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unearned increment

an increase in the value of land or other property through no work or expenditure by the owner, as through an increase in area population thereby increasing demand

See unearned increment in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The increase in property value resulting from factors independent of the owner, such as a general rise in demand for land.

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