2022 Study: More Than Half of Buyers Would Purchase a Haunted Home in a Competitive Market

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October 19, 2022

By Jaime Dunaway-Seale, Real Estate Witch

HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE LIVED IN A REAL HAUNTED HOUSE?

About one-fourth of Americans (24%) believe they've lived in a real haunted house, down from the 44% who said the same in 2021, when people spent more time at home.

In this monster of a market, buyers are willing to overlook just about anything to own a home, including a few ghosts.

About 58% of home buyers say they'd consider purchasing a haunted home, according to our new survey of 1,000 Americans. In fact, nearly one-fourth of Americans (24%) believe they've already lived in a real haunted house.

Today, 69% of Americans believe in the paranormal - down from 76% in 2021 and 70% in 2020. Although Americans' faith in the supernatural is waning, believers' conviction stems from firsthand experience.

About 60% of respondents say they've personally experienced a supernatural event, with more than 1 in 4 people (28%) saying they've seen a ghost and 1 in 7 people (14%) saying they've seen a UFO.

However, about 1 in 4 respondents (26%) say they've experienced paranormal activity less often in the past year. It's possible that as Americans return to pre-pandemic activities, they aren't as well-positioned to observe mysterious occurrences in their homes.

As Americans spend less time at home in 2022, fewer people believe they've lived in a haunted house. Among those who have not shared a house with ghosts, however, two-thirds (67%) believe it's possible for a home to be haunted.

Read on to discover how Americans' beliefs in the supernatural have changed and how that affects their home-buying preferences in a still-competitive market.

See More Including [Real Estate Witch]

  • Nearly 1 in 4 Americans Believe They've Lived in a Real Haunted House
  • 2 in 3 Haunted Homeowners Didn't Know Their House Was Bewitched
  • 2 in 3 Sellers Would Only Disclose a Haunting Under Certain Circumstances
  • More Than Half of Respondents Would Purchase a Haunted House
  • More Than 1 in 3 Haunted House Buyers Don't Believe in the Supernatural
  • Saving Money Is the No. 1 Reason Americans Would Buy a Haunted House
  • More Than Half of Buyers Wouldn't Pay Full Price for a Haunted Home
  • Haunted Houses Terrify More Than 40% of Home Buyers
  • Just 1 in 4 Americans Would Move If They Learned Their Home Was Haunted
  • Buying a Haunted Home Is Preferable to a Former Meth Lab
  • 94% of Americans Believe Home Maintenance Is Scarier Than a Haunted House
  • 1 in 10 Americans Own Ghost-Detecting Technology

Date & Image Courtesy of Real Estate Witch


Disclaimer: As far as we know, none of these houses are haunted. Happy Halloween!

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