Housing

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.

About 20% of homeowners are appealing after Philly’s first assessment in several years shows some big increases in property values.

L&I has declared the property structurally unsound. The homeowner has 30 days to demolish or repair the home.

The money from the city’s Division of Housing and Community Development will help first-time buyers with a down payment or closing costs.

The cost of renting in Philadelphia is lower than many other major cities, but over half of tenants are “cost-burdened.”

While some Lambertville residents are hopeful that a $50 million federal investment into New Jersey’s Blue Acres program will help, others hope more will come.

Authorities charged that Christopher Lukacs repeatedly filed false paperwork to justify charging higher rents than he was permitted under federal rules.

The federal rental aid program expects to distribute the rest of its money this summer. Some cities have already run out, pushing eviction filings higher than before.