10 houses that are symbols of resistance against real estate speculation

1. In 2006, Edith Macefield, then 84, was offered $ 1 million to sell her home in Seattle, but as she declined, the building was built around it. His story was the inspiration for the movie “Up - High Adventures”.

2. Mary Cook refused to sell her late nineteenth-century house in New York, and now the building is flanked by two huge buildings!

3. Between 2008 and 2012, this house in Zhejiang Province, China, was one of the greatest symbols of resistance against development. Residents fought bravely to stay, causing a highway to be built around the residence. Finally, the government and residents came to an agreement and the house was demolished.

4. The owner of this little house in Washington denied an offer of $ 3 million and remained among giants. However, years later he sold the residence to a pizza chain, which paid $ 4 million for the site, which was entirely renovated, preserving the original architecture.

5. In Guangzhou, China, three families refused to leave this building, which ended up in the middle of a large elevated roundabout.

6. In Toronto, Canada, the resident on the left side of this duplex declined to sell his share, causing new buyers to take an unusual step: cut the house in half!

7. A Chinese family did not want to relocate the graves of their ancestors, and the imbroglio lasted 10 months. Meanwhile, the new building was built, with a huge column in the middle containing the remains of a crowd. Finally, the family agreed to the change.

8. In Kumnming, China, authorities have built a space around this building to try to force residents to accept the offer to sell the building.

9. Of the 241 families in this neighborhood, only one refused to sell the house, fighting a 3-year battle that ended in 2007, when the residents and the contractor finally struck a deal.

10. In Suzhou, China, a family resisted real estate speculation and continued living in their home even though the entire neighborhood was sold to a luxury condominium.