Haunted Real Estate Blog

Real Estate with a Little Something Extra by Mary Pope-Handy

  • Stigmatized Properties

    A stigma can be caused by a murder or other crime, usually violent - it does not have to result in death for a stigma to be attached to the property. The presence or suspected presence of a ghost would cause a stigma, but so would the a murder, rape, or other highly negative event. Some of the articles below will address the issue of these situations where there’s been a crime (and not necessarily involve a haunting), and how it impacts the sale or value of the property later.