Have you factored in time? 6% in a certain time period repeated over time would lead to a significant drop in any population.

@@TheOne-xu5oy seems more of an incidental factor and not a driving one with a nominal drop like that.

Of course, I'm not from your community so I can't comment on the change exactly, but from what is written, 33% of people just got one step closer to becoming homeless. There's no reason to doubt that the landowners benefited from the further development of their community.

Because if you look at statistics black and brown individuals are living in poverty. Those are the facts, we need to stop thinking everyone can get rich if they work hard enough. Majority(yes a majority) of jobs pay just above the poverty line for most people. A lot of White people are in poverty but the key word is they are disproportionately black and brown.

Not everyone is fortunate enough to sell. A lot of these developers will use city officials to force people out of their homes using a process known as eminent domain. Also, you will not get 350k for it. I worked for companies that would underpay people or find loopholes to get the property cheaper. Also, most people living in apartment buildings that just sold will also be evicted or have to find elsewhere to live. Gentrification also causes everything to rise in price, making hard for natives to live in the area. If not they will have to move to areas that are high in crime already or far from the city and jobs.

@@sayiangod9404 All debunked talking points. There’s literally city blocks with one house holding out for a good sale price all over the city. They haven’t even been able to acquire the rural land needed for a bullet train in over 10 years much less come for your house. If someone is “developing” it as you say, that means there’s a demand. Not knowing your rights or real estate is your own problem.

I stopped by 3rd Ward when I was in town for Beyonce. I loved Emancipation Park. I stood in front of a group of rowhouses that featured artwork dedicated to activist Zin. I made my way over to 3710 Jazz Club. I get your point completely and entirely. The difference is home ownership. I too am a homeowner. I too have benefited by gentrification. My Auntie, who doesn't own a home, who is retired, not so much. Her retirement income as a Social Worker is $1800 per month. She is fortunate, my Dad's retirement income is $900 per month. My Aunts rent increased from $650 to $1000 when a new owner purchased her building from New York. We're in Cleveland. People who are hard working citizens who no longer earn income due to retirement, lack of employment or illness don't have the same opportunities as do you and I. They still need to live somewhere. The gentrification issue does focus on those who are displaced. I am happy for your success and mine. However, the likelihood my gains will be lost to care for people I love is a reality. As such, I too am impacted by gentrification and would like to see a more human approach to development that offers some protections for people who are renters or who can't afford the higher taxes because they are no longer in the labor force. Peace and Blessing to you. I'm looking forward to my next visit to Houston.

Personal opinion here. I don't see racism as a problem. The main issue we have is classism. If all the blue collar folk would unite, this country would be better. I love what happened with UPS and their employees getting a better pay

It’s 2023. All wokies know to do is scream about “yt people” 🤦🏿‍♂️ Talking to most under 25-30ish is a dead no for me these days.

Earliest act of gentrification was the trail of tears.

@@goldenlioness868 The trail of tears doesn't define gentrification. If you don't upgrade your surrounding It will be upgraded without you in it. If the city wasn't falling apart it wont need to be upgraded (and that's basically what gentrification is)

@@uromvictor forced removal is what they have in common. In worse case scenarios, the fires that where set in Hawaii.

@@goldenlioness868 Wasn't that ethnic cleansing? In theory, the Cherokee had a historical claim to the land. It's just not a claim that the Americans recognized.

Gentrification will never include low income opportunities because everything about gentrification is about profits. Not to say there's anything wrong with gentrification, but gentrification has it's limits. In my opinion, gentrification's biggest problem is that it forces itself into a community rather than letting the community grow on it's own.

It's also predicated on the idea that all the residents in the gentrifying neighbourhood spent the money on cigarettes and alcohol instead of buying a house and paying off a mortgage. Lots of people in gentrifying neighbourhoods own their own house. And they won the real estate lottery. And now they can sell their house and buy a house in a nice town fifty miles away and enjoy an easy retirement with the shed load of money they made. And bonus factor....they don't have to live next to hypocritical pseudo lefties that created the gentrification. They can be around blue collar authentic people. The people who used to live in the neighbourhood. So it's win/win.

A rising tide raises the supertankers, containerships and aircraft carriers. The rowboats get swamped and sink. The mid-size ships rise until the hurricane comes along to swamp and sink them.

I know....in this bizarro world the absolute paradise is Detroit. It's cheap to live there and no middle class or rich person wants to go within fifty miles of the place.

Yeah. It’s been proven that the only way to keep low income residents in their housing is to build enough housing so rents don’t get pushed up as the general economic prospects of a city improve. Social housing plays a roll as well because at some point the landlord will chase the big money tenants but having a zoning code that’s flexible enough to allow for neighborhoods to adapt to changes in demand is critical as well.

@@rosskgilmour True

@@rosskgilmourit literally is. People move to some areas for cheap rent. Landlords push out older residents and fix up the building. Richer people in the neighborhood means more investment and the cheap neighborhood soon becomes the same thing as the expensive neighborhood. In most cities you’d have to destroy neighborhoods to build more housing.

Prices dropping is actually good

> that "all" people in the US has yeah, with a pathetic generalization like that, your opinion's worth has dropped to 0

he basically said fix the neigborhoods without seeking profit. of course you'd say "socialist much?" ha ha

@@ianschvrzmngomez104 not even complaining about socialism in this case. Saying fix the neighborhood doesn’t say anything. What policies would fix the neighborhood? His only solution that was proposed was to spend more paving the roads. I don’t think nicer roads is what the inner city neighborhoods need to create a better environment for social mobility, while it may be a nice addition.

@@60015 he means just more tax $ to throw at the problem through govt and non profits funded by the govt

I assure you that drug activities definitely don't go down as a result of gentrification. However, the cops don't pursue white drug possession and use anywhere close to the extent that they pursue people with darker skin colors. Those same white people would also commit more crimes out of desperation if they were just as poor as people with darker skin colors.

Nope. Drug use is just as high among gentrifiers. They simply have means to get out of jail, charges, etc. through money and relationships. They also take part in drug use among others of their background in more “socially acceptable” contexts such as their homes, parties, etc.

The real problem with illegal drug use is not the drug use itself. It is the burglaries, larceny, prostitution, muggings, and various types of violent crime that low income drug users resort to in order to get their drug fix.

Facts. I feel sorry for no D’Marquavious or Gofunmeisha that was priced out of my neighborhood. Most of us owners our homes and are happy to see them gone 🤷🏾‍♀️

Gentrification is not the sacrifice of a few for the prosperity of the whole, its preserving the class and racial hierarchies of the us by maintaining real estate and profit in the hands of a few. Gentrification gate keeps access to opportunity, housing, and ability to participate in and affect the culture of a community. We have to build more housing, but we have to have to have to prioritize affordable housing, it shouldn't be hard for an average person to live in a nice neighborhood, that not equity, that's not gentrification creating prosperity for the whole.

Everyone is feeling the pinch. It's not a few that are being sacrificed.

The question is why was it not safe in the first place

Why can’t it be safe and affordable?

So, if you were a dinosaur, you would vote for the asteorid...

@@uromvictor The vast majority of time it's due to drug users.

@@manuelperujo_ Or you could say that if you were a caveman, you would vote against bigger caves that can house or cave more cavemen.....sorry....cavepersons.

It's just getting started. The youths are finally getting wise to the pseudo-lefty Baby Boomer NIMBYism talking points. "We're protective of the character of the neighbourhood.....blah...blah...blah." The kids are finally realizing it's rich Boomers who don't want anything built so their houses will be worth zillions of dollars buy suppressing supply. Say it with me kids.....I GOTTA PROPENSITY FOR INTENSE DENSITY....DENSITY...DENSITY!!!!!!

You clearly don't know the difference between fact and opinion

Could it be that gentrification gets rid of the criminals and bums( people who prefer to be homeless, use drugs, alcohol, and don't want any help) who live in those areas?

@@intelligencehaswon5714 well it pushes them into the suburbs so avoiding dangerous areas doesn’t exist anymore.

@@BigPapiCapone They need to be incarcerated and/or put in mental institutions until they can become functioning members of society.

Not everyone wants to be a slave to money, and no one should be forced to either.

@@intelligencehaswon5714 Gentrifiers are not innocent angels who’ve never gotten drunk or taken drugs. The difference is they do this in more “socially acceptable” contexts, I.e. at home, parties, etc. Gentrifiers will still be out on the prowl, just as inhibited by substances on a party night. I agree there are more homeless and more antisocial behaviors in many neighborhoods gentrifiers go into. That does need to be addressed in a hard manner. However, in 20-30 years, the gentrified neighborhood will be another cookie cutter version of what gentrifiers want after cleaning up the place. Then their young will go looking for more “excitement”, only to complain about the same things generations before them have and wanting to clean up the neighborhood again. The best bet for the lifestyle many gentrifiers actually go along with is to stay in their original areas among their own. Being bored and wanting excitement is a stupid reason to move when you’re over the age of 22.

Yep....And poor people will be able to work at the restaurants. Oh...no wait....they all closed.

The problem with gentrification is that the artist and performers can't afford to live in the city so they are pushed out thus YOU GET A BORING CITY!!! Silver Spring MD is perfect example of gentrified. Once all the performers and artist left Silver spring so did the residents. Now Silver spring is back to being mass shootings city! Great Job!!!

Yes

Riff Raff is relative and a matter of opinion , some might see middle class and lower middle class as riff raff.

What's the difference between white right and gentrification?

that's not how property values work

Well said!

Not everyone wants to be a slave to money, and no one should be forced to either.

@Golden Lioness 75% of America works and they are NOT being forced to so how are they slaves???? Your comment makes no sense!

@@greyfox8310 because no one really wants to work that’s why. People just want to live and enjoy their life. You’re not getting it. No one wakes up and says, I want to spend 80% off my day working. Instead of saying my comment doesn’t make sense try to understand someone’s perspective. 😬 The cost of everything is rising but wages are not going up, which means people will have to work more. That is why they are forced…..what are you not getting?

@@goldenlioness868Your victim mentality is what we’re not getting. 🤷🏿‍♂️

That's like saying the crack dealer isn't a charity....that he wants money. I don't know a single crack dealer....well that's actually literally true.....but I haven't heard of a crack dealer that buys and sells crack without marking it up. And do you think a plumber is gonna plumb your pipes for free? That's he's morally inferior because he wants money to fix your leaks. How about some leftist government bureaucrat? Do you think he's giving up his fat benefits or pension? Everyone wants money....and the more the better. Like Jeff Bezos amounts of money.

Who the heck is going to pay for this all? The poor residents? When the place is fixed up and beautiful, rent is going to go higher.... I am all for making cities more beautiful, but the economic reason is non-existent in this discussion

⁠@@marsco2442Weird of you to assume we all rent 🤷🏾‍♀️ Sorry I’m enjoying the home equity like most of us “poor residents” in my area.

That's why you have to let developers build as much as they want. Because if they evict you then you just move into another apartment building. But the anti-density NIMBY types don't want that. And they control zoning.

@@drmodestoesq Okay Hell No. Because when they develop on empty foundations, the rain has no where to seep out. One of the many reasons why New York overflows with water today. The sewers are never enough. And the rent around the neighborhood will increase dramatically once regular landlords find out what developers are charging. Hell, I'm not even allowed to move out since $2K in rent for today on a 1 Bedroom is outrageous. My father finds it extremely stupid for prices like that. And if you say oh well, you do not have a damn clue of my POV of where I am coming from. Not to mention, I decide when I want to move and if it is illegal, I'm taking every effort to court.

@@AmirTheAuthenticCommuter Brilliant. And that kind of emphatic anti-density mentality results in a massive housing shortage. Because no on is allowed to build density. And at the same time you have mayors of these same major cities welcoming and encouraging hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants.

They build in poorer neighbourhoods because the land is cheaper. And the people who own the run down tar paper shacks want a giant lottery win. And the middle class neighbourhoods are run by NIMBY Baby Boomers.

Seen one?

Finally someone says it. Also, if you haven't already checked them out....the Oh, The Urbanity channel deals with these issues at length.

@@drmodestoesq I loooove that channel!

That's too logical an argument for most people. I've tried to advance it but people are too stupid.

The reason the mayor said that is because she is under the jackboot of zoning laws passed and supported by Baby Boomer NIMBYs.

Building stuff can resolve the housing crisis. Actually. Historically, there have always been sections of a city saved away for Working Class people. But nowadays, there's a lot of people lacking in knowledge. And yet want to be rich. As fast as possible.

Its too expensive a venture to attempt. They try but it is cheaper to buy marble to and charge 3-4x the rent

You can’t win in these situations. When wealthy people moved out decades ago it was a bad thing and when they come back it’s a bad thing.🤣

Lmao maybe because we owned our homes and are benefitting from it. And we don’t miss you, Felontavious 🤷🏾‍♀️

@@obamaphone5412 Its true very fascinating and no one in the comment is talking about how to make the neighbourhood better,

Pretty much. People buying-up the entire city. And then wonder why nobody will work the "peasant" jobs. Because they physically can't. They're not going to live in a car or tent. When it's easier to move to a place that's cheaper.

Robert Kennedy Jr. has a weird tone to his voice. But that means nothing to me. He'd be a conspiracy nut even if he didn't have that speech impediment.

Baby Boomer NIMBYism and its control of zoning laws makes that out of the question.

No it isn’t 🙄

@@Anahi1991 oh what a relief

@@hannah-6080 typical Hannah 👧🏼 obsessed with making us victims 🤷🏾‍♀️

Agree w this tale the most tbh

If we say people want a place to live out of the rain then it takes on a different perspective. Are you saying that people shouldn't want to live indoors? That not being homeless is destroying the planet?

Do something and stop worrying

@@chrisdanielchabalala281your missing the point.

​@@chrisdanielchabalala281 I agree, black people love to complain but sit around and wait for someone to come and save them.

@@SEEDOFISRAEL12 bro wtf nobody can do anything about it

Worry about yourself 🤷🏾‍♀️ us in Houston’s third ward are LOVING the home equity we have now. 67% of us owned our homes before revitalization. Stop bringing all of us into your woes

Who wants to live next door to low income trash.

Taxing them is just going to increase the cost of the property (which got us here in the first place) And make the building out of the reach of middle class people

@@uromvictor , a targeted capital gains tax and anti-vqcancy measures for second properties would deter investors who would leave the property empty in dense city areas. We need people to live in those dense areas. This is because there is no way for developers to lower the cost of new properties even if you allow them to build up more living spaces. New properties always cost a premium and social housing always become slums, so we need to somehow get the profit seekers to have the same incentive to build a portion of lower income living spaces while the rich and corporates subsidizes part of the maintenance. The lower income would benefit mostly from less transport costs.

whe the middle class always had the suburbs as an option as they mostly have cars, which shpuld cost more to have if they live in city areas anyway.

It's happening everywhere,as far as I can tell. Everywhere but Detroit...it ain't a black vs white thing either, the dividing lines are purely economic. You have the haves displacing the have nots and the have nots are running low on options...mark my words all this gentrification leads to genocide , sooner or later , and nobody gives a shit because it's just poor people that are going to suffer. Everyone else will have some sweet Air B&B vacation destinations. At this point I'm praying for nuclear bombs and economic depression to level the playing field ,and everything else too. FTW.

@@hellgato777s forced slave labor when you think about it. You have to kill yourself just to survive these days. It’s not worth it. Like I’ve said before, no one wants to be a slave to money, little by little we are forced to give up our basic needs to be met.

How dare they not live the struggle life like you. Oh noooo 😒

@@AliciaTheTroonSlayer I don't give a shit how they live, and yeah good for anyone not having to struggle, but don't drive up prices for regular working people, so that we can't survive anymore. That's creating the struggle. It also ruins the character of cities and towns, until they look boring and bland too.

@@psychedelicfright85 Get over it 🤷🏿‍♀️ I’m enjoying my home equity and value like many others. Nobody owes you

It’s not in their control entirely it’s mostly real estate developers looking to make a buck. Basically gentrification is the opposite of white flight instead of white people or wealthy folks going to the suburbs to escape the city and take their wealth, the city is more desirable for their convenience to work, transit of other opportunities and since they’re willing to pay a premium for something that would otherwise be less then landlords see that and take the opportunity to make their properties only work for people of higher wealth and status

So people should not gentrify or revitalize the inner city? We should just let the inner city be a crime ridden shit hole in the name of "equality"?

More like enjoying my home equity. Nice of you to assume we’re all poor though 🤷🏾‍♀️

False. Youre saying prices have been stagnant since bush raised it? Or that we don’t pay billions a year in social welfare programs for workers whose employers should foot the bill? 6 billion a year alone for Walmart workers.

@@cjthompson420 "False. Youre saying prices have been stagnant since bush raised it? Or that we don’t pay billions a year in social welfare programs for workers whose employers should foot the bill? 6 billion a year alone for Walmart workers." When did I say prices have been stagnant? "Bush raised prices"? What the fuck are you talking about? Inflation was less than 4% his entire administration. Besides the federal government is not the only thing responsible for the nations inflation rate. State wage laws has as much of an impact on the average inflation rate as anything the federal government does,. Inflation has averaged 9% since Biden took office. directly related to his policy's.

Why not lower the price of housing? Fix two problems with one solution.

Not everyone wants to be a slave to money, and no one should be forced to either.

@@goldenlioness868 Then I guess they shouldn't be whining is they get priced out of a rich city's rental market. They have spiritual values. And they can enjoy that spiritual life living in a van down by the river.

It's like Lightin' Hopkins sang.....It's a sin to be rich....but it's a low down shame to be poor.

🙄

@@Anahi1991 yeah I said it and it’s a proven fact.

@@carlosnuckols8470 No it isn’t. I’m black and I owned my home and am enjoying ALL the value and equity I’ve gained. Stop lumping all of us into your woes, Felontavious. We don’t miss you 🤷🏾‍♀️

@@Anahi1991 It is and I’ve seen it in multiple cities, my dad talked to the Mayor of Seattle and she admitted this too. Check!

@@Anahi1991 I’m not some young poor kid. I’m about our people getting what is rightfully due to them. You need to do some research and history.

No more welfare housing.