Malaysia's $100 billion ghost town is good for at least one thing: filming documentaries and shows like Netflix's 'The Mole'

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Forest City's mall was empty when Business Insider visited last year.

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This picturesque Swedish town announced plots of land for pennies — and it sparked chaos with thousands of inquiries

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An aerial view of Götene
The Swedish town of Götene has a population of about 5,000.

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A look inside Jackie Kennedy Onassis' luxurious homes, from sprawling estates to full-floor apartments

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Jackie Kennedy walks down the steps from her new home in Georgetown.
Jackie Kennedy walks down the steps from her new home in Georgetown.

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A retired boomer moved from Florida to Panama to start life anew after her husband and son died. Everything is cheaper, she said, and life has been much calmer.

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Janet Sussman moved from Florida to Panama over a decade ago.

Janet Sussman

Real-estate agents are now TV stars as big as the homes they sell, according to 2 men who saw potential 20 years ago

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Ryan Serhant and his team of agents want to become the No. 1 real estate firm in New York City in their new Netflix show.

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Italian officials will pay up to $32,000 for you to move to Tuscany — but there's a catch

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A view of the countryside in Tuscany, Italy
Italy's new "residency in the mountains" program will pay people up to $32,000 to relocate to rural Tuscany in an effort to stabilize its population problem.

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Ryan Serhant wants to capture his bad days on camera and show how luxury real-estate is hard

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Ryan Serhant has starred on television for over a decade.

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It took a woman 3 years and cost her $200K to kick a tenant out of her LA home. She says she cried when she saw the bloody mess he left.

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An image provided to Business Insider appears to show a human dummy alongside packets of zip ties in Alison Weinsweig's apartment.
An image provided to Business Insider appears to show a human dummy alongside packets of zip ties in Alison Weinsweig's apartment.

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Marilyn Monroe's Los Angeles home has been saved from demolition. Here's what it looks like today.

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Marilyn Monroe's former home is safe for now.

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A Hawaii judge ordered the demolition of a house after a California woman bought a vacant plot, only to discover the building on her land

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The judge ordered PJ's Construction to pay for the house's demolition. [The photo is for illustrative purposes only and does not show the house in question.]

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