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How This Philly Real Estate Investor Is Turning Tenants Into Homeowners
https://www.phillymag.com/property/2023/05/22/tawan-davis-homeownership-promotion/
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Affordable housing in Philadelphia: How to apply for voucher program
“Starting Monday, Jan. 23, you have two weeks to apply for rental assistance in Philadelphia. But this time, applicants will be chosen at random.” From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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Philly tax break plan would add affordable housing
The break would go to developers who put aside 30% of multi-unit dwellings for affordable housing. Council President Darrell Clarke introduced the measure Thursday morning and said that for now, it would only apply to parts of his district and Councilmember Cindy Bass’s district. From: WHYY (Read more.)
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Philly eviction diversion program has its pros and cons
Established by city ordinance, the pandemic-inspired program is guided by one goal: To settle disagreements between landlords and tenants outside of court and without an eviction filing, which can make it harder for tenants to secure safe and affordable housing in the future, even if a judge rules in their favor. From: WHYY (Read more.)
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Philadelphia affordable housing protests: UC Townhomes resident lands on her feet
A few blocks from UC Townhomes, Green’s new place is a first-floor unit along the bus route she relies on to get to church and visit her family. It’s a bit further from the nearby amenities, but a bigger worry to Green is the gentrification that keeps creeping further west. From: BillyPenn (Read more.)
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What to do with the Philadelphia Roundhouse?
The City plans to sell the old police headquarters. Can — and will — it be redeveloped in a way that respects the building’s history? From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)