Real Estate Corner: The spooky stats on stigmatized properties

The other day, I was listening to a weekly New Hampshire-based radio show, which advertises and talks about happenings throughout the state. They also share special New Hampshire-based tidbits and facts. With it being so close to Halloween, one fact they shared was that a New Hampshire-based Halloween attraction made USA Today’s Top 10 Best Haunted Attractions list. This particular attraction is based on a farm, and involves lots of theatrics, pumpkins and other generally spooky entertainment — all fun and games, no real haunted houses.

Although there is speculation around the legitimacy of haunted houses, I am someone who can be easily convinced of that sort of thing. I’ve watched enough episodes of Unsolved Mysteries and played Ouija Board at too many sleepovers as a kid to be fully convinced that ghosts are real. Even though I believe a house can be haunted, that doesn’t necessarily mean I would want to live in one. According to an article by Susan Meyer published in The Zebra in 2023, two-thirds of Americans say they wouldn’t buy a haunted house.