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penn: Good News for Powelton Village and Mantua - 10/06/10 01:43 PM
Drexel University's new president, John Fry, announced a goal of improving the neighborhoods surrounding Drexel's campus. Given that he was part of Penn's initiatives to improve University City during the 1990's and 2000's I think it's safe to be optimistic that he will have a positive impact on the Powelton Village and Mantua neighborhoods just north of Drexel. Along with expanding Drexel's security presence, Mr. Fry announced plans to encourage Drexel employees to purchase and maintain homes in the neighborhood, and also spoke of cracking-down on sub-standard off-campus housing, a serious problem that too often flies under the radar throughout Philadelphia.
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penn: Where to Start When Buying a Home? - 04/21/10 11:08 AM
I spoke last night at an event for University of Pennsylvania Alumni who are thinking of buying a home in Philadelphia. The event was loads of fun, partly because it was held in the top-floor penthouse of the Aria Condominium building which has amazing views to justify the close to two-million dollar asking price. Many of the attendees at the event were potential first-time home-buyers and I was bombarded with questions ranging from which neighborhoods in Philly are going to be the "next big thing" to whether or not looking at foreclosure listings is a good idea. The thing that stood … (1 comments)

penn: The Often Overlooked Roommates Law - 03/29/10 06:51 PM
This New York Times article discusses one of the most commonly broken laws in that city, which also happens to be a very popular law to ignore in Philadelphia. The law in question, in both New York and my fair City of Brotherly Love, says that no more than three unrelated people can live in the same single-family house together (not including boarding homes, group homes, etc.).
This law poses a major problem for many landlords who own large single-family properties, especially those looking to cash-in on Philadelphia's student-housing market where renting out large homes to large groups of students can … (1 comments)

 
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