Housing
The measure, now moving through Philadelphia City Council, would exclude certain subsidized rental developments.
9 months ago
New analysis finds evidence of racial bias in Philadelphia home appraisals
Researchers analyzed valuations completed for home purchases and applications to refinance.
9 months ago
Listen 1:27Harrowgate affordable housing project will transform industrial lot
The development from Odin Properties in North Philadelphia is the company’s first government-backed project.
10 months ago
A new study shows the PHLHousing+ program is reducing evictions and homelessness among participating families. It’s unclear if the pilot will become permanent.
10 months ago
Los propietarios de viviendas del condado de New Castle están molestos porque sus impuestos aumentan mientras que los de algunas grandes empresas caen.
10 months ago
Large-scale apartment building on track to replace former Hoa Binh Plaza
The project is part of a broader movement away from the industrial heritage of Philly’s Washington Avenue corridor.
10 months ago
Listen 1:091 person hurt in partial collapse of North Philadelphia home
A woman in her 80s had lived at the North Philly home for most of her life. She made it out of the collapse unharmed.
10 months ago
The debate was sharpest in the state House, where members accused each other of grandstanding.
10 months ago
Listen 1:05Philadelphia’s most demolished street and what happens after the houses are gone
West Monmouth used to be a cobblestone street so clean you could eat off it, according to Lawrence West. Now almost 40% of the street’s houses are gone.
10 months ago
New workforce housing in East Mt. Airy would serve ‘forgotten missing middle’
The project from TierView Development needs zoning approval before construction can start.
11 months ago
Homeowners push back against a wave of new historic districts
Critics argue the Historical Commission’s work harms economic development, increases home upkeep costs.
11 months ago
New Castle County homeowners are crying foul after residential taxes rise while tax bills for some major companies fall.
11 months ago
Listen 1:10Limited assistance plagues Delawareans seeking utility assistance. But new laws could help avoid shutoffs.
11 months ago
Listen 3:17Home sales are down. So why are prices at an all-time high?
Those with equity in a home can trade up more easily, while many first-time homebuyers are still stuck on the sidelines.
11 months ago
A private developer wants to sell his vast portfolio. City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier is pushing for the city to buy it.
11 months ago
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