The Home History Your Agent Might Not Reveal | EP398

<p>What your seller legally has to disclose — and what they don&#39;t — could affect your buying decision more than you&#39;d expect. Stigmatized properties cover everything from natural deaths and suicides to grow ops and hauntings, and the rules around disclosure are a lot grayer than most buyers realize. Steve and Kristina from the KT Team break down where the law ends, and personal psychology begins.</p><p><br></p><p>&gt; What counts as a stigmatized property</p><p>&gt; Disclosure rules: what sellers must reveal vs. what they can stay silent on</p><p>&gt; How stigma can impact a home&#39;s market value and days on market</p><p>&gt; Grow ops, hauntings, deaths — where each falls legally and emotionally</p><p>&gt; What buyers should be asking (and researching) on their own</p><p>&gt; Real stories from agents who&#39;ve been in these situations</p><p><br></p><p>VIDEO SECTIONS &amp; TIMESTAMPS</p><p>0:00 – Intro</p><p>1:17 – Defining stigmatized properties</p><p>2:06 – Would you buy a home where someone died?</p><p>3:15 – Kristina&#39;s personal ghost story (the shelves, the ultrasound, and 666)</p><p>5:45 – Types of stigmas: deaths, grow ops, hauntings, and more</p><p>7:16 – Steve&#39;s client who bolted from the basement</p><p>8:50 – Why some buyers care and others don&#39;t</p><p>12:30 – Disclosure rules: stigma vs. physical defects</p><p>13:49 – The grow op listing: disclosed, remediated, and still hard to sell</p><p>18:41 – Does stigma actually impact a home&#39;s value?</p><p>23:50 – Fire round: natural death, suicide, murder, grow op, haunting</p><p>26:22 – Backing onto a cemetery — stigma or personal preference?</p><p>27:38 – Key takeaways for buyers and sellers</p><p><br></p><p>Watch on YouTube:</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://youtube.com/kormendytrott</a></p><p>Listen on Spotify:</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1pwncyet9NydbgTmx5D21k" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/show/1pwncyet9NydbgTmx5D21k</a></p><p><br></p><p>Linktree:</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://linktr.ee/kormendytrott</a></p><p><br></p><p>Instagram:</p><p><a href="https://instagram.com/kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://instagram.com/kormendytrott</a></p><p><br></p><p>YouTube:</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://youtube.com/kormendytrott</a></p><p><br></p><p>Facebook:</p><p><a href="https://facebook.com/kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://facebook.com/kormendytrott</a></p><p><br></p><p>X:</p><p><a href="https://x.com/kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/kormendytrott</a></p><p><br></p><p>LinkedIn:</p><p><a href="https://linkedin.com/company/ktrealty" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://linkedin.com/company/ktrealty</a></p><p><br></p><p>TikTok:</p><p><a href="https://tiktok.com/@kormendytrott" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://tiktok.com/@kormendytrott</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Kormendy Trott Team was formed in 2011 by Ariel Kormendy and Adrian Trott. Originally a team of two in Milton, Ontario, KT has grown into a full-service real estate group serving Halton Region, Peel Region, and the Greater Toronto Area.</p>