Housing
New Jersey affordable housing plans deadline arrives. Here’s what happens next
Many plans that have been submitted call for redevelopment of vacant malls, office parks and blighted spaces.
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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.
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Listen 1:40The investments are meant to bolster the mayor’s plan to create and preserve 30,000 housing units amid an affordable housing crisis.
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Listen 0:59Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability
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.
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El programa comenzó en noviembre de 2023. La mayoría de los casos fueron para clientes que estaban por debajo del nivel federal de pobreza.
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City Council’s housing committee advanced the legislation after months of negotiations with the mayor’s administration and landlord advocates.
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Listen 1:17What lower interest rates mean for homebuyers
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.
Air Date: March 3, 2026 12:00 pm
Listen 51:41The proposed City Council bills could benefit renters afraid of speaking out about their living conditions, fair housing advocates say.
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Listen 1:21Ask Governor Meyer | WHYY & DPM | 02/26/2026
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer joins us for this February episode to address top issues like rising energy costs, the homelessness crisis, and property reassessment.
Air Date: February 26, 2026 9:00 pm
Listen 51:15Residents have formed a preservation project to stomp out gentrification and put Whitesboro back on the historic map.
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Listen 4:04Delaware legal aid groups request $3.2M to fund low-income eviction prevention program
The program started in November 2023. The majority of the cases were for clients who were below the federal poverty level.
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Listen 0:53Montgomery County opens homeless shelter in Lansdale
The 20-bed facility at 1107 E. Main St. is “designed to get residents off the street and back on a stable path,” Montgomery County Commissioner Jamila Winder said.
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Independent landlords argue the measure removes a critical tool for evicting problematic tenants, but housing advocates aren’t buying it.
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Listen 1:31The median price of a home in the Garden State last year was more than $500,000, recent data shows.
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Listen 1:06Shapiro pitches $1B housing program to build new stock, reduce barriers to ownership in Pennsylvania
The plan is part of Shapiro’s budget pitch and includes a $1 billion proposal, renter protections, zoning reforms and a strategy to tackle rising housing costs statewide.
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