China's 'nail houses': The homeowners who refused to budge (housing, 2015)

[JD59]

In China, they're known as "nail houses" -- homes where owners refuse to accept compensation offered by road builders and developers in exchange for the demolition of their property. The dwellings stand like a nail that refuses to be hammered down -- a not uncommon phenomenon as some homeowners resist dispossession of their land or hold out for more money.

China's 'nail houses': The homeowners who refused to budge - CNN.com

[bostonkid123]

Pretty old news... It's been around since the 1990's and almost a daily occurrence in Chinese cities. Must be slow news day at CNN.

[botticelli]

Reading the CNN is one (stupid) thing, reading an ancient news on the CNN and make a big deal of it is a while new thing.

Here in Toronto, a bunch of hardcore NIMBYs are protesting against a 4 story building in midtown, about 1km from a subway station because it may "affect their property value".

'Density Creep' Feared By Toronto Midtown Homeowners

Stupid things happen everywhere.

[pennyone]

Originally Posted by botticelli

Reading the CNN is one (stupid) thing, reading an ancient news on the CNN and make a big deal of it is a while new thing.

Here in Toronto, a bunch of hardcore NIMBYs are protesting against a 4 story building in midtown, about 1km from a subway station because it may "affect their property value".

'Density Creep' Feared By Toronto Midtown Homeowners

Stupid things happen everywhere.

Yeah, make those townhouses into affordable subsidized section 8 housing like we have here in many of the US cities and bring some "diversity" into the neighborhood. Then, those busy body nimby neighbors will be wishing they didn't make a stink about the 500K townhouses...