Housing

A scheduled sweep of an outdoor encampment called Camp Chloe, home to about 20 people, was delayed Friday morning.

Wilmington housing advocates and the mayor's office are at odds over his opposition to rent assistance and stabilization programs.

The subsidized units are among 12% of properties in the city that could lose their affordability restrictions over the next decade.

Lawmakers were expected to pass the bills Thursday, but two landlords sued the body’s housing committee, alleging a violation of open meeting laws.

Many plans that have been submitted call for redevelopment of vacant malls, office parks and blighted spaces.

Some customers in the Philly area pay as much as 20% of their monthly electric bill to company profits, according to a report. An industry group calls the report misleading.

The investments are meant to bolster the mayor’s plan to create and preserve 30,000 housing units amid an affordable housing crisis.

In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable.

El programa comenzó en noviembre de 2023. La mayoría de los casos fueron para clientes que estaban por debajo del nivel federal de pobreza.

City Council’s housing committee advanced the legislation after months of negotiations with the mayor’s administration and landlord advocates.

Mortgage rates dropped below 6% last week for the first time in years, a sign that some economists believe will trigger a more active and competitive housing market.

The proposed City Council bills could benefit renters afraid of speaking out about their living conditions, fair housing advocates say.

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer joins us for this February episode to address top issues like rising energy costs, the homelessness crisis, and property reassessment.

Residents have formed a preservation project to stomp out gentrification and put Whitesboro back on the historic map.

The program started in November 2023. The majority of the cases were for clients who were below the federal poverty level.