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 or group of antennas are placed on top of or attached to a building is problematic for buyers.

Of the 1,000 people who responded to the survey:

  • 94% said a nearby cell tower or group of antennas would negatively impact interest in a property or the price they would be willing to pay for it.
  • 94% said a cell tower or group of antennas on top of, or attached to, an apartment building would negatively impact interest in the apartment building or the price they would be willing to pay for it.
  • 95% said they would opt to buy or rent a property that had zero antennas on the building over a comparable property that had several antennas on the building.
  • 79% said under no circumstances would they ever purchase or rent a property within a few blocks of a cell tower or antennas.
  • 88% said that under no circumstances would they ever purchase or rent a property with a cell tower or group of antennas on top of, or attached to, the apartment building.
  • 89% said they were generally concerned about the increasing number of cell towers and antennas in their residential neighborhood.

 

Jim Turner, Esq., Chairman of the NISLAPP, said in a statement, “The results of the 2014 NISLAPP survey suggest there is now a high awareness about potential risks from cell towers and antennas, including among people who have never experienced cognitive or physical effects from the radiation.”

 

http://www.parjustlisted.com/cell-towers-impact-property-values/

http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2014/07/25/cell-towers-antennas-problematic-for-buyers

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140703005726/en/Survey-National-Institute-Science-Law-Public-Policy#.VMo-qywavAw

http://www.proagentwebsites.com/fine/real/estate/blog/16827

NISLAPP Survey: Neighborhood Cell Towers & Antennas—Do They Impact a Property’s Desirability?

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