Housing

Researchers have found that requiring more space for cars encourages less dense and more expensive housing development.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has given Bucks County $1.5 million to help remediate lead hazards across the county.

A reform aimed at making it faster and less costly to build in Philadelphia is gaining momentum at City Hall.

Philadelphians know about the controversial 10-year tax abatement, here are five other real estate abatement programs that assist over 200K homeowners in the city.

It took 18 months for Philadelphia City Council to pass a lead safety bill aimed at preventing children from being exposed to lead paint in apartments.

The win came in the form of an amendment that requires all units built before 1978 to have their properties regularly inspected to secure a “lead safe” certification.

This fall, North Philly will watch as ground is broken on the final phase of a $120 million redevelopment.

This week; Philly's City Controller reacts to the scandal at the Police Department, a the history of Newark's water crisis, and scaring away NJ's seagulls using falcons.

An apartment building at 509 Vine St., known as the Boekel building, is turning into a new kind of hotel.

The city’s Shared Public Spaces program was so successful, stakeholders are expanding its reach.

The project was originally planned with an affordable housing component, but is now being pitched to investors as a luxury property.

In place of brick, builders are embracing new materials and wood-frame construction. The reasons why come down to changing economic, cultural and environmental dynamics.

From bungalows to skyscrapers, farmhouses to condos, brownstones to corner shops, buildings define the spaces of our lives. They are our ...

Among the telltale signs are: questionable judgment; willingness to take on backbreaking labor; inability to delegate tasks. And stress, lots of stress.

The inefficiencies of steam have gone unchecked for years. But now, that may change. Earlier this year, New York City passed a landmark law to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions