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Housing

People discussing housing
Community

Philly’s housing market takes center stage during ‘Bridging Blocks’ event

About a dozen residents participated in Thursday’s discussion inside the Walnut Street West Library in University City.

1 year ago

An upcoming Supreme Court case could have enormous repercussions for the unhoused and for cities tackling the problem to find shelter for people experiencing houselessness.
Studio 2
Courts & Law

Can Homelessness Be Criminalized?, A Preview of Philadelphia’s Festival Season

An upcoming Supreme Court case could determine whether people have the right to sleep on the streets or if homelessness could be criminalized.

Air Date: April 18, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 44:56
Finding an affordable house or apartment seems impossible these days
Studio 2
Community

Trauma and Gun Violence Reporting, Housing Prices Through the Roof, Sixers in Play-In Tournament

Gun violence in Philadelphia is down, but you wouldn't know it from the news headlines. We'll talk about how gun violence reporting re-traumatizes survivors.

Air Date: April 17, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 42:59
Rowhomes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly remains a city of homeowners amid sharp drop in residential property sales

Pew’s latest “State of the City” report shows the homeownership rate is still above 50% even as an inventory crisis crunches the housing market.

1 year ago

Listen 0:49
big brick building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A former Harrowgate textile mill gets new life as an apartment building

Collins Lofts is the third redevelopment Odin Properties has completed in the North Philly neighborhood.

1 year ago

HOMES Campaign organizers
Community

‘Profit over people’: Delaware tenants and community leaders push for rent control amid affordable housing shortage

The HOMES Campaign aims to combat rising rent prices, low-quality homes and increasing displacement in Delaware.

1 year ago

Listen 1:33
patient at a nursing home
Politics & Policy

N.J. bill aims to protect long-term care residents from being financially exploited

The state Senate unanimously passed the measure, which would prohibit owners or employees in a long-term care facility from appointing themselves as residents' guardians.

1 year ago

Listen 1:10
Shopping cart filled with food at the supermarket
Community

Chester County organizations to host ‘poverty simulation’

The simulation is intended to be a role-playing experience designed to give participants a glimpse of what someone may experience living a month in poverty.

1 year ago

Listen 1:05
Kendra Brooks speaking at a podium at a press conference
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly lawmakers seek to save more renters from being evicted: ‘This is an emergency’

The “Our Philly Neighborhoods” campaign also calls for home repair funding and an expansion of the pool of residents who can freeze their taxes.

1 year ago

rowhomes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

First-time homebuyers in Philly area need to make more money to buy a starter home

Home prices and mortgage rates continue to make affording a home a real challenge.

1 year ago

Listen 1:07
Shown are blighted and abandoned row homes in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly City Council probes blight-busting law with hopes of change

Since its enactment in 2008, critics say Act 135 has harmed property owners in vulnerable city neighborhoods.

1 year ago

William Murphy
Courts & Law

Blind Wilmington man was wrongfully evicted, but judge dismisses his discrimination lawsuit

Constables put out William Murphy and his two daughters during a 2021 snowstorm under an order intended for a previous female tenant.

1 year ago

Listen 1:26
A fire broke out in Royersford, Pa.
Community
6abc

Firefighters battling 3-alarm blaze in Royersford, Pa.

Officials say the flames have spread to multiple homes.

1 year ago

A close-up of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
Politics & Policy

N.J. has a new affordable housing law, but it will take years for it to make a difference

A new affordable housing law in N.J. abolishes COAH and directs the Dept. of Community Affairs to help make affordable housing a reality.

1 year ago

Listen 1:28
Angie Atkins looking out the window
NPR
Politics & Policy

Rents are high and housing vouchers are hard to get. So Philly is giving renters cash

The pilot program chose people on the city's long waitlist for housing vouchers to test how much direct cash payments can help.

1 year ago

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