Housing

Lawmaker’s proposal would provide $50,000 to make home repairs and weatherization improvements to help Pennsylvanians stay in their homes.

The HUD funds will support existing programs working to provide housing and other assistance through the city’s Office of Housing Services.

Council President Clarke originally held up the resolution needed to build six homes after hearing neighborhood complaints about parking.

The small borough in Salem County, N.J. hopes properties sold at auction will be added back to the tax rolls while generating some money to plan future projects.

The $250 million program helped 39,000 in Philly stay in their homes and prevent an eviction to show on their record for future rentals.

City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson and others aim to educate Philadelphians on how to find out if a title is tangled, and provide resources to fix it.

Ofo Ezeugwu created ‘Whose Your Landlord’ in 2013 after talking to fellow students about their experiences living in and around the university.

The owner of an affordable rental project in University City wants to sell the property, and is going to court over a just-passed City Council bill to ban the sale.

Al’s Heart Warming Center, which has 36 beds for men and women experiencing homelessness, was denied approval to continue operation.

Thousands of homes will be built under Philadelphia’s Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. A Council bill proposes purchase preference for municipal workers.

Under the governor’s proposal, the state would see the number of New Jerseyans eligible for property tax rebates more than triple.

The money is expected to last two weeks and help hundreds of households.

A report from the Center City District says city living remained attractive during the pandemic with continued robust construction and rapid home sales.

If signed into law, property owners would be required to prepare and execute a rat abatement plan before demolishing or fully rehabbing a building.

Efforts to end homelessness in Philadelphia got a half-million-dollar boost from a group founded by business and hospitality professionals.