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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Mid Penn Bank is providing about $1.9 million in construction financing for a $2.38 million affordable-homeownership project in Philadelphia’s Brewerytown neighborhood, backing 10 new homes through the …
Mid Penn Backs $2.38 Million Philadelphia Housing Project Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia-area asking rents fell 0.3% from a year earlier to a median of $1,772 in August, while more than one-third of rental listings offered concessions as renters …
Philadelphia Area Rents Slip as More Landlords Offer Deals Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Philadelphia metropolitan area ranked 59th among the nation’s 100 largest housing markets in Realtor.com’s first Metro Affordability & Homebuilding Report Cards, earning a C as relatively …
Philadelphia Area Housing Market Gets C as Building Lags Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is accepting applications for more than $95 million in affordable housing funding through Nov. 19, opening the latest round of a state …
PHFA Opens More Than $95 Million for Housing Projects Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County home prices continued to rise in August even as the national housing market weakened, with constrained local inventory supporting prices and competition while mortgage …
Chester County Home Prices Defy National Housing Slowdown Read More HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has released the first semiannual report tracking spending and results from the state’s PHARE affordable-housing program, giving local officials, housing organizations and …
Pennsylvania Opens PHARE Housing Data to Public Scrutiny Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Chester County renter families face a lower rate of rent burden than families nationally, but the county’s limited supply of larger rentals and high suburban rents …
Chester County Renters Face High Costs Despite Lower Burden Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Starter-home affordability is improving modestly across much of the U.S., but Chester County buyers remain squeezed by home prices above national benchmarks, limited entry-level inventory and …
Why a Cheaper Chester County Home May Not Save You Money Read More
A new federal housing incentive tying Community Development Block Grant funding to local homebuilding may exert little financial pressure on most large cities, with a Realtor.com analysis finding the median …
Housing Grant Incentives May Have Limited Leverage in Cities Read More HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has conditionally awarded $25 million in federal HOME-ARP funding to eight housing developments that will create or preserve 257 rental units, including …
PHFA Awards $25M for Affordable Housing Projects Across Pa. Read More