Conventional home staging surely provides a profit, but the upfront expense of it may not be worth it for some sellers. For instance, a mid-range or smaller house may not avail from a full staging that could cost upwards of several thousand dollars.

Home staging is better now to try virtually, I recommend you to check out Spotless Agency portfolio https://www.spotlessagency.com/blog/best-real-estate-companies for more examples of technologies usage in estate design. 

Although home staging is essential and one of the large examples of benefits for real estate agents - they can sell more houses with just selling empty houses, there is a noticeable benefit: cost. The cost to stage houses has increased. Companies that stage houses could sell their services at a premium. If real estate agents prefer to stage houses themselves, they must assemble the necessary furniture, portraits or pictures, flowers, appliances, pretty much anything for their perfect looking property.