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Biannual Report
The Voorhees Center Binnual Report (July-December 2025) takes a retrospective look at our incredible research associates, affiliated faculty, research and more.
Report Release: Trends in Investor Acquisition of Residential Properties in New Jersey
Will B. Payne and Eric Seymour released a new report, "Trends in Investor Acquisition of Residential Properties in New Jersey." Corporate ownership of single-family homes and other small...
Soo Yeon Lim and Mi Shih win Best Paper awards at ACSP
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Global Planners Education Interest Group (GPEIG) awarded Soo Yeon Lim the Best Student Paper Award for her work on “Contesting Publicness in Urban...
Carmelo Ignaccolo Publishes New Book!
Carmelo Ignaccolo, along with Giovanna Fossa and Brent D. Ryan, published their book, Small-Town Renaissance: Bridging Technology, Heritage and Planning in Shrinking Italy.
Eric Seymour publishes new blog post on “Mapping Corporate Landlords in New Jersey”
Eric Seymour recently published a new blog post on "Mapping Corporate Landlords in New Jersey." The article examines 1-4 unit properties in the state where corporate owners are purchasing property...
Amara Thompkins selected to be a 2025-2026 Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development Graduate Fellow
Amara Thompkins is a 2025-2026 Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development Community Development Graduate Fellow. Through the Fellowship, Amara has been paired with Pratt Area Community...
Biannual Report
The Voorhees Center Binnual Report (Jan-June 2025) takes a retrospective look at our incredible research associates, affiliated faculty, research and more.
Congratulations to Soo Yeon Lim, Bernice Amankwah and Zehra Mahdi
Three RWV Center student researchers won awards this past month. Congratulations to Soo, Bernice and Zehra! At the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting (March 24-29, 2025) PhD...
Federally Assisted Housing in New Jersey
This report examines the stock of federally subsidized rental housing units. It first investigates how federal housing priorities have shifted over time, and how those shifts have reshaped the...
Jovanna Rosen publishes new article in Urban Studies
Jovanna Rosen, along with Sean Angst, Gary Painter, and Soledad de Gregorio, published an article in Urban Studies entitled, "Harassment or neglect? How market dynamics and rent control shape...
Understanding the Role of Housing Navigators
This year, five Ralph W. Voorhees Public Service Fellows worked with New Community Corporation, a community development organization in Newark, New Jersey, to research housing navigation. Part of a...
RWVC Talks with Zehra Mahdi
Fulbright Scholar Zehra Mahdi will be discussing mapping neighborhood boundaries of informal Muslim settlements in Jamia Nagar, Delhi, India on Tuesday February 11th from 4-5pm in Room 261 at the...
Biannual Report
The Voorhees Center Binnual Report (July-December 2024) takes a retrospective look at our incredible research associates, affiliated faculty, research and more.
New Report on Corporate Ownership of Small Residential Properties in 7 Municipalities in New Jersey
Eric Seymour, Will Payne, Kathe Newman and Lauren Nolan published a new report on Corporate Ownership of Small Residential Properties in Seven New Jersey Municipalities. This report examines...
Professors Shih and Newman Publish Article in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
As part of a special themed issue on land and value, Professors Mi Shih and Kathe Newman published an article in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space discussing land value capture and the...