X doesn't mark the house

In this article ("Princeton gives away free houses — if you haul it" on Yahoo! Canada Finance on February 26, 2013), it's written that houses are being given away in as-in condition. Is "as-in condition" a thing? I don't think that's a thing. It's as-is condition and no other permutation, right? Then,

readers are informed that each available house is "marked with a red and white X" - and that is false! Absolutely false! How am I so sure? Well,

because of the large photo at the top of the article. Click an image to enlarge it.