article_snippet: In 2006 Edith Macefield, 84, was offered $1 million in cash and help with healthcare and housing to sell her home to developers of a retail center in the Seattle neighborhood of Ballard .
article_snippet: Ms Macefield was offered $1 million in cash for Ms Macefield property, in addition to assistance with housing and healthcare.
highlights_snippet: Often-compared to the Pixar movie 'Up', home-owner Edith Macefield, 84, was offered $1 million to vacate her house .
  