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Some argue publicity surrounding scandal-laden homes can hinder a sale, but Wright State University finance professor James Larsen disagrees.<\/p>\n
Larsen in 2000 surveyed 102 Ohio stigmatized homes that included 46 suicides, 27 murders and six haunted properties.<\/p>\n
He found that, on average, the homes did sell but for 3 percent less than untainted ones and took about 45 percent longer to sell.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat makes sense, if you think about it,\u201d Larsen said. \u201cSome people didn\u2019t care if someone got murdered there, but they didn\u2019t want ghosts. Others didn\u2019t mind the ghosts, but didn\u2019t want to live there if someone committed suicide there.\u201d<\/p>\n
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