Topic: Housing

The Virus and the City: Keeping Parasitic Capital Away from Our Homes
Corporate investment disproportionately affected Black families’ ability to buy a house, the single most important component of wealth in the US. Drexel’s Metro Finance head lays out what we must do to fix this
By Bruce Katz and Lori Bamberger
A Major Pocketbook Issue
New property assessments out today could significantly raise taxes next year for Philadelphia homeowners. Philly 3.0’s engagement director on what the City can do to ease the burden
By Jon Geeting
Business for Good: BirdWatch/birdSEED
Real estate entrepreneur Lisa Wise turns first-time Washington, D.C. homebuyers into homeowners with no-strings-attached microgrants — and plans to do the same in Philly
By Courtney DuChene
A Housing Bonanza for Philly
City permits for new housing made up 50 percent of all permits released statewide. That’s good news economically and politically.
By Jon Geeting
Why Won’t Darrell Clarke Support Affordable Housing?
The Council president, with buy-in from colleagues, blocked the transfer of city land to low-income housing nonprofit Habitat for Humanity in order to maintain a parking lot. Where are his progressive principles now?
By Jon Geeting
Guest Commentary: Vote “Yes” to More Housing Trust Funds
Ballot Question #4 this fall asks Philly voters to approve more money for affordable housing. The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations says it’s what we need now.
By Rick Sauer and Maria Gonzalez
Guest Commentary: The Answer to Our Housing Crisis
A building industry official contends City Council’s proposal for “inclusionary housing” will make it harder to increase Philly's stock of affordable homes. But, he says, there is a solution: Building on public land
By Mo Rushdy
How Deliberate Planning Can Make Housing Fairer in Philly
Mayor Kenney has the chance to shape housing policy for years to come through the City’s next Comprehensive Plan. Philly 3.0’s engagement director looks to New York for a smart approach.
By Jon Geeting