Housing

Deed recordings must now be done online in Philly and outlying counties. But some suburban and rural jurisdictions aren’t set up for the shift.

Construction workers and developers say the shutdown could imperil projects. One developer has already sued the state for more time to close sites.

Mayor Jim Kenney denounced those who would first look after their own financial interests over the greater public good during the current public health crisis.

The news came hours after local officials moved forward with a long-planned effort to clear a homeless encampment in the tunnels beneath the Center City convention center.

As school resources shut down, vulnerable low-income students are being left behind.

The coronavirus has caught up to Philadelphia’s construction and development industry, dealing a blow to a boom that created tens of thousands of jobs.

Despite what Trump said this week, most renters, many of whom just lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, will not be eligible for eviction protections.

Coronavirus will disrupt Philadelphia’s real estate market but each sector will feel the impact differently.

Philadelphia has seen a big increase in renters in recent years. But Bridesburg, a neighborhood of mostly white homeowners in Northeast Philly, is trying to keep renters out.

The Homeowners Association of Philadelphia encouraged its membership to embrace the court’s two-week stay of evictions and be lenient with tenants.

This week: Helen Gym talks housing protections in a pandemic, WHYY reporters talk coronavirus in the city, and the state of the 76ers amidst the chaos.

Philadelphia's municipal courts' will not execute any evictions for the next two weeks, starting Monday, March 16, in response to the spreading coronavirus pandemic. 

As coronavirus continues its spread, city officials are considering a moratorium on evictions, foreclosures, residential tax liens, and utility cut-offs.

The idea of giving citizens a monthly basic income has come up on the presidential campaign trail. Now, Philly wants to try it as a way to lift some residents out of poverty.

Mayor Jim Kenney’s office is preparing a no-strings-attached cash aid program alongside a rental voucher program.