It’s a boo-yers’ market.
Forget granite countertops — some homebuyers are now prioritizing ghosts.
A new Rocket Mortgage survey timed for Halloween reveals that nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) would consider buying a haunted house, with 39% saying yes outright and another 26% open to the idea.
And while the thought of paranormal roommates might spook some, one in three respondents claim they’ve already lived in a haunted home. 12
Haunted houses, long relegated to novelty tours or horror films, are entering the mainstream property chat.
In fact, only 18% of respondents say they would sell a house upon discovering it’s haunted. Meanwhile, 41% would opt to make friends with the ghost or dig into the home’s backstory. Perhaps that’s something indicative of languishing high mortg