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Philadelphia City Council’s Legislative Activity at the Close of 2020 and its Impact on the Local Real Estate Market

January 26, 2021

City of Philadelphia, Real Estate

Happy New Year! We want to review the legislative activity coming out of Philadelphia City Council that affects the housing market. On December 10, 2020, Council passed bills which have a direct impact on real…More

Highlights of the monthly report from the Center City District and the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation tracking key economic indicators… the housing industry continues to move in the right direction

November 18, 2020

City of Philadelphia, COVID-19, Real Estate

Effective end of business November 20, 2020 through December 31, 2020, the City of Philadelphia has scaled back public gatherings that include indoor dining, gyms, and visiting cultural institutions.  At this time there are no…More

The Center City District/Central Philadelphia Development Corporation’s report Monitoring Philadelphia’s Economic Recovery, focuses on key economic indicators including construction activity and housing market trends in Philadelphia

October 27, 2020

City of Philadelphia, COVID-19, Real Estate

A recent report from the Center City District/Central Philadelphia Development Corporation, Monitoring Philadelphia’s Economic Recovery, focuses on key economic indicators including construction activity and housing market trends in Philadelphia. This report has some interesting findings and…More

Influencing a digital legacy: Two daughters reflect on celebrating Mother’s Day during the pandemic

May 6, 2020

COVID-19, Estate Planning

By Jennifer L. Zegel, Esq, LL.M., TEP and Sharon Hartung, Captain (Ret’d), TEP The pandemic has not only accelerated the conversation about wills, estate planning, end-of-life wishes and funeral preferences; it has also accelerated the…More

Launch of eCLIPSE program allows construction industry to submit online permit applications during COVID-19

April 22, 2020

COVID-19, Real Estate

Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections launched its long-delayed system for accepting online permit applications on March 16. Let’s see how this new system, eCLISPE, is working with the construction industry essentially halted due to…More