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        "id": 1701729,
        "msgid": "does-the-stigma-of-a-haunted-house-really-cause-property-value-to-plummet-1777204282",
        "date": "2026-04-26 18:00:00",
        "title": "Does the Stigma of a Haunted House Really Cause Property Value to Plummet?",
        "author": "Hilda B Alexander",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Property",
        "summary": "The stigma of a \"haunted\" house can significantly reduce a property's market value, often by more than half, according to Bambang Ekajaya, Deputy General Chairman of the Indonesian Real Estate Council (REI). He highlighted that properties with tragic histories, such as murders or suicides, especially if sensationalised in the media, deter buyers and prolong sales. In one case, a property owned by Bambang remained unsold for over three years after a tenant's suicide until it was demolished and rebuilt with a modern design, allowing it to be sold.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The stigma of a \u201chaunted\u201d house is considered\nto have a significant impact on property selling prices. In several\ncases, this label is even said to be able to reduce the price by more\nthan half of the market value. Deputy General Chairman of the Central\nExecutive Board of the Indonesian Real Estate Council (Waketum DPP REI)\nBambang Ekajaya stated that negative perceptions towards properties with\ncertain histories drastically reduce buyer interest, especially if the\ncase has gone viral in the media. \u201cA house with a haunted stigma will\nindeed greatly reduce the selling value of that property. Especially if\nit gets covered and goes viral, it will reduce interest and the selling\nprice can be more than half of the market,\u201d said Bambang to Kompas.com\non Sunday (26\/4\/2026). He explained that properties with histories of\ntragic events such as robberies accompanied by murders or suicides tend\nto be difficult to market. \u201cIf marketed normally, it will take a long\ntime to sell, especially if a horrific and sensational event has\noccurred,\u201d he said. Bambang also shared his experience when one of his\nproperties experienced a similar incident. The property was rented to a\ntenant who was in debt due to gambling amounting to billions of rupiah.\nThe tenant then ended his life in the property, and the incident was\nexposed in the media. According to him, after the incident, the property\ndid not sell despite being marketed for more than three years. \u201cThe\nproperty was marketed for more than three years, there were no buyers,\u201d\nhe said. To address the situation, the step taken was to demolish the\nold building and rebuild it with a new design. After that, the property\nwas finally sold. \u201cIn the end, we demolished the building and built a\nnew one with a contemporary design, then it could be sold,\u201d said\nBambang.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/does-the-stigma-of-a-haunted-house-really-cause-property-value-to-plummet-1777204282",
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