Selling Your Haunted House? What You Have to Tell Buyers (and What You Don’t)

Abandoned house with closed shutters under a moody sky.

You don’t need ghosts in the attic to scare off homebuyers. Sometimes a home’s past is spooky enough. Even the most beautiful homes can give buyers pause if their backstory raises eyebrows.

Whether it’s a murder, a suicide, a notorious crime or even a rumor of paranormal activity, homes with unsettling histories are known in real estate as “stigmatized properties.”