Katrina bought a small,old house in an old,rundown neighbourhood in the downtown core because it was all she could afford.Katrina slowly fixed up her home,just like others were doing around her.Ten years later,the neighbourhood had transformed and she found herself living in a trendy area of the city.What would the text call this change in her neighbourhood?

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The text describes how Katrina's neighbourhood transformed from rundown to trendy, which is a classic example of gentrification. Renovation, urban transformation and urban upgrading can also describe neighbourhood changes, but none of them specifically describes the process of gentrification.

Katrina Bought a Small,old House in an Old,rundown Neighbourhood in the Downtown