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Publication November 12, 2025 The Future of the GSEs: Conservatorship, Capital, and Mission This brief is the outcome of a roundtable examining the privatization of the GSEs through a utility model. Attendees considered the elements needed and best structure for a more privatized GSE model for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Housing

Fellow James Wright

Project Manager for Strategy and Operations, Center for Health Justice MBA

Urban Development

News July 11, 2025 Gen Z Homeowners Suffer Property Tax Shock Housing

Article May 30, 2025 Jessie Handbury on Shifts in Urban Living Patterns Jessie Handbury’s research studies the interplay between spatial and socio-economic inequality, with a focus on the spatial distribution of retail amenities. Urban Development

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 November 1, 2024 Fellows in Urban Leadership View Planning's Complexities During NYC Trip Fellows in Urban Leadership traveled to New York City for a day of tours and networking with industry leaders in planning, transportation, parks, waste management, and more. Urban Development

Fellow in Urban Leadership Conrad Brown

Affiliated PhD Student Tiffany Minh Tran

PhD Student, City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 2

People Albert Zevlev

Assistant Professor of Finance, SDSU, Fowler College of Business, Finance Department

News August 1, 2024 More homeowners are "equity rich," but what can they do with that wealth? Penn IUR Co-director Susan Wachter answers this question for Marketplace. Housing

News July 26, 2024 Apartment vacancies are up across Sun Belt after building spree Penn IUR Co-director Susan Wachter discusses apartment vacancy rates with Marketplace. Housing

Podcasts May 29, 2024 Special Briefing: Doom Loop or Boom Loop—Work from Home and the Challenges Facing US Cities Ever since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US in 2020 led to a surge in people working from home, New York and other big cities have been forced to reckon with the possibility of a Doom Loop scenario of vacant offices and flagging economies. But given the right set of policies, cities can reverse their fortunes and embark upon a path to a Boom Loop of greater productivity and economic growth. Join Special Briefing as the authors of the Volcker Alliance issue paper, Doom Loop or Boom Loop: Work from Home and the Challenges Facing America’s Big Cities, and an expert panel discuss the future economic impacts of remote work. William Glasgall Susan Wachter David Stanek Richard Voith Jose Maria Barrero Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh Kathryn Wylde State & Local Finance

May 29 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: Doom Loop or Boom Loop—Work from Home and the Challenges Facing US Cities State & Local Finance

Fellow Anne Fadullon

Founding Principal, MAKE Advisory Services, LLC

Urban Development Housing + 1

Affiliated PhD Student Rachael Stephens

PhD Candidate, Anthropology, School of Arts and Sciences

Affiliated PhD Student Ryan Gross

PhD Candidate, Statistics and Data Science Department, Wharton School

Urban Development State & Local Finance

Affiliated PhD Student Heidi Artigue

Doctoral Student, Applied Economics, Wharton

Housing 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

Mar 30 2023 Past Event Special Briefing: Revitalizing Downtowns by Turning Offices Into Homes Housing State & Local Finance

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