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Announcement June 18, 2025 Penn Institute for Urban Research Joins with Korea Housing Finance Corporation to Advance Global Housing Finance and Urban Policy Solutions through New Partnership Penn IUR and the Korea Housing Finance Corporation have entered into a formal partnership, marking a significant milestone in international collaboration on urban policy, housing finance and sustainable development. Housing

Article March 26, 2025 Urban Perspectives in Practice: Fellows in Urban Leadership Visit Washington, D.C. Penn IUR’s Urban Research Fellows traveled to Washington, D.C. for a day-long, immersive experience exploring the intersection of urban policy, advocacy, and community development. Urban Development

News March 12, 2025 What a Recession Would Mean for the Housing Market in 2025 Susan Wachter, Penn IUR's Co-Director, spoke to Newsweek on the impact a recession would have on the housing market. Housing

News March 12, 2025 How COVID-19 Changed the World Penn IUR Co-Director Susan Wachter comments in Knowledge at Wharton on how COVID-19 reshaped cities & real estate—permanently. Urban Development

Article January 28, 2025 Expert Voices 2025 | Access to Sustainable and Affordable Housing Each year, Penn IUR engages a distinguished group of international experts to address a pressing urban challenge. This year, we asked leading voices in housing policy, urban planning, and finance to share their perspectives on a critical question: What bold actions or structural reforms are needed to ensure access to sustainable and affordable housing, and particularly to expand supply? What are the effective strategies that national and subnational governments can use to address this challenge? Eugénie L. Birch Susan Wachter Henry Cisneros Lance Freeman Laurie Goodman Benjamin Keys John Landis Marc H. Morial, Esq. Vincent Reina Housing

Article December 11, 2024 2024 Highlights and Season's Greetings As we wind down the year, we reflect on Penn IUR’s many activities and accomplishments in 2024 as well as the year ahead--our 20th! Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 2

Mar 18 2025 Past Event Defying Displacement: Book Talk and Conversation with Andrew Lee Speakers: Andrew Lee Akira Drake Rodriguez Urban Development Housing

Article November 18, 2024 Dennis Culhane on The Emerging Crisis of Aged Homelessness Dennis Culhane’s current research examines the relationship between homelessness and the aging of the “Baby Boom” cohort. Dennis Culhane Housing

Faculty Fellow Lance Freeman

Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor of City and Regional Planning, Stuart Weitzman School of Design Professor of Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences

Urban Development Housing

Fellow in Urban Leadership Shannon Brooks

Fellow in Urban Leadership Leo Biehl

Anchor Institutions

Affiliated PhD Student Yining Lei

Urban Development Housing

Student Program August 22, 2024 Affiliated Doctoral Network Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 4

Mar 21 2024 Past Event Leveling the Field: Combining Proprietary Micro-Level Data with Machine Learning Methods for Housing Justice Research Housing Urban Development

Fellow Anne Fadullon

Founding Principal, MAKE Advisory Services

Urban Development Housing + 1

Sep 14 2023 Past Event Advancing Homeownership Opportunity: An Update on Recent Innovations Housing

Fellow Lei Ding

Community Development Research Officer, Community Development and Regional Outreach, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Urban Development

Affiliated PhD Student Jeanna Kenney

PhD Candidate in The Wharton School Applied Economics Department

State & Local Finance

Affiliated PhD Student Benjamin (Benji) Smith

PhD Candidate in Wharton's Applied Economics Program

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 1

Article May 9, 2023 The Dynamics of Urban Development: Evidence from Land Use Reform in New York Housing Urban Development

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