Jun 17, 2019

This Spanish “ghost town” can be yours for $100K

A man walks through a deserted street in Villacanas, Spain, which was abandoned as the main factory closed in 2012. Jasper Juinen/Getty Images

Manufacturing in the U.S. is way down. Puerto Rico might deal its way out of debt. Entire Spanish "ghost towns" are up for sale, and they're pretty cheap.

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Abandoned towns in Spain are selling for as little as $100,000

by Lucia Benavides

Jun 17, 2019

One real estate company has made a business out of assisting struggling rural towns.

A man walks through a deserted street in Villacanas, Spain, which was abandoned as the main factory closed in 2012.

Jasper Juinen/Getty Images

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