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Oct 29 11:00 am Special Briefing on Data Centers: Will they power the US economy or bog down in a swamp of controversy? Speakers: William Glasgall Susan Wachter Eugénie L. Birch Amanda Kass Thomas Sanchez Urban Development

Article September 16, 2026 Fellow Spotlight: Stephen Hammer Stephen Hammer is a Senior Fellow in climate finance with a joint appointment at the Penn Institute for Urban Research, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, and Perry World House. Stephen Hammer Climate Change & Resilience

Fellow Augustin Maria

Senior Urban Specialist and Program Manager, City Climate Finance Gap Fund, World Bank

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

Visiting Scholar Stephen Hammer

Senior Fellow, Climate Finance

Climate Change & Resilience

Article August 24, 2026 To Finance a Transition That “Can’t Wait,” Penn IUR Expands Global Partnerships Two new international partnerships expand Penn IUR's work on climate resilience, governance, and sustainable urban finance. Climate Change & Resilience

News August 12, 2026 Why homeowners are turning to HELOCs for borrowing Borrowers are using home equity lines of credit to fund big purchases, Susan Wachter tells Marketplace. Housing

Fellow in Urban Leadership Nicolas West

Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership

Fellow in Urban Leadership Charlotte Kemp

Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership

Fellow in Urban Leadership Shivaek Venkateswaran

Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership

Fellow in Urban Leadership Ryan Rodriguez

Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership

Fellow in Urban Leadership Marilyn Shi

Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership

Fellow in Urban Leadership Danielle Esan

Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership

Fellow in Urban Leadership Federico Ramírez

Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership

Fellow in Urban Leadership Rachel Wang

Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership

News July 13, 2026 Is Buying a Home Still the Way to Wealth? Some Young Americans Aren't Sure Susan Wachter weighs in for Bloomberg on whether buying a house is still a good investment for American youth. Susan Wachter Housing

News June 29, 2026 Susan Wachter Explores the History of the 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage on The Wall Street Journal's What's News Podcast Penn IUR's Susan Wachter (Wharton) and Penn IUR Scholar Edward Glaeser (Harvard) are featured in the Wall Street Journal podcast "Owning a Piece of America." Susan Wachter Edward Glaeser Housing

Urban Leadership Awardee Josué Tanaka

Principal Finance Advisor at C40 Cities Visiting Professor in Practice at the LSE Grantham Research Institute

Josué Tanaka is a 2026 Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize Winner. Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance

News June 5, 2026 Trump administration’s plan to spin off mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie faces new uncertainty Penn IUR's Susan Wachter tells CNN that efforts to spin off Fannie and Freddie appear to have stalled. Housing

Podcasts May 29, 2026 Special Briefing on Boosting Infrastructure Investment for Global Cities: Lessons from the $4 Trillion U.S. Municipal Bond Market The $4 trillion U.S. municipal bond market has drawn increasing international attention as a model for financing long-term public investment. State & Local Finance

Article May 19, 2026 Susan Wachter Testifies Before Congress on the Future of Housing Finance and Credit Risk Transfer On April 22, 2026, Penn IUR Co-Director and Wharton Professor Susan Wachter testified before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, offering expert analysis on how credit risk transfer (CRT) mechanisms can strengthen the resilience and transparency of the U.S. housing finance system. Housing

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