Health & Fitness
Would You Buy a Haunted Home?
Would you buy a haunted home? 33% of buyers would consider it! Some would even pay more for it! Check out these interesting poll results!
Did you know about 33% of home buyers would actually consider purchasing a haunted home? 15% would pay full market value and 2% would even be willing to pay more!
I admit I’m probably more with the 35% who are entirely against the idea of sharing my home with a supernatural entity. In honor of Halloween, I thought I’d share some interesting results from a poll by Realtor.com.
Only 29% of surveyed house-hunters said they would expect a discount of at least 20% for stigmatized property. I guess I can see their point— it’s hard to collect rent from a ghost!
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Apparently dishes flying off shelves and hovering apparitions are only a little bit of a turn off. With only 62% of folks saying warm or cold spots in a house, possibly indicating a supernatural hot spot, are a deal-breaker, that means 38% of folks are okay with it. Still, I’d have to recommend my sellers ask their ghostly house guests to behave during showings.
Strange noises, footsteps, levitating objects, and flickering lights/appliances are considered deterrents, but not for everybody. Surprisingly, 41% of buyers are okay with ghosts sightings. Strange sensations and objects being moved from where they were placed are also okay with over 40% of buyers.
So I guess these statistics mean trying to sell a haunted house isn’t impossible. I think I’d recommend saving the marketing of these “special, bonus features” around Halloween, though.
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Below, you can see how the numbers break down. For any of your real estate questions, please contact me at John@PetersenPartners.com. But if there’s somethin’ strange in your neighborhood or an invisible man sleepin' in your bed, I think you better call Ghostbusters first.
What rumored spooky happenings would NOT stop you from purchasing a home (assuming the home is otherwise a good fit) (Select all that apply)?
- 62% - Warm or cold spots
- 48% - Strange noises (footsteps, doors slamming)
- 44% - Objects being moved from where they were placed
- 45% - Flickering lights/appliances
- 43% - Strange sensations
- 41% - Ghost sightings
- 36% - Levitating objects
- 35% - Strange voices
- 24% - All of the above would stop me from purchasing a home
How much would a “haunted” home have to be discounted (from its market value) for you to decide to purchase it?
- 15% - 0% I would pay full market value of the home
- 12% - 1-10% less than market value
- 17% - 11-20% less than market value
- 18% - 21-30% less than market value
- 19% - 31-50% less than market value
- 17% - 51%+ less than market value
- 2% - I would pay more than market value for a “haunted” home