
Housing
Tens of thousands of Philly water customers could be automatically enrolled in a discount program this year, while others may see their bills go up.
1 year ago
Listen 1:10Hundreds help clean and green neighborhoods in West Philly
More than 500 people joined ACHIEVEability to help with the beautification effort to promote civic pride.
1 year ago
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
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 44:56Trauma 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 42:59Philly 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 0:49A 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
The HOMES Campaign aims to combat rising rent prices, low-quality homes and increasing displacement in Delaware.
1 year ago
Listen 1:33N.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 1:10Chester 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.
2 years ago
Listen 1:05Philly 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.
2 years ago
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.
2 years ago
Listen 1:07Philly 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.
2 years ago
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.
2 years ago
Listen 1:26Firefighters battling 3-alarm blaze in Royersford, Pa.
Officials say the flames have spread to multiple homes.
2 years ago