Housing

Gym introduced a bill on Thursday that would guarantee free legal representation for renters under 200 percent of federal poverty guideline, or $33,820 for a household of two.

Main Line developers helped the Community College of Philadelphia build the Hamilton, now leasing in Center City.

The building will include a green roof and 54 underground parking spaces, as well as four electric vehicle charging stations.

The 52 new dwellings rising at 1208 Chestnut St. in Center City come as the eastern portion of Center City densifies and redevelops.

With bipartisan accord, N.J. lawmakers have crafted laws to help homeowners caught in the foreclosure crisis. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the legislation into law on Monday.

Housing costs are growing for low-income renters but not higher-income renters and homeowners, worsening income inequality in the Philadelphia region and nationally.

A new program launched by Thomas Jefferson University, Drexel and Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia is helping seniors live independently in their homes.

Philadelphia’s tax break for new construction has become a rallying cry among the 46 City Council candidates that will be on the primary ballot in May.

Pew’s ‘State of the City’ report reads like Philly’s annual physical, clocking growth, successes, and struggles over the past 10 years.

Illegal construction has already damaged more Philly houses in 2019 than in prior years — three to date compared to one or two incidents in a typical year.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is suing social media giant Facebook for allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act.

We used to have it — and housing advocates are pushing for a return.

One year ago, a family died in a Philadelphia rooming house fire. City officials promised reform. Nothing has changed.

A deadly house fire at an illegal rooming house in North Philadelphia last March had city officials calling for reform. But one year later, nothing has changed.

According to New Jersey state officials, there are 20,000 active foreclosure cases currently making their way through the courts.