Council President Darrell Clarke introduced legislation today that would ban affordable housing zoning bonuses in virtually all of his North Philadelphia district. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
More than 10,000 homes in Philadelphia may not technically belong to people who think they own them, and now city leaders are vowing action on the “tangled title pandemic,” which is tied to both crime and poverty. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
An effort to save and preserve housing stock in Philadelphia is moving ahead with $400 million in funding over the next four years. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Philadelphia Register of Wills Tracey Gordon is calling on the city and state to do more to help residents struggling to get legal ownership of homes and says that solving the city’s quiet tangled title crisis would help quell a louder calamity: gun violence. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
People experiencing homelessness with their pets can find refuge at the Sacred Heart Residence operated by Philadelphia’s Project HOME. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Homeowners insurance doesn’t cover flooding. But it may cover wind damage. Check the fine print. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
It doesn’t make sense that securing a home takes this much suffering. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
‘It’s hard to picture … an endgame’: As the City clears Kensington encampments again, some question if it’s a long-term solution For many Kensington residents, the cycle of the City clearing encampments with people experiencing (Read more.)
https://www.inquirer.com/news/rental-assistance-philadelphia-eviction-moratorium-20210808.html Days before a federal eviction moratorium was scheduled to expire, city and state officials assembled at City Hall late last month to urge Philadelphians struggling to pay rent and utilities to apply for help. (Read more.)
https://www.inquirer.com/life/black-real-estate-investor-great-grandmother-creates-generational-wealth-20210811.html Joanne Bourne dabbled in real estate for decades before making a new career of it in 2018. She thanks S. Dave Hudson and his crew of professionals at the Super Realty Group in West (Read more.)
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