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Housing

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

To ease Philly’s housing crunch, Mayor Parker wants a tax exemption for developers building affordable rentals

The measure, now moving through Philadelphia City Council, would exclude certain subsidized rental developments.

2 months ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New analysis finds evidence of racial bias in Philadelphia home appraisals

Researchers analyzed valuations completed for home purchases and applications to refinance.

2 months ago

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Philip Balderston posing for a photo near the lot that will be developed
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Harrowgate affordable housing project will transform industrial lot

The development from Odin Properties in North Philadelphia is the company’s first government-backed project.

3 months ago

A mother posing for a photo with her two children
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

A Philly cash assistance program is proving successful at keeping low-income renters housed. Will it continue?

A new study shows the PHLHousing+ program is reducing evictions and homelessness among participating families. It’s unclear if the pilot will become permanent.

3 months ago

Casas en New Castle, Delaware.
Politics & Policy

‘Carga injusta’: los residentes se quejan de las altas facturas de impuestos mientras los legisladores de Delaware lanzan ideas para brindar alivio

Los propietarios de viviendas del condado de New Castle están molestos porque sus impuestos aumentan mientras que los de algunas grandes empresas caen.

3 months ago

A rendering of the new development at the former site of Hoa Binh Plaza in South Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Large-scale apartment building on track to replace former Hoa Binh Plaza

The project is part of a broader movement away from the industrial heritage of Philly’s Washington Avenue corridor.

3 months ago

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a collapsed Philadelphia house
Community

1 person hurt in partial collapse of North Philadelphia home

A woman in her 80s had lived at the North Philly home for most of her life. She made it out of the collapse unharmed.

3 months ago

Newark Democrat Madinah Wilson-Anton
Politics & Policy

‘Political theater’: Delaware lawmakers pass bills to help with massive residential property tax hike after fights and name-calling

The debate was sharpest in the state House, where members accused each other of grandstanding.

4 months ago

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Abandoned van on W Monmouth Street in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia’s most demolished street and what happens after the houses are gone

West Monmouth used to be a cobblestone street so clean you could eat off it, according to Lawrence West. Now almost 40% of the street’s houses are gone.

4 months ago

A rendering of a proposed 81-unit workforce housing development for East Mount Airy
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New workforce housing in East Mt. Airy would serve ‘forgotten missing middle’

The project from TierView Development needs zoning approval before construction can start.

4 months ago

A woman walking a dog down the middle of a quiet city street
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Homeowners push back against a wave of new historic districts

Critics argue the Historical Commission’s work harms economic development, increases home upkeep costs.

4 months ago

Homes in New Castle, Delaware.
Politics & Policy

‘Unfair burden’: Residents complain about high tax bills as Delaware lawmakers float ideas to provide relief

New Castle County homeowners are crying foul after residential taxes rise while tax bills for some major companies fall.

4 months ago

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A man works in his workshop in Delaware
Community

‘Perfect storm’: Low-income Delawareans seek crisis assistance for high utility bills as summer temps soar

Limited assistance plagues Delawareans seeking utility assistance. But new laws could help avoid shutoffs.

4 months ago

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A for sale sign sits outside of a house
NPR
Money

Home sales are down. So why are prices at an all-time high?

Those with equity in a home can trade up more easily, while many first-time homebuyers are still stuck on the sidelines.

4 months ago

Properties on the 5800 block of Arch Street in Philadelphia, aerial view
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘We have a year’: Thousands of Philly renters could be displaced without deal to preserve affordable units

A private developer wants to sell his vast portfolio. City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier is pushing for the city to buy it.

4 months ago

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