Housing

GOP Rep. Kevin Hensley said the state’s nearly $700 million budget surplus warranted a larger credit. Dems who control the budget-writing panel thought otherwise.

Community Legal Services breaks down a package of bills that aim to lessen the burden for Philly homeowners after residential property values went up by an average of 31%.

The country is currently short roughly 1.5 million housing units. A new Chester County initiative aims to help address the affordable housing crisis.

North10 Philadelphia is building "Be a Gem Crossing" at Westmoreland Street and Germantown Avenue. It will replace a motel that neighbors have tried to close for two decades.

PECO says no evidence shows the utility’s gas lines are the cause, while experts say it looks like some form of gas is the culprit.

The federal funding is for renovating existing buildings, as well as completing large-scale projects.

Introduced by Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, the seven-point plan is backed by a veto-proof supermajority.

Eighteen to 24-year-olds often “couch surf” if they can, and generally avoid agency services.

The mayor wants to increase the Philly’s homestead property exemption. Councilmember Brian O’Neill wants to double it to the state’s limit.

Wilmington approved the city’s first property tax hike in five years, but Mayor Mike Purzycki says it doesn’t do enough to raise revenue and could lead to layoffs.

Inspectors descended on Adams Street after a brick wall collapsed between two of seven buildings owned by landlord A.J. Pokorny.

Main Line Health plans to redevelop a 73-acre seminary in Wynnewood to build a health and wellness campus over the next 10 to 12 years.

The news comes as Philadelphia contends with an affordable housing crisis and a tight housing market that has kept home prices high.

Values for residential properties went up by an average of 31% compared to the last assessments in 2019, burdening homeowners across the city.

The average residential assessment is rising by 31% and a large number of challenges are expected. Plus, here are some programs to offset the burden.