Housing

The department is working to get more customers connected to aid if they need it and changed the shutoff trigger from $150 to $1,000.

Rents in Philadelphia are rising and could go higher with the average 31% property tax increase coming next year.

Residents plan to hold more events to spread the word about the situation as they enter week two of the encampment.

Launched in 2019, the Restore Repair Renew program offers low-interest loans to homeowners who need to make major fixes to their properties.

Tonie Willis, the founder of Ardella’s House, spoke with WHYY’s Cherri Gregg about barriers facing women post-incarceration, and how society can better support their re-entry.

Housing activists have formed a camp on the grounds of an affordable housing complex that’s slated to close. The owners are weighing their options.

The property at stake is known as the UC Townhomes, and it’s in the continually-gentrifying University City area.

Pennsylvanians will soon be able to get state assistance to pay for home repairs, thanks to a new program that lawmakers passed as part of the state budget.

The organization that runs a popular heater hotline in Philly is launching a new fund, to pay for hot water heater replacements.

Nearly 80% of homeowners in Philly are currently enrolled in the city’s Homestead Exemption program. All of them will see their property values cut by $80,000.

The Neighborhood Preservation Initiative will give buying preference to Philly municipal workers looking to become homeowners for the first time.

Eligible applicants can get up to $40,000 to pay their delinquent mortgage, property taxes, water and sewer bills, and condominium fees.

From 2017 to 2020, the Point in Time count showed a decrease of only 48 people in Chesco’s homeless population. Over the last two years, that number has dropped by 120.

A 611-unit residential development, a new hotel, and more life sciences buildings are in the 20-year blueprint for the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia.

The Mantua property was renovated after sitting abandoned for a decade.