Housing

Homeowners told City Council that MV Realty deceptively locked them into a 40-year exclusive sales agreement for a few hundred dollars.

The program is guided by one goal: To settle disagreements between landlords and tenants outside of court and without an eviction filing.

At least 1,000 new homes will be built, under the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. The goal is to turn middle income renters into first-time homebuyers.

The complaint alleges that ProManaged Inc. violated federal housing laws by openly barring voucher holders from renting in majority-white neighborhoods.

The undertaking is the largest project targeting a residential neighborhood in Wilmington history.

Students are still pushing for fossil fuel divestment and money from Penn for affordable housing, despite arrests and looming disciplinary action.

The Homestead Exemption program enables homeowners to reduce their property tax bill by reducing the taxable portion of their property’s value.

Rasheda Alexander has roughly two months to move out of University City Townhomes in West Philadelphia.

It was not immediately clear how many people were on the buses, but it appeared to be about five dozen.

Family Promise of Northern New Castle County will be able to help up to 50 more families with the grant.

Residents listened to unhoused peoples’ stories in the frigid cold and slept outside in solidarity. Advocates push for more shelters and affordable housing.

Like big cities across the country, Philadelphia’s housing market is feeling the impact of high rates, with potential first-time homebuyers being the hardest hit.

The nonprofit’s latest project is providing a new roof, a rebuilt porch, and a repaved walkway to a senior couple in Hunting Park.

The funding, made possible through HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program, will be used to pilot programs for young adults between the ages of 18 to 24.

Over a dozen protesters were arrested after they disrupted Penn’s homecoming game. They still want the school to drop any investments in fossil fuels.