To a large extent this already happens, and is one of the major complaints about gentrification. The rising value of the land & property causes rising rents, wh

To a large extent this already happens, and is one of the major complaints about gentrification. The rising value of the land & property causes rising rents, which can become a hardship on the lower-income people who were living there before the place became trendy/valuable. Not to say it shouldn't be done, but there are definitely two edges to that sword.