
Housing
33 affordable rental homes named for Point Breeze hero Mamie Nichols break ground
Built on formerly vacant city lots, the housing will be earmarked for families earning less than $50,000 and veterans.
4 years ago
‘Swamp Hotel’ bought by New Castle County for $19.5M to serve homeless people
The remote hotel near wetlands off I-95 south of Wilmington led to struggles attracting guests. The county snapped it up at auction using federal coronavirus relief money.
4 years ago
Listen 2:32Philadelphia courts pauses most evictions until end of the year
Landlord groups say the hold on evictions is tantamount to stealing from property owners.
4 years ago
This election reveals why Philadelphia’s neighborhoods need a construction impact tax
A construction impact tax could support small businesses, job growth and affordable housing for those who need it the most in Philadelphia.
4 years ago
Landlords want city to extend deadline to apply for rental assistance as eviction crisis looms
The program offers tenants up to $1,500 a month for rental assistance for six months, and homeowners can get $1,000 a month for six months.
4 years ago
Millions in Pa. pandemic mortgage relief may go unclaimed by Nov. 4 deadline
Republican leaders in Harrisburg refused to vote on a fix for the CARES Act program.
4 years ago
For Camden tenants already living in scary conditions, fatal fire is final insult
The three-alarm fire claimed the lives of Roberto Romero and Luis Silva. For Cra-West residents, the fire also exposed living conditions that made them feel unsafe.
5 years ago
‘I was by myself’: Parkway encampment down to last few residents
People leaving the protest encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway are moving to new homes, some of them squats elsewhere in the city.
5 years ago
9 rehabbed homes and a test of radical housing activism are coming to this block
Agency officials hope the new residents will occupy the homes by the end of the year — a fast timeline warranted by a growing affordability crisis compounded by the pandemic.
5 years ago
Listen 1:45Skipped mortgage payments brought relief to N.J. homeowners, but for some the help is running out
The mortgage forbearance program allows homeowners to skip payments for 90 days, but some are told they have to pay up in a lump sum.
5 years ago
Listen 4:23Mayor Kenney’s first 2020 veto reversed in win for Society Hill Civic
Council overrode the veto despite objections from critics who said the regulations set the city back on efforts to create housing and reduce car use.
5 years ago
Senate GOP halts fixes for Pa.’s troubled rent relief program, surprising even their own
The state House unanimously passed long-awaited changes Monday, but Senate leadership refused to advance it, leaving many landlords and families on the financial brink.
5 years ago
Saving suburbia? Why housing is a hot topic in the 2020 election
Trump talks about keeping low-income housing out while Biden vows to help more families afford housing. Here’s what their promises mean for the region.
5 years ago
Philly Council pushes to extend protections for renters amid COVID surge
A battery of expiring Philadelphia renter protections may be extended by City Council — but with more stringent eligibility requirements, if some groups have their way.
5 years ago
A historic deal on affordable housing in Philly
City and federal housing officials struck a historic deal with organizers of Philly's homeless encampments. How far will it go in fixing Philly's affordable housing crisis?
Air Date: October 20, 2020
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