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Economy

Logan: A Bumpy Ride for Real Estate

April 10, 2011 0

  If the real estate market was constructed into a roller coaster ride, its passengers would be in for a free-falling ride of dropping down steep hills with occasional peaks of climbing higher, only to [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Philadelphia: 1000 Smokers

April 9, 2011 charper 0

Professor Edward Trayes’ photo class has done a multimedia project about smoking in Philadelphia, where nearly one out of every four people smoke. That rate is one of the highest in the country. See the [continue reading…]

Francisville

Ridge Avenue: New Eco-Friendly Apartments Coming to the Area

April 9, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/21961403] In 2009, Michael Tucker was one of a handful of students from the Miles School of Business Credit chosen to participate in a special program, The Vineyards at 16th. Located on 16th and Ridge Avenue, [continue reading…]

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Germantown: Centers Help the Needy

March 28, 2011 4

Christine Gilyard was given a second chance at life. Homeless and addicted to drugs, she was trying to numb the pain of life. She was living in a shelter as she coped with her only [continue reading…]

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March 25, 2011 charper 0

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Francisville

Francisville: An End to Vacant Lots?

March 25, 2011 1

“Francisville is filled with vacant lots and we are working hard to stabilize them,” said Penelope Giles, the president of the Francisville Neighborhood Development Corp. Recently, the Planning Commission of Philadelphia has released a draft [continue reading…]

Abandoned Property

Fairhill: Neighborhood Pulls Through Despite House Abandonment Epidemic

March 25, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/21486056] Everybody has walked down a block of signature Philadelphia row homes. Visitors and residents have glanced side to side intermittently and have admired the subtle intricacies of each house. One had flowers on the [continue reading…]

Housing

Mantua: Affordable Housing Projects Underway

March 25, 2011 1

West Philadelphia Real Estate specializes in developing affordable housing. The company currently has over 40 houses under construction in various West Philadelphia neighborhoods. The projects are a mixture of new construction and rehabilitation of deteriorated [continue reading…]

Housing

Spot News: Housing Forum Urges Community Leaders to Lobby Congress

March 25, 2011 0

With the final version of President Obama’s 2011 budget still pending, leaders in the Philadelphia community met yesterday to discuss the local implications of proposed budget cuts to housing and homelessness programs. Located at 1515 [continue reading…]

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Germantown: Housing Help for Seniors

March 24, 2011 2

https://vimeo.com/21295444] Just last year, Fred Wells and his wife expected the foreclosure crisis to take the roof from over their heads.  The senior citizens had been living in their Philadelphia home for 46 years. The [continue reading…]

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