Little boxes.

I’m not sure why you put ”property values” in quotations, but to use your words, they ARE precious. Not everyone who owns a house drives an SUV and lives the high life! Houses, to most of us hard-working people who don’t have the luxury of an extremely well-paid job, a nice, cushy pension, or rich, generous parents, view our property as an INVESTMENT- that is, something that will INCREASE in value over time! Many of us DEPEND on that. You cannot expect the homeowners within your community NOT to be concerned about the value of their homes decreasing, because some of these people might actually lose their homes if this happens! Trailers are not ”small houses” as you say; and although they maybe affordable they are not a wise purchase- especially to a poorer person who would benefit most from making a profit on their home! Unlike small houses, there is no opportunity for a trailer to appreciate in value. I don’t think that living in a trailer park says anything bad whatsoever about the people who live there- but you cannot argue the fact that trailers-no matter how tidy and well-maintained- are still trailers, which are generally viewed by most people as ugly.

I”d also like to pretend that gentrification only matters when it’s happening in a decidedly hip area, and that a poor person is only worthy if they’re a city-dwelling upwardly mobile pseudo-hippie. How long do I have to relax my eyes? Is there some trick to it?