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Haunted Chengdu Apartment Faces Third Auction After Failures

4/9/2026

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An apartment in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, will be auctioned again on April 14 after failing to sell in two auctions.
The property is linked to an unnatural death and has a "haunted" reputation.
Past auctions in November and January started at 266,000 yuan (US$40,000), but bids reached 1.056 million yuan (US$155,000) and 966,000 yuan, with no sale.
The pattern underscores quirks in China's real estate.

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Story summary

An apartment in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, will be auctioned again on April 14 after failing to sell in two auctions.
The property is linked to an unnatural death and has a "haunted" reputation.
Past auctions in November and January started at 266,000 yuan (US$40,000), but bids reached 1.056 million yuan (US$155,000) and 966,000 yuan, with no sale.
The pattern underscores quirks in China's real estate.