Housing

As part of an effort to reduce the number of people in Delaware experiencing homelessness, the first pallet villages will soon be constructed in southern Delaware.

Judge allows removal of encampment after weeks of protesting at site. Personal property taken by law enforcement must be claimed within 30 days.

An IBID Associates spokesperson says, “the trespassers have no legal right to remain on the property.”

“Air conditioning … is no longer a luxury in an era of climate-driven, change-driven temperature increases,” says one expert about the urgent need.

Rising interest rates and fierce competition are pushing many potential homeowners out of the market.

The long-standing problem is rooted in racial discrimination. Homes in primarily Black neighborhoods are undervalued by an average of nearly $26,000.

Congress finds four companies appeared to have a strategy to get tenants to leave during the pandemic.

The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas ordered the encampment’s end last Friday. Law enforcement is expected to break it up in the coming days.

The homestead exemption increases to $80,000, but not everyone will benefit the same. Over 130,000 property owners are still slated to pay more in property taxes.

A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers.

“We wanted this project to feel like Frankford, to be about Frankford, and be for Frankford,” said City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sanchez.

Bank of America has invested $1 million in a CHOP program that offers exterior repairs to homes in West Philadelphia.

City officials expect the additional money to be used up quickly, and help roughly 2,600 households.

An in-person hearing is slated to take place Friday at City Hall.

CARES Act funds kept more people off the street, but also led to some renters struggling through lapses in housing inspections.