“These two houses refused to move out from a newly public park in Bangkok.”

After making countless offers, Apple eventually paid them $1.7 million to leave."

“When you really won’t sell.”

Isolated three-story house in the middle of a paved road with a small group of people standing nearby

“This is what happens when you don’t sell to the government.”

“In China, ‘nail houses’ are homes belonging to people who refuse to make room for development.

This is what local governments and developers do to them.”

Aerial view of a city park with winding paths, a pond, and surrounded by high-rise buildings

“A family turned down $50M from a developer who built a suburb around their home.”

“Thats one stubborn homeowner who didnt want to sell his house (and his new neighbor).”

Satellite view of a building with a red marker labeled "A" near its entrance

Old brick building surrounded by modern skyscrapers with an  banner on its side

Aerial view of a multi-level spiral interchange tightly wrapping around a building with active traffic

A lone building stands atop an isolated dirt mound amidst a construction site surrounded by apartment buildings

Aerial view of a lone unfinished house amid completed homes, highlighting unique urban planning

Street view showing a small house with modern apartment buildings in the background

Aerial view of a lone house surrounded by a vast empty parking lot