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Essays from our Present Value blog, news from the firm, and our analysts in the press.
Adding up the “Why” for Non-profits
When we get to the end of the year, it is often a time for reflection and looking back at the accomplishments…
Retail Revolution – or Evolution
…it’s amazing just how much you can spend sitting on your couch. As I ready for the ICSC show in New York, I…
Residential Demographic Multipliers: Using PUMS Records To Estimate Housing Development Impacts
In this year’s final edition of Cityscape, a periodical published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy…
One on One with “Mr. Multiplier”
The Community Data Analytics (CDA) team of Econsult Solutions has recently made advances in the field of demographic multipliers. In late November, the…
Mapping the Affordability in Philadelphia
By many measures, Philadelphia is one of the most affordable housing markets on the East Coast. The 2017 Bloomberg Global City Housing…
Growing ‘Everybody’s Hometown’
Welcome to Media Pennsylvania, the seat of Delaware County and America’s first free trade town. It’s colloquially known as “Everybody’s Hometown” and…
The Value of Competition for Regions
The big story making news in the economic development world across North America was Amazon’s recent request for proposals from regions to…
Smart City 2025: Building a Vision and Business Plan for the Future
As technological, demographic, and economic shifts redefine urban centers, local government and business leaders need an updated vision and business plan for…
Applying design thinking to organizational problems: a recap
On October 12, 2017 Econsult Solutions hosted, Designing organizations: Human-centered design as a tool for organizational innovation. The event, which was part…
City Home Prices Still on the Rise
If you watch the housing market in Philadelphia like we do, you are likely familiar with worries of when the current cycle…
Media Borough teases new economic development strategy
Earlier this year Media Borough retained Econsult Solutions, Inc. (ESI), JVM Studio, a Philadelphia-based placemaking firm, and The Riddle Company, a retail…
Sustainable Cities Take the Lead
Mayors across the country know that the keys to global sustainability lie with the citizens they serve. They are devoting their time…
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