SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Oct. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Nearly 60 percent of people who have lived in a haunted
house didn't know it was haunted before they moved in, according to
the realtor.com®, fourth annual Haunted Real Estate
Report, which was released today. The findings, which might cause a
fright, begs the question: would you consider living in a haunted
home?
The survey of 1,000 people across the
United States was conducted earlier this month by Toluna
Research through online interviews. Here are some of the spooky
findings:
Forty-three percent of respondents may have had a ghost as a
roommate
According to the survey, 58 percent of respondents
said they have never lived in a haunted home, 23 percent of
respondents said they have lived in one, while 20 percent think
they may have lived in a haunted home. Of those who felt certain
that they lived in a haunted house, 58 percent had no idea it was
haunted before moving in and 37 percent knew it was and decided to
go for it anyway. Five percent said maybe.
Strange noises and shadows are the most common spooky
happenings
So what made them think it was haunted?
Sixty-five percent of those surveyed said strange noises in the
house made them think it was haunted. Fifty-two percent said
strange shadows in the house, followed by 48 percent who said items
moved on their own, 47 percent said certain rooms felt haunted, 46
percent said they would feel touched, and 44 percent said their
home had hot and cold spots.
"Moving into a new home is a really exciting time, but finding
out that your new abode has an unwanted guest can definitely put a
damper on the celebration," according to Nate Johnson, chief marketing officer at
realtor.com®. "We conduct this survey annually and it's
always interesting to see the results. This year, we were
surprised by how many people had unknowingly moved into a
haunted house at some point in their lives, and even more so by how
many people knew and decided to move in regardless."
Majority of people prefer to live ghost free
When
asked if they would ever consider moving into a haunted house, 54
percent of respondents said there was no way. Twenty-one percent
were prepared to dust off the ole' Ghostbusters costume and brave
whatever spooky happenings might be plaguing the house, while 21
percent were on the fence and responded with "maybe."
Interestingly, survey responses were not that different even if
the home buyer didn't actually buy the home. When asked what they
would do if they inherited a haunted home, 51 percent of
respondents said they would take the money and run by selling it
immediately. Just under a quarter -- 23 percent -- would try to
flush the ghosts out with a new kitchen or floors by renovating the
home. Twenty percent of these brave souls are willing to take the
risk and would simply move into their new abode, while 6 percent
aren't taking any risks for themselves or others -- they'd tear the
place down.
But respondents don't mind a neighborhood ghoul
While
the majority of respondents were against the prospect of choosing
to live in a haunted house, the survey found they were much more
amenable to living next to one, rather than in one. Nearly 43
percent of respondents were willing to live next to a house they
believed was haunted, compared to the 21 percent that would
actually be willing to live in one. Still, 31 percent have seen the
movies and they just aren't willing to take the risk of living next
to a house they believed was haunted.
About realtor.com®
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information, tools and professional expertise that help people move
confidently through every step of their home journey. Through its
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machine learning to connect consumers with a real estate
professional based on their specific buying and selling needs.
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sellers and dreamers by making all things home simple, efficient
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Media Contact: Cody Horvat
- cody.horvat@move.com
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