With All Hallow's Eve approaching, Realtor.com's latest survey examines whether or not homebuyers are willing to make a haunted house their home.
Out of 1,000 respondents, roughly 33 percent say they would be willing to buy a home that was haunted, so long as there were some seller concessions to "sweeten the deal," according to Realtor.com. Some of the most-requested treats buyers request to even out the tricks are price discounts, particularly for homes located in good school districts and with bigger kitchens, says the site's chief economist Danielle Hale. By age group, Millennials were most accepting of a haunted home, with 17 percent saying a haunted house was not a deterrent for buying.
Unfortunately, most buyers probably wouldn't know their home-to-be was haunted. Only about 34 percent of sellers would disclose ghosts to interested buyers, while another 27 percent would only tell them if they were asked about it. On the other hand, sometimes homes are wrongly considered to be haunted. Self-declared witch Amy Blackthorn cleanses about 10 to 15 homes a year that their owners suspect are haunted. But it's extremely rare that there really are malicious spirits lurking about, she says.
