Housing

City Council’s housing committee advanced the legislation after months of negotiations with the mayor’s administration and landlord advocates.

Mortgage rates dropped below 6% last week for the first time in years, a sign that some economists believe will trigger a more active and competitive housing market.

The proposed City Council bills could benefit renters afraid of speaking out about their living conditions, fair housing advocates say.

Delaware Governor Matt Meyer joins us for this February episode to address top issues like rising energy costs, the homelessness crisis, and property reassessment.

Residents have formed a preservation project to stomp out gentrification and put Whitesboro back on the historic map.

The program started in November 2023. The majority of the cases were for clients who were below the federal poverty level.

The 20-bed facility at 1107 E. Main St. is “designed to get residents off the street and back on a stable path,” Montgomery County Commissioner Jamila Winder said.

Independent landlords argue the measure removes a critical tool for evicting problematic tenants, but housing advocates aren’t buying it.

The median price of a home in the Garden State last year was more than $500,000, recent data shows.

The plan is part of Shapiro’s budget pitch and includes a $1 billion proposal, renter protections, zoning reforms and a strategy to tackle rising housing costs statewide.

The 40-unit property, on the border with the Belmont section of West Philadelphia, is expected to open in a couple months.

The bill refunds the realty transfer tax to the rightful homeowner instead of the thief who has been convicted of stealing the property.

For decades, the site — 35 acres of grassy lots where 1,000 rowhomes once stood — has sat empty. Parker’s proposal could change that, but residents are wary.

The request came during the fourth and final budget address of the governor’s first term. He is calling for a total of $53.2 billion in spending.

The legislative hurdle was cleared after intense pressure from Mayor Cherelle Parker opposing the changes to the H.O.M.E initiative's first phase.