Housing
A Philadelphia project hopes to harness the legal system to put negligent landlords on notice
The pilot is designed to help low-income renters whose homes need noncosmetic repairs.
10 months ago
Listen 4:16Tiny homes in Georgetown, Delaware aim to redefine ‘affordability’
A 20-home project is just the beginning. The Little Living housing effort is expanding, with eyes set on Milford.
10 months ago
Listen 1:23Philly’s zoning board may gain leverage to hold private developers more accountable
A bill moving through City Council would require developers to legally commit to creating affordable housing they’ve promised the community.
10 months ago
Listen 1:11Montgomery County clears hurdle for new Norristown homeless shelter
The Norristown Zoning Hearing Board approved the county’s zoning variance request for a shelter on DeKalb Street that will provide wraparound services to up to 50 people.
10 months ago
Listen 0:56Philly ballot measure would send more dollars to city fund for affordable housing
Supporters say the measure closes a loophole created by an incentive program designed to create more affordable housing in the city.
10 months ago
Listen 1:17The mayor wants Council to adopt her Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative in tandem with the city’s next budget. Lawmakers will put their $.02 in before that happens.
10 months ago
Built in the 1990s, Philadelphia’s Kings Highway Apartments comprises 27 buildings along Frankford Avenue. Odin Properties bought and renovated them last year.
10 months ago
Listen 1:08Developing the Philly suburbs: NIMBYs, YIMBYs and you
We look at the housing affordability problem in the Philadelphia region. Researchers say we need a building boom to drive supply up and prices down.
Air Date: May 1, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 52:33Mayor Parker exploring 100% tax abatement for Philly properties in underinvested communities
The proposal may violate state law. It comes as the administration seeks to expand the city’s housing supply amid an ongoing crisis.
11 months ago
Listen 1:07The affordable housing complex is gone, but a new development will rise in its place following a legal settlement with the city.
11 months ago
Listen 1:14Trump administration’s AmeriCorps cuts delay storm recovery projects for Philly homeowners
A group of young volunteers was working to repair several Philly-area homes when the Trump administration halted their work a week early.
11 months ago
Listen 1:21Las casas “de bolsillo” están diseñadas para ser una solución más asequible, enfocada en la comunidad, para contrarrestar la crisis de vivienda en el norte de Delaware.
11 months ago
The $6.3 billion plan is designed to help address Philadelphia's deepening affordable housing crisis.
11 months ago
Listen 1:15Short-term rentals in Wilmington are in the crosshairs as city officials work to solve the affordable housing crisis.
11 months ago
Girl is killed and her sister is missing after a fire destroys several Millville, New Jersey homes
The fire's heat was so intense that it melted part of a fire truck and a parked car.
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