Housing

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.

Montgomery County will collect community feedback before recovery act plans are finalized by County commissioners in August.

Wilmington City Council approves plan to offer vacant homes in West Center City to graduates of the city’s Jumpstart training program.

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.