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Descriptor English:   Blockbusting 
Descriptor Spanish:   blockbusting 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Blockbusting 
Synonyms English:   Gentrification
Real Estate Dynamics
Residential Segregation
Urban Segregation  
Tree Number:   SP3.001.005.030.060.030.010.010
Definition English:   A technique that consists in persuading an owner to sell his property at the lowest cost by showing him that the area has lost its value and that minorities are beginning to settle there (a means often used by real estate agents). (Loose translation from the original: http://traduction.babylon-software.com/anglais/a-francais/) Gentrification: The process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents. (From: Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Available in: http://bit.ly/2ktwQNK) 
History Note English:   2018 
Record Number:   57379 

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