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News May 16, 2017 Are we in a new housing bubble?
News May 3, 2017 PennDesign community reflects on conservation movement, past, present and future
News May 2, 2017 Winning Images of Urbanization and Migration
News April 27, 2017 Rent or Buy? More Young People Are Choosing Homeownership
News April 24, 2017 How is the New Jersey Meadowlands planning for climate change?
Announcement April 21, 2017 Winners of 2017 Penn IUR Photo Competition on Urbanization and Migration
Announcement April 21, 2017 Penn IUR and Perry World House Announce Winners of 2017 Photo Contest The Penn Institute for Urban Research, in collaboration with Perry World House, is pleased to announce the winner of its photo contest on the theme of urbanization, and migration. This year’s winner is Ashley Napier for her photo entitled “Swayambhunath Monkey,” an image taken in Katmandu, Nepal that alludes to the precarious balance between urbanization and preservation of place. The runners-up in this year’s competition are Madelieine Goldberg for “Juxtaposition,” which depicts the stark contrast between Mumbai’s slums and its soaring skyscrapers, and Jibreel K. Riley for “Ghost Corridors,” a soulful image of urban flight in Buffalo, NY.
Announcement April 19, 2017 Penn IUR Announces Recipients of 13th Annual Urban Leadership Awards The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) is proud to announce the recipients of its 13th annual Urban Leadership Awards, which recognize leaders who are guiding cities toward a sustainable and vibrant future. The 2017 awardees are Rose Molokoane, Deputy President, Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI); National Coordinator, South Africa Alliance and the Federation of the Urban Poor (FEDUP); and Co-Chair, World Urban Campaign and Victor Santiago Pineda, President, World ENABLED and Adjunct Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California-Berkeley. Penn IUR will honor the work of these exceptional leaders on April 25th at its 13th annual Urban Leadership Forum.
News April 18, 2017 Spring 2017 Penn Landscape Celebration
Announcement April 5, 2017 Penn IUR and Federal Reserve Banks Release New Publication on Economic Inequality The Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Philadelphia and the Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) today published a series of articles in the journal, Cityscape, that address the new landscape of spatial inequality.
News April 4, 2017 Buying A Home In Today’s Rough Real Estate Market
News March 28, 2017 Michael Nutter: Senior SP2 Executive Fellow at Penn IUR
News March 16, 2017 Old businesses pushed out as industrial areas become trendy hotspots
News March 12, 2017 Trend displaces factories
News March 12, 2017 How civil society can drive implementation of the New Urban Agenda
News March 11, 2017 America’s Conundrum: The Cities With Jobs Are Too Expensive To Live In
News March 8, 2017 Businesses get pushed out as industrial districts rebuild
News March 8, 2017 Industrial Companies Being Forced Out of Longtime City Centers
News March 7, 2017 Why it's harder than ever to move out of poverty
News March 5, 2017 Mortgage market now dominated by non-bank lenders
News March 3, 2017 Non-banks Are Still the Top Lenders … For Now
News February 27, 2017 Philadelphia Has a New Plan for Its 43,000 Vacant Lots
News February 23, 2017 Urban experts weigh in on how to fix nation’s ailing infrastructure
News February 23, 2017 Academe a Haven for Ex-Mayors
News February 23, 2017 The mortgage market is now dominated by non-bank lenders
News February 21, 2017 Penn IUR and Perry World House’s Photo Contest on Urbanization and Migration: April 5
News February 17, 2017 Where Did All The Jobs Go? Michael Nutter Took Them! Read more at http://www.phillymag.com/news/2017
News February 17, 2017 Could former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter be the busiest part timer in America?
News February 16, 2017 Former Phila. Mayor Michael Nutter is joining the School of Social Policy and Practice
News February 16, 2017 Former Mayor Nutter signs on for fellowship position at Penn
News February 16, 2017 Penn art project tells the story of Philadelphia through monuments
Announcement February 15, 2017 Former Mayor Michael Nutter Appointed as Non-Residential Senior SP2 Executive Fellow at Penn IUR The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) and Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) are pleased to announce that former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter will serve as Senior SP2 Executive Fellow at Penn IUR and will be active in ongoing discussions about poverty and prosperity in contemporary society.
News February 15, 2017 ‘Monument Lab’ Public Art Project to Feature PennDesign Faculty and Alumna’s Work
Announcement February 13, 2017 Penn IUR and Perry World House Announce Photo Contest on Urbanization and Migration he Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR), in collaboration with Perry World House (PWH), is pleased to announce its annual photo contest. This year’s theme focuses on the topic of urbanization and migration.
Announcement February 13, 2017 Photo Contest on Urbanization and Migration The Penn Institute for Urban Research, in collaboration with Perry World House, invites you to participate in a photo contest on the theme of "Global Shifts: Urbanization, Migration, and Demography." In particular, we are interested in images that examine the relationships between urbanization, migration, marginalization, and inequality.
News February 6, 2017 Zandi: Infrastructure projects should include affordable housing
News February 6, 2017 What diplomats can learn from urbanists — and vice versa
Announcement January 26, 2017 Ryerson Wins Transportation Research Board’s International Best Paper Award The University of Pennsylvania’s Megan S. Ryerson has received the Transportation Research Board’s 2016 Fred Burggraf Award. One of the highest honors presented by TRB, the international award recognizes the year’s best research paper by researchers 35 years of age or under.
News January 18, 2017 REITS for a Property Mogul Presidency
News January 18, 2017 RPA Announces New Board Members
News January 6, 2017 In India, training the next generation of urbanists
News December 30, 2016 Land Bank releases new strategic plan
News December 27, 2016 7 Surprising Trends That Could Disrupt the Housing Market in 2017
News December 26, 2016 7 Surprising Trends That Could Disrupt the Housing Market in 2017
Announcement December 22, 2016 Philadelphia Land Bank Issues Draft Strategic Plan The Philadelphia Land Bank has issued its 2016 Draft Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan analyzes market conditions and resident needs and identifies opportunities where publicly owned land can support housing, green space and other reuses. The Strategic Plan can be found at http://www.philadelphialandbank.org/about/strategic-plan/.
News December 22, 2016 Market Wrap Podcast featuring Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter
News December 20, 2016 Principles of Housing Finance Reform: The Imperative of Rebuilding the System
Announcement December 13, 2016 Penn IUR Project Spotlight: ESCI Knowledge Sharing Platform Penn IUR is supporting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Energy Smart Communities Initiative (ESCI), which promotes environmentally sustainable and energy efficient urban development to meet the goal of reducing energy intensity (energy use per gross domestic policy) by 45% by 2030.
News December 7, 2016 Industry Insight: Where Does Homeownership Go from Here?
News December 6, 2016 Challenges and Opportunities for Homeownership Take Center Stage at National Association of Realtors

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