Though the National Assn. of Realtors has not done market research on the effect of staging homes for sale, NAR spokesman Walter Molony acknowledges that the topic frequently comes up. In a 2005 study -- at about the peak of the market -- Coldwell Banker tracked 2,772 properties, ranging in price from $229,000 to $4.8 million, in eight major U.S. cities. It found that while the average home was on the market for 31 days at that time, the typical staged home sold in just under 14 days. And while the average unstaged home sold for 1.6% above the asking price, staged homes went for 6.3% more.