Topic: Housing
What to Watch for in 2026 …
More PG movie-going, better rent deals … and more vibe-y New Year predictions for cities
By Diana Lind
Housing for the Homeless Shouldn’t Be a Competition
Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street — often in ways that feel arbitrary to those waiting
By Pelle G. Tracey
The Fight for Philly’s Front Doors
Corporate investors are scooping up one in four homes for sale in Philadelphia, locking out individual bidders. Can ordinary citizens still afford to own a piece of their own city?
By Courtney DuChene
What Mamdani’s Election Can Teach Us About Housing
New York’s Mayor-elect proved that affordability is a top priority for voters. Can American cities make rents lower and also build more housing?
By Bruce Katz, Michael Saadine and Josh Humphries
Ali Velshi Explains Why Housing Affordability is So Bad
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member delves into the deregulation that made a handful of firms rich and destroyed housing affordability for the overwhelming majority of Americans
By Ali Velshi
States — Not Cities — Are Solving The Housing Crisis
Ideas from around the country that Pennsylvania should steal to create more homes for more people
By Diana Lind
Mayor Parker, Here’s How to Build More H.O.M.E.s
Don’t just spend money, recycle it with a new revolving construction loan fund like they have in Atlanta, Chicago and Chattanooga
By Jon Geeting
The Key To PA’s Power in D.C.?
The state is on track to lose another Congressional seat in 2030 if we don’t stanch our population drain. Could the solution be … more housing?
By Jon Geeting
The Incredible Shrinking Housing Plan?
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s signature program, H.O.M.E., will build far fewer dwellings than she once promised. Will it solve the problems that need solving?
By Malcolm Burnley
Is Philadelphia’s Revival at Risk?
The 10-year tax abatement spurred the city’s growth. But recent policies may threaten that progress
By Tobias Peter
