Housing

The $6.3 billion plan is designed to help address Philadelphia's deepening affordable housing crisis.

Short-term rentals in Wilmington are in the crosshairs as city officials work to solve the affordable housing crisis.

The fire's heat was so intense that it melted part of a fire truck and a parked car.

City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke is set to introduce a legislative package designed to protect tenants and hold landlords accountable.

The “one-stop-shop” program that coordinates home repair, energy efficiency and solar for low-income homeowners could be at risk.

The legislation is designed to make it easier for developers to build homes in certain sections of the city.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority has committed to rehabbing and renting the properties, but an anti-blight nonprofit could end up with them instead.

About 4,500 Philadelphia residents could lose access to their water, according to city officials — an 80% drop in potential water shutoffs compared to pre-pandemic times.

A Philly developer says affordable housing can be built quickly, but delays in acquiring land can derail city efforts to do more.

Monday’s address provided the first substantive details of the administration’s Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.

The public agency’s board of directors approved an agreement with the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office on Saturday.

Opponents argue the changes would overwhelm the city’s zoning board while supporters hope it would curb nuisance businesses in Philadelphia neighborhoods.

A N.J. Assembly committee approved bills to give residents better access to affordable housing information, and keep renters from getting evicted.

The class-action complaint calls on Odin Properties to make Bentley Manor safe and repay tenants who unlawfully paid rent.

Unlike other big cities, rental properties are not inspected proactively. Amid an affordable housing crisis, advocates say that’s putting low-income tenants at risk.