Housing
Society Hill residents lose zoning fight against high-rise, may challenge plan in court
Philadelphia neighbors lose zoning appeal against 31-story apartment tower in Society Hill.
5 years ago
Heavy student loan debt forces many millennials to delay buying homes
Homeownership rates for people ages 24 to 32 dropped nearly 9 percentage points between 2005 and 2014 — effectively driving down homeownership rates overall.
5 years ago
Philly officials to face Council scrutiny on faulty property assessments
Philadelphia’s Office of Property Assessment faces scrutiny from City Council over audits finding inaccurate property value assessments.
5 years ago
Zoning the American Dream: Where Philly fits in the debate over affordable housing
Cities like Minneapolis are considering eliminating single-family zoning as a way to make housing more affordable. Here's why Philly isn't following suit.
Air Date: January 29, 2019
Listen 12:51Philadelphia Land Bank reform introduced as fix for troubled sales process
In the wake of property flip fracas, Maria Quiñones-Sanchez introduces a bill to reform the Philadelphia Land Bank.
5 years ago
HUD Secretary Carson: Leaders need to ‘take your ego out of it’ and end shutdown
A HUD spokesperson said Carson is referring to Congressional leaders, which would include Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
5 years ago
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5 years ago
City gets behind ‘good cause’ eviction law, but with some reservations about next steps
The “good cause” eviction bill requiring landlords to have a reason — such as non-payment of rent — for ending a month-to-month lease.
5 years ago
Why so few of Philly’s homeless Latinos use shelters, get city services
Latinos make up nearly 15% of Philly's population and form its poorest minority group — 38 percent live in poverty, according to census data.
5 years ago
Philly judge makes $135,000 gaming city land sales
A judge played the city’s land sale process to flip a publicly owned lot for a windfall, again calling into question city’s process for appraising and selling its land.
5 years ago
Three reasons why Philadelphia won’t follow Minneapolis’s ban on single-family zoning
In December, Minneapolis City Council voted for the ban to confront a growing affordability crisis and longstanding patterns of racial segregation.
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‘Spring Arts’ remake dogged by tenant complaints, code violations
Tenants are complaining of mistreatment at the hands of the biggest landowner in a burgeoning warehouse district northeast of Center City Philadelphia.
5 years ago
Amid controversy, homeless shelter in Wilmington fights to keep offering beds
Residents are worried what will happen to them if the shelter closes. The state doesn't seem to trust the shelter after a fiscal mismanagement investigation.
5 years ago
Homeless for the holidays: Some colleges keep needy students on campus
Colleges are becoming more sensitive to the needs of students who lack stable housing.
5 years ago
Listen 4:24Spoiler alert: Philly City Council’s season of housing and development reform, recapped
The fall 2018 council session ended with a landmark victory — Helen Gym’s Fair Work Week bill. But most of the bills they considered don’t receive that kind of attention.
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