Is the a brain cancer cluster near Palm Beach?
Potential Acreage cancer cluster hurts home sales
By MITRA MALEK
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Monday, August 10, 2009
THE ACREAGE — Looming concerns over a potential cancer cluster in The Acreage are casting a pall over the community’s real estate.
At least one bank turned down a mortgage because of the scare, and buyers have backed out of deals. One young couple nearly lost the home they were about to close on because the lending bank wanted an official letter noting that a cluster hadn’t yet been confirmed. In the least, the pool of buyers has shrunk.
“People are holding off,” said Nancy Drysdale, who’s been selling homes in the area since 1978. “They’re kind of waiting for the state to give them an answer.”
The Florida Department of Health by the end of August is expected to determine whether a brain cancer cluster is in the central Palm Beach County community. Some residents suspect environmental contamination, and the state Department of Environmental Protection last week sa
Hi, I am Marsha M. Mayer, an experienced local Realtor serving West Palm Beach and surrounding communities.
The potential Brain Cancer cluster is in the Royal Palm Beach Acreage area near Royal Palm Beach. It is located in a rural/suburban area 8 miles west of the Turnpike and approximately 14 miles west of Palm Beach. It is a minimum drive of 25 minutes from Palm Beach, which makes it quite far- in relation to the size of central Palm Beach County.
This scare is more rumour than fact, at this point. The county has done testing and tests have proved negative.
But, the rumers continue and it has effected the Acreage real estate market drastically.
I am an experienced Realtor in the eastern part of West Palm Beach and in Palm Beach. I have lived here for over 36 years and know all the best areas to buy properties. If I can be of assistance please contact me at marsha@mypalmbeachrealty.com or at my cell (561) 329-0428. Marsha M. Mayer- Realtor
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