Real estate experts: Power lines can hurt some home sales
Photo credit: Mario Gonzalez | A Merrick civic group has filed a $100 million dollar lawsuit against the Town of Hempstead over new cellular antenna systems being installed in the community.
Merrick Civic Group Sues Over Wireless Antenna System
Electrical and communications infrastructure often is viewed as an aesthetic negative by home shoppers, real estate experts say.
So the proximity of high tension lines, utility poles, transformers, Wi-Fi boxes and cellular telephone antennas can be a negative for home values - especially if prospective buyers have health concerns about magnetic fields in the cases of high power lines and microwave...
