Economy League Analysis of Philadelphia FY27 Budget
Read an Economy League review of Philadelphia’s proposed FY27 budget against its five year plans giving longer-term context and uncovering how the city’s fiscal posture is changing.
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CONVERGENCE+NAREB State of Housing in Black America
Philadelphia Round Table presentation available here. For more information contact Michael Shostek, Community and Economic Development Program Coordinator, Urban Affairs Coalition (mshostek@uac.org).
PA 2026-2035 Housing Plan
Click here to read the recently released PA 2026-2035 plan. There’s a fair amount of alignment between H.O.M.E. and CED’s work.
One Philly Front Door
A one-stop shop for housing-related programs and services in the City of Philadelphia One Philly Front Door, including One Philly Mortgage. CED’s Committee connected to explore One Philly Mortgage with Ira Goldstein, Senior Advisor of Policy Solutions at Reinvestment Fund. Be on the lookout for news on and access to One Philly Mortgage in late April or…
New Tool Measures Philly Housing Gap
Courtney Duchene reports for The Philadelphia Citizen on the collaboration between PolicyMap, Moody’s Analytics, and the Reinvestment Fund creating a census-tract level analysis of housing scarcity in 350 U.S. cities putting forth that beyond driving housing policy the tool could be useful for developers and potential homeowners.
Zoning Reforms for Manufactured Housing
Authors Rachel Siegel and Linlin Liang of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ housing policy initiative write about local zoning barriers to manufactured housing putting forth that “manufactured homes will help communities unlock a solution to their housing shortage.”
Reinvestment Fund Appraisal Bias Brief
A timely read on the heels of the CONVERGENCE Philadelphia 2025 Homeownership Summit Keynote. The Reinvestment Fund recently released a brief, Examining Evidence of Racial Equality In Home Appraising and Valuation In the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. Visit Policy Solutions at the Reinvestment Fund.
Second Annual CONVERGENCE Homeownership Summit
Join us at our second-annual CONVERGENCE 🏘️ Homeownership Summit on Wednesday, September 17 from 11am to 5pm at The Enterprise Center (4548 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139). Check-in and networking coffee commences at 10:30am. Registration is required. The event is free for all participants, which includes a networking happy hour 🍷 following the day’s program. At this event,…
First Front Door Program
Knock – Knock . It’s HERE… Who ‘s Here ? First Front Door I am pleased to announce that Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh announced the start dates of the First Front Door (FFD) and KEYS programs. KEYS Program will launch on March 18th and First Front Door will launch on April 22nd. First Come, First Served, First Funds Reserved. Please do…
