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Save the Date: Homes Within Reach, A Season for Change Oct. 29-31, 2018

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Our View: Land bank Takes Aim on Blight
Feb 19 2019

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Share List Go Erie Erie County’s economic pain, as in other former manufacturing hubs, registers itself most visibly in neighborhoods hollowed out by blight. Prosperity gave rise to proud, vibrant residential districts and industrial corridors, and when it retreated, left …more
Opinion: Could Turning Vacant Buildings into Housing for People in Need Solve Kensington’s Homelessness Problem?
Feb 19 2019

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Share List The Philadelphia Inquirer For the past year, Dana has been sleeping outside and in abandoned buildings in Kensington. The situation wasn’t ideal, but it worked for her until July, when she was assaulted by two men. That was …more
Blair Funds to Tackle Blight
Jan 29 2019

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Share List Altoona Mirror In September 2017, the costs of recording a mortgage and deed went up by $7.50 in Blair County to fund what commissioners said would be a revenue source to address blighted properties. Now that the fund …more
Erie Fights Blight
Jan 22 2019

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Share List Go Erie From where Scott Henry sits — directing one of the lead agencies charged with controlling blight and razing dilapidated properties in the city of Erie — this year is almost certain to bring plenty of work …more
Mayfield Looks to County Land Bank for Help in Blight Fight
Dec 12 2018

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Share List PA Homepage A small community in Lackawanna County is taking a new approach to fighting blight. Mayfield is planning to join the Lackawanna County Land Bank program to help cut down on its number of rundown property issues. The …more
Erie Land Bank Gets $414,000 to Combat Blight
Nov 27 2018

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Share List For the first time since its launch more than two years ago, the city of Erie’s land bank has the money it needs to combat blight. A first-of-its-kind cooperative agreement approved by Erie County government’s land bank in …more
How to Fund Land Banks
Nov 20 2018

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Share List Shelterforce recently published an article detailing how land banks across the country fund their activities. While many former industrial cities and rural communities have struggled with systemic vacancy and abandonment for decades, the 2008 housing crisis wrecked neighborhoods …more
Fell Twp. Embarking on Partnership to Help Eradicate Blight
Nov 13 2018

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Share List After experiencing success in the county’s biggest city, the Lackawanna County Land Bank looks to continue that success in one of the county’s smaller communities. Officials on Monday braved the rain at a press conference held at a …more
Strategic Housing Code Enforcement and Public Health
Nov 13 2018

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Share List Housing code enforcement—the local government process of administering and enforcing housing codes designed to ensure safe and habitable housing conditions—is one of the primary strategies for connecting and improving our housing and our health. But housing code enforcement …more
Housing Authority Approves Plan to Redevelop Larimer School
Nov 6 2018

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Share List The long-vacant Larimer School will be redeveloped as affordable housing as part of a larger redevelopment in East Liberty and Larimer by the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Housing authority board members voted unanimously to approve …more

Categories: Blight & Land Banks

Revitalizing PA: Success Stories & New Priorities

Categories: Blog, State News

State Housing Tax Credit (SB 1185) Introduced

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February 2019 Legislative Briefing

Housing Alliance Legislative Briefing: Wednesday, February 20th Federal: We’ll discuss the latest news on the budget process and updates on relevant bills on homelessness, housing, and community development.

Categories: Blight & Land Banks, Blog

Our View: Land bank Takes Aim on Blight

Categories: Blight & Land Banks, Blog, Homelessness

Opinion: Could Turning Vacant Buildings into Housing for People in Need Solve Kensington’s Homelessness Problem?

Categories: Blog, Homelessness

Group to Launch Program to Help Homeless Youth in Western PA

Categories: Blog, community development

Report: Economic Mobility Services for Affordable Housing Residents

Categories: Energy Efficiency

Residential Utility Rebates for Low-income Housing Projects

In this webinar, Performance Systems Development (PSD) representatives will discuss Residential Utility Rebates for low-income housing projects. As the implementer of the residential new construction programs for major Pennsylvania Utilities – FirstEnergy, PPL, PECO, UGI and PGW – PSD will discuss the Energy Rebate Analysis (ERA) required with applications beginning with the 2016-17 PHFA Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) award cycle. PSD discuss the differing qualification and eligibility requirements of residential utility programs across the state, ERA completion process, and how to maximize rebate amounts for low-income projects.

Categories: Blog, Homelessness

Homes Within Reach 2018: Save the Date!

Homes Within Reach 2018: Save the Date!

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