Real Estate
Philadelphians Embrace House-Flipping, Because What Could Go Wrong?
Philadelphia can be, ahem, behind the times at times, but today’s Inky report that “house flipping has come to Philadelphia” seems especially absurd. After all, […]
Ori Feibush Defeated, Will Rise Again Because He’s Ori Effing Feibush
Our fellow PhillyMag blog Property relates the latest Ori Feibush sighting: Point Breeze developer Ori Feibush stirred some controversy this month when his lawyer, Wally […]
“Crowdfunding” Helps Philly Squatter Buy Home
NBC 10 reports: At a Philadelphia Housing Authority auction last week, a squatter placed the winning bid on the home she’d been living in for […]
Ori Feibush Is an Evil Monster
Man, oh man. A lot of people really hate developer Ori Feibush, don’t they? It seems that not a week goes by without some story […]
Ori Feibush Doesn’t Like It When You Call Him a “Shady, Crass, Money Driven Developer”
Ori Feibush builds building. Point Breeze resident gets upset. Ori Feibush launches counterattack. If you’ve followed Ori’s career at all, none of this should be […]
Feel-Good Headline of the Day, I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia Edition
“New York City Rents Vault Over $3,000 a Month” — The Wall Street Journal
The Real Story of the Gayborhood Revival
“We love 13th Street!” proclaim chef Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran on their website. It clearly shows: The pair, partners in business and in life, […]
Two Cheers for Gentrification
Gentrification has been getting a bum rap in Philadelphia. You read that right. The assumption among elected officials — well, certain ones, at least — […]
The 10 Most Expensive Neighborhoods in Philly
Inspired in part by this magazine’s recent neighborhood rankings, Philly real estate analysis startup Kwelia has ranked the priciest Philadelphia neighborhoods in the rental market by […]
Ready to Buy a Property, Maybe Even a Home? PHA Is Selling. Cheap.
CBS 3 says that the Philadelphia Housing Authority is about to sell of up to 200 of its excess properties—the official announcement comes at 11 […]
32% of Your Income Is Spent on Rent and Other Super Fun Facts About Philly’s Rental Market
Real estate swami Trulia has crunched the numbers on the rental market in the nation’s biggest cities. Here’s what they found about Philly: Rents increased […]
Drexel University Branding Hits the Philly Skyline
Signs are always portentous, but in Philadelphia, they’re contentious, too. Neighborhood activists launch vigilante campaigns against bandit-sign advertisers, sending robocalls to their phones and tearing […]
Property’s Morning Obsession: Video Profile of a 78-Square-Foot Rental in Manhattan
This is a unbelievable. This young gent, who studies architecture, lives in Manhattan in 78 square feet. Not only that, but he likes it, is […]
Property’s Morning Obsession: The Worst NYC Rentals You’ve Ever Seen
There’s a new Tumblr in town and it’s called The Worst Room. The person who runs it, Ryan Nethery, explains it simply: “This is a […]
City To Reveal its AVI Dark Magic to the Public
It’s become Philadelphia’s favorite political parlor game: bashing AVI. So, in an attempt to quell the criticism over its mysterious property assessment methods, the city […]