Jan 28th 2013 6:10PM
By Susanna Kim Stigmatized homes are tricky. It can be hard to sell a home where a murder has taken place (as the owner of Jeffrey Dahmer's childhood home can attest). These homes often sell at deep discounts because of their grim histories, but sometimes that works out for investors. In any case, some states have... Continue Reading »
Jan 15th 2013 2:58PM
The only thing more terrifying than a haunted house? A housing boom. So says one Hong Kong man who told The Wall Street Journal that since real estate prices have spiked there, buying a good old-fashioned horror house sure isn't what it used to be. You see, stigmatized properties -- such as where a previous tenant or... Continue Reading »
The handsome, Spanish-style home on the corner of Beachcomber Lane and Sea Lark Road in Houston couldn't look any more idyllic. With its charming brick exteriors, and leafy, tree-flanked lawn, the cosy three-bedroom property is picture perfect. But behind its pretty doors lies a gruesome past. It's where 37-year-old mom... Continue Reading »
Oct 27th 2011 5:00PM
Around this time of year, horror houses are a dime a dozen. Unless it's a real horror house, in which case the price is $589,000. That's how much agent John Weinrich is asking for the Pennsylvania home that his parents fell in love with and bought nearly 25 years ago. In an interview he gave to ABC News, Weinrich told... Continue Reading »
Jul 8th 2011 6:00AM
Is there anything scarier than plummeting home value? According to Kris Williams, ghost hunter extraordinaire, there's plenty to give homeowners the willies -- and not just around Halloween either. As a lead investigator on the SyFy Channel's "Ghost Hunters International," Williams has crisscrossed the globe in search of... Continue Reading »
