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Housing

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Urban Planning

The hottest trend in U.S. cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing

As Americans struggle to find affordable housing, cities are realizing their own rules have made it too hard and expensive to build the homes they need.

1 year ago

Condos for sale in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia.
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Money

Would-be homebuyers in Philly to face another challenging spring season

The city’s residential housing market is hot, but there’s not much to buy.

1 year ago

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The entrance to Joyce's Place
Community

New Project Home opens on Valentine’s Day, providing ‘a beautiful home’ to women who are unhoused and disabled in Philly

The Tudor-style manor opened on Valentine’s Day and will be home to 25 disabled women who experienced homelessness.

1 year ago

Food pantry
Education

2 Montco colleges want to help students facing food and housing insecurity. Will other suburban colleges join in?

Gwynedd Mercy University, Montgomery County Community College and several community partners teamed up and launched the College Student Basic Needs Program.

1 year ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his budget address for the 2024-25 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Politics & Policy

Pa. home repair and energy efficiency program resuscitated in Shapiro’s budget proposal

The program can pay for improvements that help Pa. homes adapt to climate change and lower their carbon emissions.

1 year ago

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Juanita Clark speaks to a group of protesters
Community

‘I’m still freezing’: Oak Lake Court tenants demand SBG Management fix their apartments within 9 days

Over 40 people rallied outside a West Oak Lane apartment complex after multiple tenants complained that their heaters didn’t work, and management refused to fix them.

1 year ago

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Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier.
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Politics & Policy

‘Bold and targeted action’: Legislative package seeks to protect Philly renters and homeowners

The bills are part of City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier’s “Defying Displacement” campaign.

1 year ago

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The Oak Lane Court apartment building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

West Oak Lane tenants protest building management over maintenance issues

Residents say SBG Management Services has ignored their requests to fix up Oak Lane Court Apartments. The company says they’re lying.

1 year ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
Politics & Policy

Philly homeowners still struggling to pay their property taxes may have help in city coffers — but not for long

Thousands of low-income homeowners within city limits could get a $500 credit on their property tax bill if they qualify for a program that’s soon to expire.

1 year ago

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Dr. Monica Taylor speaking at a podium
Community

20 Delco renters face eviction each day. How can officials change that?

After a year of discussion and planning, the Delaware County Housing Coalition presented a series of recommendations for the county to undertake.

1 year ago

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A sign reads
NPR
Community

Housing is now unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters, study finds

A new Harvard analysis finds people across income levels got squeezed by rent hikes during the pandemic.

1 year ago

Philly skyline
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philly eviction contractors may need licenses to perform lockouts

These private security hires currently do not need any special training to work.

1 year ago

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The Colored Girls Museum on Newhall Street
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

‘An enormous relief’: Philly’s Colored Girls Museum wins zoning approval

The decision means the museum can remain at its current location in Germantown.

1 year ago

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Rachel Stucker
Community

Delaware groups work to connect the dots between substance use and homelessness

Today, the fourth community response addressed the health outcomes of substance abuse, highlighting housing as a common concern.

1 year ago

Mikaya
Community

Foster care experience, childhood abuse and trauma can affect housing stability, experts say

Nearly 60% of youth identified as “homeless” have experienced foster care, abuse or domestic violence, experts say.

1 year ago

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