Topic: Housing

A nonprofit that recruits volunteers to repair homes is strengthening the physical, social, and economic infrastructure of Philly’s neighborhoods

Better public transit access provides higher property values, and more incentive to build much-needed housing. That should be a wake-up call on the need to fund SEPTA

Drexel’s Metro Finance head looks back at a national hero and truly presidential leader (and a select delicious dessert) to make sense of what we need in this radical moment

The dream of owning a home doesn’t have to remain out of reach for underserved Philadelphians, argues Citadel Credit Union’s CEO

Mayor Parker promised 30,000 new affordable homes, but her H.O.M.E. plan mostly focuses instead on rehabbing existing houses — and relies on skeptical members of City Council to move forward

The housing trend changes year by year — but "adult dorms" are still a thing

The new plan lays out an ambitious array of changes to speed up the building of new affordable housing in Philly

Former mayors Kasim Reed of Atlanta and Michael Nutter of Philly talk with Drexel’s Bruce Katz about the local solutions to our affordable housing crisis

The Economy League’s latest pitch competition seeks ideas on how to close the racial wealth gap, with $50,000 going to the winner

Dozens of proposed new homes are sitting in limbo because City Council won’t release City-owned properties for affordable development