Topic: Housing

One quarter of all home sales in Philly are to corporate investors, not residents. Drexel’s Metro Finance Director joins the Reinvestment Fund in laying out why that matters — and what can be done to stem the tide

Developer Mo Rushdy made his reputation on high-end luxury homes. Now, he’s turned his considerable talents to creating generational wealth for low- to middle-income Philadelphians

Philly 3.0’s engagement director applauds the state legislature’s big moves on housing this year. Now, let’s keep it going.

Philly rents rose 6 percent during the pandemic, making security deposits even harder for new tenants. A Cincinnati law is applying private market disruption to the problem. Should we do that here too?

The “Housing First” model is helping homeless people get — and stay — off the streets. So why is it still considered “radical?”

Habitat for Humanity’s local CEO on three ways the state — and you — can help thousands of homeowners and renters in Pennsylvania

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

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

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

City permits for new housing made up 50 percent of all permits released statewide. That’s good news economically and politically.