Fels Senior Research Consultant Dr. Kevin Gillen continues to be the
"go-to" housing expert for local and national media outlets. He was
recently quoted by the Wall Street Journal in an article about Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square and its rise in real estate value.
To read...
Senior Research Consultant Dr. Kevin Gillen's new report on the impact of Philadelphia's tax abatement system has sparked debate as City Council considers changes to the...
WHYY recently interviewed Fels Senior Research Consultant Dr.
Kevin Gillen about a report challenging Mayor Nutter's Actual Value Initiative (AVI) to reassess property values in Philadlephia.
For the full audio and transcript of the interview click...
By Sam Williford, Associate Consultant, Graduating in May 2013
This past Friday, the NY Times posted a blog titled “What It Takes to Create a Start-Up Community." The...
An article in Axis Philly cites Fels Senior Research Consultant Dr. Kevin Gillen's work on housing prices in explaining the muted reaction of homeowners in Philadelphia to the property reassessments being considered by City Council.
For the full article click...
By Associate Consultant Tess Mullen, MPA ‘13
This week, people around the world banded together to celebrate Earth Day. Here in Philadelphia, community members planted gardens, learned about the work of local green...
Fels Senior Research Consultant Dr. Kevin Gillen continues to be the "go-to" housing expert for local and national media outlets. He was recently quoted by both the Wall Street Journal and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Check out the links below to read the full articles.
For the Wall Street...
Photo: Late Philadelphia Councilman David Cohen
By Alan Sable, Fels '14 and Associate Consultant
If you follow Philadelphia’s ongoing budget battles even casually you have probably heard that Philadelphia has one...
By Eric Rabe, Fels Senior Advisor
For instant official and unofficial information on the horrific events in Boston on Monday (4-15-2013) the place to turn was Twitter.
Twitter-ers were sending news of the blasts at the finish line of the Boston Marathon at least ten minutes before...
By Eric Rabe, Fels Senior Advisor
Within minutes of reports of an explosion at the finish of today’s Boston Marathon, the Boston police had turned to social media.
Rightly assuming that many of those in the area...
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