I believe staging both improves sales and increases the value of the property. If the home is occupied I've found a home stager can come in and organize the property and give it a much cleaner look.

If the home is unoccupied then a stager can bring furnishing to enable potential buyers to imagine how the home could look with their furniture. I've also worked with stagers that will sell the furnishing along with the home.

Staging definitely brings value to the home.