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Viral TikTok video accuses Zillow and others of manipulating the housing market. Here’s what’s really going on

Viral TikTok video accuses Zillow and others of manipulating the housing market. Here’s what’s really going on

Gilles Duranton of the Wharton School questioned a viral video claiming that Zillow and other real estate websites are intentionally driving up home prices. “If you could rig the residential housing market that easily, the Realtors would have done it long ago,” he said.

The pros and cons of remote work
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Wharton professor and author of “The Future of the Office: Work from Home, Remote Work, and the Hard Choices We All Face,” unveils the tradeoffs employers and employees may have to accept in his new book. (Image: Wharton School Press)

The pros and cons of remote work

Wharton professor and author of “The Future of the Office: Work from Home, Remote Work, and the Hard Choices We All Face,” unveils the tradeoffs employers and employees may have to accept in his new book.

Dee Patel

Lauder students put language skills into practice
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Supplies being delivered to the Guanghua Chinese School. Lauder Institute student Angela Huang worked with the school, based in Montgomery County, to translate newsletter materials about wellness. (Image: Courtesy of Angela Huang)

Lauder students put language skills into practice

In lieu of its in-country immersion program, which was canceled because of the pandemic, the Lauder Institute incorporated community engagement projects that connected students with communities in Philadelphia and beyond.
What will give electric cars a boost in the U.S.?
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What will give electric cars a boost in the U.S.?

Wharton’s John Paul MacDuffie discusses President Biden’s executive order to dramatically increase electric car sales by 2030.

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