Real Estate

The community’s longstanding goal to cap the Vine Street Expressway now has official backing.

The iconic Police Administration Building will soon be vacant. Its future will be informed by a public engagement process expected to stir painful memories of its past.

Behemoth developments in residential communities destroy the fabric that has held people together over generations.

Philly was one of the first cities to grant jurisdiction to an appointed board. Some residents are left frustrated by the process, while other neighborhoods work around it.

The long-standing problem is rooted in racial discrimination. Homes in primarily Black neighborhoods are undervalued by an average of nearly $26,000.

A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers.

A 611-unit residential development, a new hotel, and more life sciences buildings are in the 20-year blueprint for the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia.

The Mantua property was renovated after sitting abandoned for a decade.

Wilmington approved the city’s first property tax hike in five years, but Mayor Mike Purzycki says it doesn’t do enough to raise revenue and could lead to layoffs.

Inspectors descended on Adams Street after a brick wall collapsed between two of seven buildings owned by landlord A.J. Pokorny.

About 20% of homeowners are appealing after Philly’s first assessment in several years shows some big increases in property values.

The money from the city’s Division of Housing and Community Development will help first-time buyers with a down payment or closing costs.

The cost of renting in Philadelphia is lower than many other major cities, but over half of tenants are “cost-burdened.”

Should City Council have say over who’s on the Zoning Board of Adjustment? And should it be larger, with specific types of people on it?

The tax levied on the sale of property went to 4% in 2017. That’s $12,000 on a $300,000 home. Proponents of the bill want to return the tax to 3%.