Housing
A basketball phenom and Fairmount’s ‘mayor’: Philly grieves children lost to fire
Basketball coach Andre Wright remembers Destiny McDonald and Quintien Tate-McDonald as team players with talents that will be missed in the community.
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The Fairmount fire and a grieving community
A fire in a Philadelphia rowhouse killed 12 people - eight of them children - this week. We'll talk about the investigation, the devastation, the families and the community.
Air Date: January 7, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Philadelphia Housing Authority CEO Kelvin Jeremiah said the deadly fire that engulfed a PHA apartment highlights the need for investment in public housing.
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PHA owns thousands of other rowhouses like the one that burned in Fairmount
The housing authority has a huge portfolio of so-called “scatter sites,” which were long neglected.
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Philly is on track to build a record number of apartments in 2022, analyst says
As rental construction surges in Philadelphia, home prices are expected to level out in the new year. That’s good news for people seeking to buy.
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Telling an honest story: Montco will count the number of people experiencing homelessness
The count will include people in emergency shelters or transitional housing, and those staying in hotel rooms paid for by the county since Hurricane Ida.
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Thousands of households set to lose protections as N.J. eviction moratorium ends Jan. 1
Thousands of New Jersey households will lose eviction protections that have been in place since the start of the pandemic.
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Philly’s housing politics shifted in 2021. Here’s what to watch for in 2022
From affordable housing mandates to new funding for construction in neighborhoods, Philadelphia passed measures that will influence development in the new year.
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‘It is not too late’: Pa. residents affected by Hurricane Ida can still receive FEMA aid
FEMA extended its application deadline to Jan. 10 for individuals and businesses in Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties.
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Why is West Philly trading 70 affordable homes for a parking lot?
Opinion writer Will Tung argues against the inclusion of a parking lot in a development proposed for his West Philadelphia neighborhood.
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First families move into newly rehabbed homes in North Philly
The homes are part of an agreement the Philadelphia Housing Authority reached last October with members of a homeless encampment.
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Delaware lawmakers push ‘Bill of Rights’ for individuals experiencing homelessness
Delaware to consider a bill to create an avenue for people experiencing homelessness to file grievances when their rights are infringed upon.
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Council passed a bill that requires affordable units be included in large residential developments in parts of North, West, and Northeast Philadelphia where rents are rising.
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Report: Black people are 3 times more likely to be rejected for a mortgage in Philadelphia
A new analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reveals that mortgage lenders continue to favor white applicants over Black applicants.
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Philly’s eviction diversion program takes step to outlast the pandemic that inspired it
Philadelphia City Council is one step closer to enacting legislation that would make permanent the city’s emergency eviction diversion program.
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