Foreclosure numbers are going down across the nation, but that is not the case for Pennsylvania, where they are going up. Read More
Author: Rachel Blake
Rachel works on policy and advocacy at RHLS. Her current work includes the intersection of housing and health, energy efficiency, and equal access to housing-related rights.
PHFA Announces Tax Credit Awards
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has just announced new awards of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) -- funding 32 projects which will result in 1,579 units of affordable housing across…
Housing Matters for Health
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) recently released survey results showing that 85 % of primary care doctors surveyed "feel it is as important to address patients’ social needs as…
Manufactured Home Cooperatives are a Big Success in New Hampshire
100 manufactured home communities are now owned as cooperatives. In the 27 years since the first community was purchased by the homeowners living in that community, not one has been…
Marcellus Shale Development Impacting Housing Prices
A recent summit at Lycoming College highlighted the effect that development of the Marcellus Shale natural gas deposits is having on housing in the area - namely, making it much…