PODS® of Wisconsin Helps Homeowners Stage Homes with Moving and Storage Expertise

MILWAUKEE - March 25, 2015 - PRLog -- Many Wisconsin residents are using an essential tool to help sell their homes quicker while making a better profit. Home Staging allows buyers to see the real potential in making a house a home. The process of Home Staging however, means that current residents need applicable storage that allows them the flexibility to house their belongings for a period of time.

In 2014, the Wisconsin market saw a total of 63,284 homes sold, some of the highest the market has seen since 2008 at 55,191, based on information from Wisconsin Realtors Association (https://www.wra.org/Resources/Property/Wisconsin_Housing_Statistics/). According to Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp (http://realestateagentu.com/11-incredible-home-staging-statistics/), a survey found that staged homes spent half the time on the market than non-staged homes and sold for 6 percent above the asking price. Storage providers, like PODS of Wisconsin, offer homeowners its expertise on moving and storing all of their home furnishings to make the process of home staging, seamless.

“From what I’ve seen in the Wisconsin market, particularly from March to September, we see a tremendous increase in home sales and calls for storage during home staging,” says John Hudson, managing partner of PODS of Wisconsin. “The flexibility of a PODS container allows the customer to store away the clutter while staging a home for sale, then move and unpack at their own pace, saving them stress and hassle during a move.”

With the high season of real estate inching closer, now is the time for current residents to begin the de-cluttering process and prepare their homes for staging.  A 2011 study by The Real Estate Staging Association (http://realestateagentu.com/11-incredible-home-staging-st...) showed that homes staged prior to listing sold 79 percent faster than those staged sometimes after being listed.  Homeowners are finding they need a “bridge” between staging and moving, having a PODS container allows them that bridge to store their home furnishings while allowing them to take their time during the moving process.

“We can even provide a ‘moving bridge’ to customers that need to store their belongings for a period of time between moves, especially if the closing dates are not concurrent,” Hudson explained. “I’ve seen countless moves since I started at PODS, so for my team and myself, we know how to make the task of moving an easy and unforgettable one.”

About PODS of Wisconsin

PODS of Wisconsin is one of the largest independently-owned franchises of PODS Enterprises in the country and is the leading provider of moving and storage services to residents and businesses throughout the greater Wisconsin area.

PODS^® is a leader in the moving and storage industry providing both residential and commercial services in 46 U.S. states, Canada, Australia and the UK. Founded in 1998, PODS pioneered the portable moving and storage industry now preferred by many customers’ increasingly active and mobile lifestyles. To date, the PODS network has completed more than 500,000 long-distance moves, exceeded 2 million deliveries and has more than 150,000 PODS containers in service.