If the property has gone up in value, the area has clearly changed. Either they don't like the changes and can cash out their unearned windfall, or they do like

If the property has gone up in value, the area has clearly changed. Either they don't like the changes and can cash out their unearned windfall, or they do like the changes and can spend it. As a class, real property owners are wealthier and have means relative to people who don't own real property. The idea that they're some oppressed underclass is ridiculous.