Here's an Australian TV documentary about China's housing bubble which has given rise of bizarre ghost malls, ghost highrises, and even ghost cities. It's symptomatic of the growing divide between China's rich and poor, which has left many Chinese without adequate housing. Unlike the US bubble, the Chinese property bubble isn't founded on cheap credit, which makes the analyst hosting the show believe that it won't burst in the same way as American one.
China's housing bubble: ghost malls, ghost highrises, and ghost cities
Mark Cuban just bought a town in Texas
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There are only two US states where it's legal to own the ocean
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Ruins of haunted Scottish village for sale starting at £125,000
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These super affordable online courses prove it's easy to learn something new
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