Workers frame a home under construction at the Cold Spring Barbera Homes subdivision in Loudonville, New York on Nov. 8, 2023. One of the many trends that made headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

It’s time to stop believing the lie that gentrification is inevitable. Gentrification is natural. Neighborhoods change over time. Different groups move in and out, businesses change hands, land uses ...

Gentrification as a word was first coined in the 1960s by a London city planner named Ruth Glass. She used it to describe the displacement of the poor in parts of town by the upper class. Not every ...

Rather than understand gentrification as a systemic issue, the term has simply become an insult people throw around. Gentrification, the process of local demographic change by which the lower-income ...

As the U.S. population becomes increasingly urban, gentrification can seem inevitable. However, scholars have found that it’s actually pretty rare. For example, a study by the nonprofit National ...

A claim of disparate impact based on gentrification in predominantly minority communities is not cognizable under the Fair Housing Act. Crenshaw Subway Coalition v. City of Los Angeles, 75 Cal.App.5th ...

The sunny city of San Diego is known for its warm beaches, scenic parks, urban areas — a melting pot of cultures and vibrant art which derives from the multitude of cultures. Those visiting may take a ...

Kim Cuevas-Reyes, a 38-year-old cellphone store owner, snuck into Lahaina last Friday to see the remnants of her home with her own eyes. She took backroads and walked. What she saw stunned her. "When ...

MUSKEGON, MI – An aggressive infill housing initiative in Muskegon designed to address a “housing crisis” raised concerns of gentrification and some tense moments between city commissioners recently.

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