Housing
Tiny homes in Georgetown, Delaware aim to redefine ‘affordability’
A 20-home project is just the beginning. The Little Living housing effort is expanding, with eyes set on Milford.
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Listen 1:23Philly’s zoning board may gain leverage to hold private developers more accountable
A bill moving through City Council would require developers to legally commit to creating affordable housing they’ve promised the community.
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Listen 1:11Montgomery County clears hurdle for new Norristown homeless shelter
The Norristown Zoning Hearing Board approved the county’s zoning variance request for a shelter on DeKalb Street that will provide wraparound services to up to 50 people.
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Listen 0:56Philly ballot measure would send more dollars to city fund for affordable housing
Supporters say the measure closes a loophole created by an incentive program designed to create more affordable housing in the city.
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Listen 1:17The mayor wants Council to adopt her Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative in tandem with the city’s next budget. Lawmakers will put their $.02 in before that happens.
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Built in the 1990s, Philadelphia’s Kings Highway Apartments comprises 27 buildings along Frankford Avenue. Odin Properties bought and renovated them last year.
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Listen 1:08Developing the Philly suburbs: NIMBYs, YIMBYs and you
We look at the housing affordability problem in the Philadelphia region. Researchers say we need a building boom to drive supply up and prices down.
Air Date: May 1, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 52:33Mayor Parker exploring 100% tax abatement for Philly properties in underinvested communities
The proposal may violate state law. It comes as the administration seeks to expand the city’s housing supply amid an ongoing crisis.
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Listen 1:07The affordable housing complex is gone, but a new development will rise in its place following a legal settlement with the city.
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Listen 1:14Trump administration’s AmeriCorps cuts delay storm recovery projects for Philly homeowners
A group of young volunteers was working to repair several Philly-area homes when the Trump administration halted their work a week early.
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Listen 1:21Las casas “de bolsillo” están diseñadas para ser una solución más asequible, enfocada en la comunidad, para contrarrestar la crisis de vivienda en el norte de Delaware.
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The $6.3 billion plan is designed to help address Philadelphia's deepening affordable housing crisis.
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Listen 1:15Short-term rentals in Wilmington are in the crosshairs as city officials work to solve the affordable housing crisis.
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Girl is killed and her sister is missing after a fire destroys several Millville, New Jersey homes
The fire's heat was so intense that it melted part of a fire truck and a parked car.
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Philly lawmaker wants to add ‘muscles’ and ‘teeth’ to city’s property maintenance code
City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke is set to introduce a legislative package designed to protect tenants and hold landlords accountable.
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