The common thread through this is that people like where they live and don't want it to change, whereas other people also recognize the positives in that location and move there, improving property values along the way.

All of that sounds positive.

Of course, the term "gentrification" and its racial connotations get attached to the whole process. At one time, the white folks had this part of town and minorities had that part of town. We can agree that was bad. The push to desegregate cities was on. That was good. Now that it's happened, it's suddenly bad again.

But the whole thing is very simply economics: More people want to live in certain areas than there is supply to accommodate them. The price goes up. Build where the dirt is cheaper, and now they paved paradise and put up a parking lot. 

Mrs. Facie's observation this morning: People just don't like change.