Housing

People leaving the protest encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway are moving to new homes, some of them squats elsewhere in the city.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

It’s back to the drawing board for city lawmakers trying to force landlords to make repairs to dilapidated rental homes in Wilmington.

Philadelphia’s City Council wants to fund a $400 million anti-poverty program with a construction tax — and an old-fashioned horse-trade.

Most of the camp’s now approximately 80 occupants will move into city shelters or shared housing until the agreed-upon permanent housing is available.

The legislation, which passed unanimously earlier this month, would have limited development in the area to just 65 feet, or about six stories.

After months of delay caused by a protest encampment and years of anticipation, PHA broke ground on retail and housing set to create hundreds of jobs.

The tent settlement will disband this week. The city and PHA will transfer 50 vacant properties into a community land trust established by encampment residents.

Landlords will no longer be required to forgive all payments owed in return for accepting state aid, which is capped at $750, much lower than average rent in many areas.