Neighbors' landscapes affect your home's value

You may have a lush landscape, but your neighbor with with dead grass, spindly trash tree and mounds of dirt is bringning down your home value.

An unkempt yard in close proximity may reduce the value of your home by as much as 15%, according to the Appraisal Institute.

In terms of value, the bad landscapes rank up there with sex offenders, landfills or power plants in or near your neigbhorhood. 

Here, the seven suprising neighbors that can reduce your home’s value:

* Power plants

* Landfills 

* Sex offenders

* Delinquent bill payers

* Foreclosed homes

* Lackluster landscaping

* Closed schools

Get the details on each "bad neighbor" here.