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How were property owners reimbursed for properties that were cleared for urban renewal projects? Were the properties condemned and devalued or were they paid a fair market value? How much did these practices feed into white fears of living in integrated neighborhoods and the impact it would have on their housing values?
How much influence does racial make-up of a neighborhood currently have on assessed property values? Does the value of a house in an established neighborhood maintain or lose value as the neighborhood becomes more integrated or does a neighborhood with dropping housing values attract more integration as it becomes more affordable?
Since quality of education is a large concern when buying a house has the school voucher system

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