
Real Estate
Most Philly homeowners will see a property tax increase in 2025
The increase follows a reassessment of 580,000 properties throughout the city.
6 months ago
Listen 1:17Neighbors want to see Philly’s Logan Triangle redeveloped. Will it ever happen?
The city posted a new request for proposal in October but decided not to select a developer for the infamous site.
7 months ago
Listen 4:16Philly’s historic Mount Vernon cemetery could be yours for $1 million
Cemetery volunteers are working to make the urban forest open to families with loved ones buried there. It will be a long road ahead.
7 months ago
Listen 1:30A Camden program is helping lower-wage earners become homeowners
An organization founded by a priest in Camden, NJ is giving lower-income wage-earners a chance to become homeowners.
7 months ago
Walt D’Alessio, the head of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority and Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp., died at his home at the age of 90.
7 months ago
Philly City Council passes Land Bank acquisition bill considered key to garden land security
Advocates say the bill preserves an important tool for protecting garden land from development.
9 months ago
Listen 1:08A ‘significant opportunity’: Philly NAACP backs Sixers’ arena proposal for Center City
Tuesday’s announcement featured cheerleaders, a drill team and the franchise’s mascot.
9 months ago
Looking for a home in the Philly area this spring? Good luck
Prospective homebuyers still face an uphill battle finding a house in the Philly area. High prices and mortgage rates continue to be a burden.
10 months ago
Listen 9:34Philly’s housing market takes center stage during ‘Bridging Blocks’ event
About a dozen residents participated in Thursday’s discussion inside the Walnut Street West Library in University City.
10 months ago
Philly remains a city of homeowners amid sharp drop in residential property sales
Pew’s latest “State of the City” report shows the homeownership rate is still above 50% even as an inventory crisis crunches the housing market.
10 months ago
Listen 0:49A former Harrowgate textile mill gets new life as an apartment building
Collins Lofts is the third redevelopment Odin Properties has completed in the North Philly neighborhood.
10 months ago
Investors pour $1B into Delaware River waterfront projects over 10 years
There’s a steady pipeline of projects planned along the Philly waterfront — including apartments, retail and a public park — even though one developer paused mid-construction.
10 months ago
Listen 1:11‘A little undercooked’: Sixers arena plan gets another icy reception from design panel
Nearly 50 people weighed in during the all-day hearing. The overwhelming majority had lingering concerns with the team’s updated plan.
11 months ago
Listen 0:58Philly City Council probes blight-busting law with hopes of change
Since its enactment in 2008, critics say Act 135 has harmed property owners in vulnerable city neighborhoods.
11 months ago
Phillies partner with Comcast Spectacor for Sports Complex development in South Philadelphia
Phase 1 the $2.5 billion overhaul was announced last month, and proposed plans for Phase 2 accompanied the announcement from the Phillies.
11 months ago