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West Philly tenants are racing to save 925 affordable rentals to prevent mass displacement

Appeared on March 19, 2026

Research by Kevin Gillen, PhD, principal research fellow in the Wilbur C. Henderson Real Estate Institute and adjunct professor of finance, was cited in a March 19 WHYY story on a private developer selling its portfolio of federal-subsidized rental properties and how that move might affect housing prices in West Philadelphia.