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ESI: Present Value’s Top 10 Posts of 2016
This will be our last post of 2016, as such we wanted to reflect upon the topics we have covered on Present…
Newly Engaged in Politics, Anxious for 2018?
Look No Further than May 2017 The 2016 Presidential Election is little more than a month removed, and many Philadelphians are feeling…
The Exit Interview: Final Thoughts From our ESI Intern
Econsult Solutions must once again say goodbye to a highly talented intern. Nehel Shahid (Bryn Mawr College class of '18) has been providing…
Philadelphia Housing Index: Price Surge in Kensington
With a new month comes updates to the Philadelphia Housing Index. We have now released the index through September, and Philadelphia continued…
Light Reading for Turkey Day Weekend
Thanksgiving is fast approaching and with it kicks off Holiday Season. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients,…
What is a Demographic Multiplier and Why Does it Matter?
Recently, the CDA team got the opportunity to present at two American Planning Association (APA) Chapter conferences on fiscal impact analysis and…
How Philadelphia Neighborhoods Voted
We are now a week removed from the 2016 Presidential election, with an outcome that surprised a lot of poll watchers (though…
New Insight on Fiscal Impact Analysis
On October 18, 2016, along with ESI Senior Advisor Steven Nelson and Senior Vice President and Principal Dr. Peter Angelides, I led…
Moving Cities: Florence and Siena
Tuscany is renowned for its history and beauty. Florence and Siena trace their roots to 200BC and 400BC respectively, yet both cities…
Preparing for Transformative Change
Econsult Solutions, Inc. and Roubini ThoughtLab are proud to unveil the Wealth and Asset Management 2021: Preparing for Transformative Change infographic. This…
Girl on the Train…to Manayunk
For almost ten years, I rode the Manayunk/Norristown SEPTA line from the Wissahickon train station to Suburban Station. Last train car, the…
Philadelphia Housing Index: Neighborhoods and Heat Maps
Another week, another update to our Philadelphia Housing Index. Last week, we provided indices for school catchment areas. This week: neighborhoods. Philadelphia…
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