Housing

New Jersey’s top environmental regulator said its floodplain property buyback program “definitely needs expansion” to help mitigate the effects of climate change.

It's the latest example of racial inequities in the housing sector, a well-documented phenomenon that has led to lower rates of homeownership among Black and Latino families.

“The House That She Built” is based on a real house in Utah constructed entirely by women.

Council President Darrell Clarke aims to reduce use of a policy that gives the right to construct larger buildings in exchange for funding affordable units.

A coalition of community organizations contend some of the city’s vacant land should go to them rather than to private developers.

P.O.C. hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents were reacting to the news that federal unemployment benefits expired a week after the eviction moratorium.

An effort to save and preserve housing stock in Philadelphia is moving ahead with $400 million in funding over the next four years.

HUD disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.

The N.J. law would take effect on Jan. 1 and official rules are now up for public discussion.

Days after Ida’s remnants walloped the Philadelphia region, homeowners are beginning to assess in earnest the damage the unusual storm wrought.

In a region where affordable housing is scarce, resettlement agencies are asking landlords to offer up empty apartments.

Millions of Americans are getting priced out of ownership or stuck spending the bulk of their income on rent.

States have begun to ramp up the amount of rental assistance reaching tenants, but there are still millions of families facing eviction who haven't gotten help.

The public housing agency, which employs over 1,200 staffers, will be the first public housing agency in Pennsylvania to require vaccinations.

Millions could find themselves homeless after the Supreme Court overturned a federal eviction moratorium but in Philly, some tenants will be protected.