Housing
‘We are mom, dad, everything’: Helping former foster kids find a home
West End Neighborhood House has 23 homes for ex-foster children and is building room for 10 more young adults. The agency is also creating a drop-in center.
5 years ago
Listen 1:30Philly Councilmembers intro bill to change a developer-friendly housing incentive
Councilmembers Maria Quiñones-Sánchez and Jamie Gauthier have introduced a bill to change Philadelphia’s mixed-income housing bonus.
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Philly to launch loan fund for Black and brown affordable housing developers
Seeded with roughly $11 million in city funds, the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund aims to finance Black and brown developers to build affordable housing.
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It’s harder than ever to buy a house, and bidding wars keep breaking out
A record low supply of homes for sale and strong demand from buyers are sending home prices to record levels and frustrating homebuyers who keep getting outbid.
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Can moving to lower-poverty neighborhoods help kids long term? HUD awards Chester $3.5M to find out
The funding is part of an effort by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to study whether changing a child's zip code can improve their life in the long term.
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Montco’s housing affordability study has arrived. Here are some of the findings.
It comes after more than two years of collaboration, interviews, and data collection conducted by an inter-departmental coalition of Montco leaders.
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When the pandemic ends, Philly must retain eviction prevention
Lauren P. McKenna, Catherine Carr, and Joseph A. Sullivan urge the city to invest $3 million in eviction prevention funding to contain the housing crisis.
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Philly’s development director says proposed city budget threatens Land Bank operations
Philadelphia’s Land Bank is the city’s primary vehicle for assembling parcels for developments and a tool for generating affordable housing.
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Councilmember Jamie Gauthier opposes 48th and Chester ‘poop building’
Councilmember Jamie Gauthier released a statement opposing plans for a proposed West Philly apartment building that had sparked controversial research.
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This week; getting Delaware residents legal protection when evicted, a preview of the Pa. primary, and combating bee population decline.
Air Date: May 10, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:45After court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal help
Housing advocates say that without the moratorium the only thing standing between tenants and eviction is the more than $50 billion in aid the federal government has promised.
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New push to help Delaware renters get legal counsel in eviction hearings
While most landlords in Delaware have lawyers, just 2% of renters have any legal counsel when being evicted. Some state lawmakers want to change that.
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Police clear PATCO encampment as City Council challenges Philly’s homeless strategy
Philadelphia’s top homelessness official defended the city’s strategy for housing people in need and pointed to long-term funding challenges.
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A ‘progressive’ approach to taxing land gains traction in Philly Council
After years of drama over unfair property taxes, Council considers a land tax that advocates believe could lower assessments for some property owners.
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Philadelphia man charged with stealing 14 homes through deed theft
Such fraud is fueled by a white-hot real estate market, said Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Esack, with the office’s Economic Crimes unit.
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