Centers for Disease Control: “Gentrification is often defined as the transformation of neighborhoods from low value to high value.” “Gentrification” is an issue in certain markets, but home ownership in Hyattsville is predominately white due to the continued effect of past restrictive covenants. The real question is economic parity and why it is so disparate within the community. The market has been “gentrified” since the founding of Hyattsville and it was done so by law – restrictive covenants.