Housing

A new voluntary inclusionary zoning bill is projected to bring $18 million to the Housing Trust over the next five years.

Redlining has shaped Philadelphia dramatically, affecting not only the city’s demographics and widespread inequality, but also its psychology.

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Lydia Adorno and her family came from Manatí, a municipality in the northern coast of Puerto Rico. They now have a row home in NW Philly.

Activists say the plan would be a step forward in the state’s slow recovery from the foreclosure crisis.

Housing advocates fear the law will do far more harm than good — to homeowners and legal tenants.

The administration and Council came to an agreement to officially kill the 1 percent construction tax.

Speculative development is on the rise in Philadelphia with many neighborhoods on the cusp of rapid gentrification.

For the mayor’s proposal to move forward, the construction tax’s sponsors would have to recall the construction tax bill on Thursday, Sept 13.

The new affordable-housing is a five-phase, $125 million development partially funded by a $30 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant from HUD.

A housing plan introduced by Philadelphia planning czar Anne Fadullon Wednesday calls for producing and preserving a combined 100,000 units over the next 10 years.  

There were still 1,032 families living in hotels in 27 states and Puerto Rico. In Pennsylvania, only 21 families are still in hotels.

Homes exposed to rising seas are selling for about seven percent less than similar properties.

A new national study calls the country’s housing choice voucher program — formerly known as Section 8 — 'daunting' for low-income residents hoping to leave poverty behind.