Halloween is right around the corner, and what kind of company would the Chernov Team be if they didn’t make a blog post about real-estate and Halloween? Luckily, we don’t have to worry about that riddle – this article takes a look at three iconic homes from classic Halloween movies, and concludes that if your home was the location of petrifying events in movies, your house is worth quite a lot of money. At the outset, these homes are not for sale, this article simply uses the estimated value of the homes paired with the median listing price of that house’s zip code.
1. The Freeling House – Poltergeist – Simi Valley, CA
Poltergeist was a truly terrifying movie and was made even more terrifying by virtue of the house itself. Gone were the days of gothic mansions with monsters hiding around every corner, the poltergeist could happen to anyone with your standard suburban home with 4 beds and 3 bathrooms. This was the goal of the producer Steven Spielberg; horror stories set in common place homes. Today, the Freeling House looks similar to its appearance in Poltergeist. Oddly, its estimated value is approximately $150k (its estimated value is $767k) higher than the median listing price in the 93063 zip code, which is $615k.
2. The Halloween House – West Hollywood, CA
While Halloween occurred in Haddonfield, IL (a fictional town), the site of the final showdown between Laurie Strode the babysitter (played by Jamie Lee Curtis) and our favorite crazy-guy Michael Myers actually took place in West Hollywood. This house was the only home where both the exterior and the interior of the home were utilized in the making of Halloween. The median housing price in the 90046 zip code is $1.8M, while this 4 bedroom, 2 baths is estimated to be worth roughly $2.7M. That’s a scary increase in value.
3. Nancy Thompson’s House – A Nightmare on Elm Street – West Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood is a frightening area apparently, Nancy Thompson’s house from A Nightmare on Elm Street is located a couple blocks away from the Halloween house mentioned above. Once again, A Nightmare on Elm Street was supposed to take place in the suburbs of Springwood, OH, but was actually filmed right next door in West Hollywood. As noted above, the median housing price in the 90046 zip code is $1.8M, while this 3 bed, 4 baths (sold in 2013 for $2.1M) and is currently valued at approximately $2.67M.
At the Chernov Team we pride ourselves on having a team that is so talented it is spooky. At the end of the day, it is no surprise that iconic homes from iconic movies tend to sell for more money. While we do not recommend bothering your producer friends about putting your home in their movie, it certainly would be profitable. From all of us at the Chernov Team, we wish you a very happy (or spooky) Halloween.