply means that we all understand that lack of time or budget makes it necessary to focus on those improvements that will have the biggest impact and not sweat every little detail. Ask your BREA agent for guidance and trust his or her instincts.