Buying a haunted house? Get the paranormal discount

Based on a Realtor.com poll, nearly a third of prospective homebuyers would not rule out buying a “haunted house” or a property where some sort of paranormal activity is said to have occurred.

However, 29 percent of those house-hunters said they would expect a discount of at least 20 percent for stigmatized property.

Warm or cold spots in a house, possibly from a supernatural source, are deal-breakers for 62 percent of those polled. Strange noises and/or voices, flickering lights or appliances, eerie sensations, ghost sightings, and levitating objects are other occurrences that are likely to put a buyer off from going through with a deal.

About 35 percent of those surveyed, meanwhile, signaled that they would not even consider buying a haunted house in the first place. At the other end of the spectrum, two percent of poll participants said they would pay a premium for a haunted property.