Complaining that a proposed cellphone tower would devalue their property, residents of the town’s northeastern corner filled the Lincoln Center hearing room Tuesday night. The hearing before the Connecticut Siting Council centered on a proposed 104-foot tower to be located on open land at 701 Lydall St. The nearest home on Deer Run Trail would…
A recent survey by the National Institute for Science, Law & Public Policy (NISLAPP) found that 94 percent of homebuyers are “less interested and would pay less” for a property located near a cell tower or antenna. Neighborhood Cell Towers & Antennas—Do They Impact a Property’s Desirability? also found that properties where a cell tower…
A report by Erwin Rode states the increased public concern and stigmatisation associated with EMFs have a “direct impact on property values”. Vodacom has put on hold their plan for a cellphone mast in Simon’s Town. Residents, however, remain sceptical and will be meeting with officials from the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and…
A West Rand community may see property prices plummet because of MTN’s construction of a cellphone mast on a local church’s grounds. And after the Saturday Star reported on the Rangeview community’s unhappiness about the mast, they discovered that if the Anglican Church of the Ascension in Rangeview had backed out of a deal with…
Tina Canaris, an associate broker and a co-owner of RE/MAX Hearthstone in Merrick, has a $999,000 listing for a high ranch on the water in South Merrick, one of a handful of homes on the block on the market. But her listing has what some consider a disadvantage: a cell antenna poking from the top…
Nice house, but pity about the cellphone mast. People living near a cellphone mast and wishing to sell their houses may not get the prices they want. This is because prospective buyers believe that the masts and power lines are harmful. A number of Joburg estate agents told Saturday Star of their battle to market…