Furniture Raises Home Prices

Using 15,777 listings and a machine‑learning detector for furniture, researchers find staged homes sell for roughly 10% more and about one week faster than comparable empty homes. A pre‑registered online experiment establishes causality and shows furniture clarifies spatial use while decor increases emotional attachment. — Small, low‑cost visual choices can change outcomes in the largest household asset market, affecting seller strategies, appraisal practices, and possibly wealth distribution.