New research is underway in Arizona to learn more about the intersection of health and foreclosure.
Energy Efficiency Issue Briefs
January 6, 2012 by at 3:16 pm
RHLS has released two issue briefs focused on increasing energy efficiency in subsidized multifamily properties and in low-income communities.
Conservatorship Law & Manual
December 20, 2011 by at 11:35 am
The recently enacted Pennsylvania Conservatorship Law is a potentially expeditious way for nonprofits to eliminate a spot of blight in a key location without acquiring the parcel via condemnation. It is also a tool for municipalities to address a problem property, and for owners of neighboring residential and commercial properties to remediate blight at an [...]
What Pennsylvania Did Right – What it Can Do Next
December 11, 2011 by at 2:43 pm
In an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Mark Schwartz, RHLS Executive Director, and Larry Swanson, Executive Director of ACTION-Housing in Pittsburgh, argue that Pennsylvania has able to demonstrate real success in the face of the foreclosure challenges we have been facing. Despite the stories about failed federal foreclosure-prevention programs, Pennsylvania has consistently been a high performer. [...]
Homes Within Reach 2011
December 11, 2011 by at 2:05 pm
RHLS staff members from across the state attended the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania’s annual ”Homes Within Reach” conference. The conference includes dozens of presentations and discussions on topics vital to creating and preserving safe, decent, and affordable housing in Pennsylvania. The presentations from this year included a discussion from RHLS Executive Director, Mark Schwartz, about consolidating housing-related programs [...]
RHLS is Hiring – Senior Attorney for Multifamily Housing
December 6, 2011 by at 7:09 pm
Senior Attorney for Multifamily Housing RHLS is looking for an attorney to lead our efforts in the areas of the preservation and development of affordable and mixed income multi-family housing throughout Pennsylvania. This will be a newly created position and will offer the attorney hired the opportunity to guide the development of the organization’s strategic [...]
