Protesters are marching west on Market Street toward City Hall

Genuine Title faces federal lawsuit charges of deceitful activity

With a $35.7-million penalty lobbed against Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase in January still ringing in the ears of the mortgage industry, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) yesterday...

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Crowd swells at City Hall, police block off 15th Street

First Person Arts Podcast: Outsmarting Google

In the throes of a bipolar manic episode, Justine travels to Seattle for a job interview with Google, and is determined to ace the corporation’s nontraditional applicant evaluations. Podcast: Play in new window | Download You can subscribe to the podcast and get new episodes every week...

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Experience + data = better real estate decisions

As real estate professionals, we are frequently bombarded by people selling us new technologies to enhance our business. The other day, I listened to a pitch from a founder aiming to sell me on his...

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PHA To Have Another Go At Liddonfield Redevelopment

Requesting proposals for former projects site, Drexel okayed for additional student housing, Strawberry Mansion garage to be reused, a last attempt to save St. Laurentius, and the neighborhood that the Pennsy built

March sales show the market is right for movin’ on up

Not only were March sales stronger than they have been in 18 months, this year's market looks to be the best move-up market the real estate economy has seen in a long time. Sales are strongest in the...

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With $170M pending acquisition of Apartment Finder, CoStar Group makes another massive rental play

CoStar Group, which entered the rental game last March with its acquisition of Apartments.com, is looking to snag another large rental portal, Apartment Finder, with a $170 million agreement to...

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Take the Bo Wulf plunge into the Eagles 1st Round…

Bo Wulf is running a poll over at PE.com which is based on the premise that Marcus Mariota is off the board long before the Eagles pick at #20 in the 1st Round of the 2015 NFL Draft. “Whom Will The Eagles Select?” OL Jake FisherCB Marcus PetersLB Omawagbe OdighizuwaDE Arik ArmsteadS Landon CollinsCB Eric […]

Among emerging markets, Pakistan ranks No. 1 for eco-friendly housing

New research from emerging markets portal Lamudi shows that Pakistan has the most eco-friendly homes for sale and for rent among the 30-plus countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin...

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Top 10 shows around Philly this week

1. Amanda X + Mannequin Pussy + Fake Boyfriend + Shannen Moser + Roya + VVeed VVolf April 29 at First Unitarian Church. Come celebrate the release of the fab-femme-full Girls to the Stage compilation, which benefits Girls Rock Philly. r5productions.com 2. See-I + Worldtown Sound System +...

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Brauhaus Schmitz’s Maifest Festival Returns To The 700 Block Of South Street With German Beer, Food, A Maipole And More, Saturday, May 2

Raise a stein to spring festivals at Brauhaus Schmitz’s ever-popular Maifest, a festival that celebrates not only spring, but serves as an ode to one of Germany’s biggest festivals — Maifest. Brauhaus’ Maifest is presented as part of the South Street Spring Festival, a huge eight-block and nine-hour spring festival, which makes for even more […]

Super Spring Weekend Alert: 12+ Major Festivals And Events Hit Philadelphia And The Countryside This Weekend, May 1-3

Heads up, Philadelphia. This weekend, May 1-3, the spring festival season hits a huge high note with a crush of awesome street fairs and major events all happening nearly simultaneously throughout the city. With so very much happening on a single spring weekend, we wanted to bring you a road map to the major festivals […]

The Annual Sly Fox Bock Fest And Goat Race Returns With Craft Brews, Adorable Animals And More This Sunday, May 3

On Saturday, all focus will be on the horses at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, but on Sunday, May 3, the action shifts to the speedy goats at Sly Fox Brewery. It’s time for the delightfully unusual and always entertaining Sly Fox Bock Fest and Goat Race yep, goat race! Held annually on […]

The personality traits that comprise top-performing buyer’s agents

Recently my company, Wizehire.com, conducted a research study into the natural traits and strengths of the top performing real estate agents. Using a battery of validated personality profiles we...

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The 3rd Annual Sky Festival Returns To Penn Treaty Park With Kites, Crafts And More, This Saturday, May 2

High-flying kite culture meets the refined world of the arts at the Sky Festival on Saturday, May 2. Formerly known as the Pie in the Sky Festival, this year the event returns to Penn Treaty Park for the third time to celebrate the wonderful and whimsical world of kites. From noon until 5 p.m., the […]

Mysterious Major Development Proposal For 1300 Fairmount Avenue

Elusive real estate partners and scant details of a large-scale proposal for residential development and a supermarket on the 1300 block of Fairmount Avenue raises more questions than answers. Contributor Stephen Stofka takes a look

Magic, romance and phony physics collide in hokey 'The Age of Adaline'

As buffed and breathless as a European perfume commercial, The Age of Adaline sets a huge itinerary for itself.