ESI Blog: Present Value
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With a new month comes updates to the Philadelphia Housing Index. We have now released the index through September, and Philadelphia continued its year of strong price growth. The normalized price of housing in Philadelphia in September stood at $106,000; this represents the price for a house with the average physical traits—age, square footage, lot […]
Thanksgiving is fast approaching and with it kicks off Holiday Season. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients, partners and friends. We sincerely value your support and confidence in us. On behalf of all of us at Econsult Solutions, we wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. We hear a little light […]
Recently, the CDA team got the opportunity to present at two American Planning Association (APA) Chapter conferences on fiscal impact analysis and data needs in forecasting development impacts. During and after our sessions we received a lot questions focused on the technical nature regarding demographic multipliers, data sources, applications, and statistical issues. While I have touched on this […]
We are now a week removed from the 2016 Presidential election, with an outcome that surprised a lot of poll watchers (though perhaps we should have been less surprised). Much of the pre-election talk was about Pennsylvania as a swing state, and Philadelphia specifically, as the democratic bastion that could carry the state. Well, how […]
On October 18, 2016, along with ESI Senior Advisor Steven Nelson and Senior Vice President and Principal Dr. Peter Angelides, I led a continuing professional education session with over fifty Pennsylvania planners and local officials in Allentown at the 2016 Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association. Together we offered new […]
Tuscany is renowned for its history and beauty. Florence and Siena trace their roots to 200BC and 400BC respectively, yet both cities have adapted to the modern world which includes significant hordes of tourists descending on them to experience their history and culture and to enjoy local cuisine. With basic historic city road structure established […]
Econsult Solutions, Inc. and Roubini ThoughtLab are proud to unveil the Wealth and Asset Management 2021: Preparing for Transformative Change infographic. This new visualization which was initially disseminated during the Wealth Management #CiscoChat, gives a brief overview of the technological, economic, and demographic shifts the wealth management industry faces. Noted participants included Dr. Nouriel Roubini, […]
For almost ten years, I rode the Manayunk/Norristown SEPTA line from the Wissahickon train station to Suburban Station. Last train car, the two-seater side, headphones on, and the whir of buildings out the window. I recently moved to Center City, and that train ride is now a memory. I took the train one more time […]
Another week, another update to our Philadelphia Housing Index. Last week, we provided indices for school catchment areas. This week: neighborhoods. Philadelphia Neighborhoods We calculated indices for each of Philadelphia’s 67 neighborhoods. [1] Similar to the Elementary School Indices, these neighborhoods are fairly small, and require more smoothing over time than larger districts. Let’s look at some […]
We heard your requests, and have added a new feature to the Philadelphia Housing Index: Schools! We have reanalyzed the indices using school catchment areas, and have produced the housing indices for Elementary and High Schools. Methodology The methodology for the school catchment indices are the same as outlined in the original HPI blog post. […]