Housing

A collision of market forces and higher subsidies is creating new opportunities for residents with very low incomes.

An NPR investigation finds thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages by a program that was meant to help them.

The risk of fire damage while living in a Philly rowhouse is high. Here’s how renters insurance can and cannot protect you from bad luck, bad neighbors and landlords.

Neighbors have long bemoaned the building as an eyesore and have repeatedly called on the city to restore the historic property before it’s too late.

While the Land Bank has disposed of hundreds of public parcels, its processes are widely considered too complex, opaque and slow.

Utility customers applying for LIHEAP can now check a box that will allow their information to be shared with participating gas and electric utilities.

A Dover organization is set to open a new shelter by January 2025, providing vital support for women and children amid Delaware’s ongoing homelessness crisis.

Councilmember Squilla, who controls the fate of the bill, says the original proposal was insulting to residents who couldn’t afford the rent.

Miriam and Benny Saladin were set to retire in Manville, N.J. But their home was located between two rivers, and in more than two decades, their house flooded three times.

The borough amended its sale agreement with Our Lady of Charity Parish and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, keeping the shelter open for the “foreseeable future.”

The measure gives the city the ability to sue violators on behalf of tenants.

Jackie Robinson, a building trades instructor, spent time in prison but now works at a nonprofit that teaches students how to make homes more climate-friendly.

The family shelter in Brookhaven is facing imminent closure after a local church sold the building it operates in to the borough.

For decades, AMI has shaped affordable housing programs in the city. Some advocates think the measure misses the mark and should be localized.

As Delaware confronts a housing crisis, leaders and advocates discussed challenges and solutions to meet the needs of residents and newcomers.