Real EstatePhiladelphia’s homeownership rate fell during the pandemic as rates grew nationally and in other big citiesPhiladelphia has a relatively high homeownership rate among major U.S. cities and a tradition of homeownership among households with lower incomes. But homes have gotten less affordable.Michaelle Bond New building will bring 46 apartments to GermantownJake Blumgart She needed to leave fast. She bought a four-bedroom house in Germantown without any money saved. | How I Bought My HouseAbigail Covington Iron Hill Brewery in West Chester is officially seeking a new tenant Erin McCarthy Why a California company decided to manufacture 3 billion canned beverages a year in PhiladelphiaJake Blumgart AdvertisementSee what homebuyers can get for $390,000 in Lower Merion, Northeast Philly, and Camden County | The Price PointCompare these homes for sale for about the same price in three Philadelphia-area locations.Michaelle Bond Home for the holidays in Haddon HeightsKristin Corson-Ricci’s childhood home is now her own, which she decorates with two generations’ worth of Christmas keepsakes.Sally A. Downey, For The Inquirer House of the week: A three-bedroom house near Temple University for $225,000Devon Allen is selling his mother's house, which she bought in 1987 and renovated extensively in the decades since.Paul Jablow, For The Inquirer Many renters say they’ll never buy a home, according to a national surveyBaby boomers were least likely to say that homeownership is part of the American dream. And renters said housing affordability is still a challenge, even though rents aren't increasing like they were.Michaelle Bond Good luck affording an apartment in Philly if you earn minimum wageTwo workers who make Pennsylvania’s minimum wage would each have to work 96 hours per week to afford the area’s median asking rent. The Philly metro is the least affordable of the 50 studied.Michaelle Bond A seller backed out after verbally accepting their offer. It led to their dream home in Point Breeze. | How I Bought This HouseCasie Girvin and Steve Crino are ultimately happy that their first offer didn't work out. Abigail Covington City Council bill would ban housing from former Hahnemann University Hospital areaCouncilmember Jeffery Young said the goal is commercial preservation and creating jobs in that part of his district.Jake Blumgart After decade of delay, Philadelphia Housing Authority will bring affordable housing to Center CityPHA moved out of its Chestnut Street headquarters almost 20 years ago. Jake Blumgart OpinionGrids are out, brick is back, and Philadelphia architects have rediscovered the archThe urge for the curve extends to interior design, furniture, and restaurants.Inga Saffron, Architecture Critic | For The Inquirer Philadelphia is the only big city on Zillow’s top 20 list of most popular housing marketsThe main force behind Zillow's list of most popular real estate markets is affordability, which helped push Philadelphia up the list. The city's median home value in November was about $230,000.Michaelle Bond Drexel University signed a lease to consolidate medical college research in University CityDrexel plans to move researchers onto four floors of a new building at 3201 Cuthbert St. from locations in Center City and East Falls.Harold Brubaker Philly buildings to watch in 2026 | Real Estate NewsletterBig upcoming development projects in Philly could add thousands of new homes. And clients of a real estate agent in Old City have paid nearly double asking prices for homes around Temple University.Michaelle Bond These are the buildings to watch in Philly in 2026Philly’s biggest development projects of 2026 could bring more than 2,500 new homes and apartments; 1,800 parking spaces; and 118,000 square feet of storage space.Jake Blumgart Happy Bear Coffee, with Carlino’s bites, coming to Philly’s Navy YardIt will be the homegrown roaster's first physical location.Erin McCarthy St. John’s Baptist Church at 13th and Tasker will be converted into apartments The former Baptist church has been for sale for $1 million.Jake Blumgart See more storiesAdvertisement
Philadelphia’s homeownership rate fell during the pandemic as rates grew nationally and in other big citiesPhiladelphia has a relatively high homeownership rate among major U.S. cities and a tradition of homeownership among households with lower incomes. But homes have gotten less affordable.Michaelle Bond
Philadelphia’s homeownership rate fell during the pandemic as rates grew nationally and in other big citiesPhiladelphia has a relatively high homeownership rate among major U.S. cities and a tradition of homeownership among households with lower incomes. But homes have gotten less affordable.Michaelle Bond
She needed to leave fast. She bought a four-bedroom house in Germantown without any money saved. | How I Bought My HouseAbigail Covington
She needed to leave fast. She bought a four-bedroom house in Germantown without any money saved. | How I Bought My HouseAbigail Covington
Why a California company decided to manufacture 3 billion canned beverages a year in PhiladelphiaJake Blumgart
Why a California company decided to manufacture 3 billion canned beverages a year in PhiladelphiaJake Blumgart
See what homebuyers can get for $390,000 in Lower Merion, Northeast Philly, and Camden County | The Price PointCompare these homes for sale for about the same price in three Philadelphia-area locations.Michaelle Bond
See what homebuyers can get for $390,000 in Lower Merion, Northeast Philly, and Camden County | The Price PointCompare these homes for sale for about the same price in three Philadelphia-area locations.Michaelle Bond
Home for the holidays in Haddon HeightsKristin Corson-Ricci’s childhood home is now her own, which she decorates with two generations’ worth of Christmas keepsakes.Sally A. Downey, For The Inquirer
Home for the holidays in Haddon HeightsKristin Corson-Ricci’s childhood home is now her own, which she decorates with two generations’ worth of Christmas keepsakes.Sally A. Downey, For The Inquirer
House of the week: A three-bedroom house near Temple University for $225,000Devon Allen is selling his mother's house, which she bought in 1987 and renovated extensively in the decades since.Paul Jablow, For The Inquirer
House of the week: A three-bedroom house near Temple University for $225,000Devon Allen is selling his mother's house, which she bought in 1987 and renovated extensively in the decades since.Paul Jablow, For The Inquirer
Many renters say they’ll never buy a home, according to a national surveyBaby boomers were least likely to say that homeownership is part of the American dream. And renters said housing affordability is still a challenge, even though rents aren't increasing like they were.Michaelle Bond
Many renters say they’ll never buy a home, according to a national surveyBaby boomers were least likely to say that homeownership is part of the American dream. And renters said housing affordability is still a challenge, even though rents aren't increasing like they were.Michaelle Bond
Good luck affording an apartment in Philly if you earn minimum wageTwo workers who make Pennsylvania’s minimum wage would each have to work 96 hours per week to afford the area’s median asking rent. The Philly metro is the least affordable of the 50 studied.Michaelle Bond
Good luck affording an apartment in Philly if you earn minimum wageTwo workers who make Pennsylvania’s minimum wage would each have to work 96 hours per week to afford the area’s median asking rent. The Philly metro is the least affordable of the 50 studied.Michaelle Bond
A seller backed out after verbally accepting their offer. It led to their dream home in Point Breeze. | How I Bought This HouseCasie Girvin and Steve Crino are ultimately happy that their first offer didn't work out. Abigail Covington
A seller backed out after verbally accepting their offer. It led to their dream home in Point Breeze. | How I Bought This HouseCasie Girvin and Steve Crino are ultimately happy that their first offer didn't work out. Abigail Covington
City Council bill would ban housing from former Hahnemann University Hospital areaCouncilmember Jeffery Young said the goal is commercial preservation and creating jobs in that part of his district.Jake Blumgart
City Council bill would ban housing from former Hahnemann University Hospital areaCouncilmember Jeffery Young said the goal is commercial preservation and creating jobs in that part of his district.Jake Blumgart
After decade of delay, Philadelphia Housing Authority will bring affordable housing to Center CityPHA moved out of its Chestnut Street headquarters almost 20 years ago. Jake Blumgart
After decade of delay, Philadelphia Housing Authority will bring affordable housing to Center CityPHA moved out of its Chestnut Street headquarters almost 20 years ago. Jake Blumgart
OpinionGrids are out, brick is back, and Philadelphia architects have rediscovered the archThe urge for the curve extends to interior design, furniture, and restaurants.Inga Saffron, Architecture Critic | For The Inquirer
OpinionGrids are out, brick is back, and Philadelphia architects have rediscovered the archThe urge for the curve extends to interior design, furniture, and restaurants.Inga Saffron, Architecture Critic | For The Inquirer
Philadelphia is the only big city on Zillow’s top 20 list of most popular housing marketsThe main force behind Zillow's list of most popular real estate markets is affordability, which helped push Philadelphia up the list. The city's median home value in November was about $230,000.Michaelle Bond
Philadelphia is the only big city on Zillow’s top 20 list of most popular housing marketsThe main force behind Zillow's list of most popular real estate markets is affordability, which helped push Philadelphia up the list. The city's median home value in November was about $230,000.Michaelle Bond
Drexel University signed a lease to consolidate medical college research in University CityDrexel plans to move researchers onto four floors of a new building at 3201 Cuthbert St. from locations in Center City and East Falls.Harold Brubaker
Drexel University signed a lease to consolidate medical college research in University CityDrexel plans to move researchers onto four floors of a new building at 3201 Cuthbert St. from locations in Center City and East Falls.Harold Brubaker
Philly buildings to watch in 2026 | Real Estate NewsletterBig upcoming development projects in Philly could add thousands of new homes. And clients of a real estate agent in Old City have paid nearly double asking prices for homes around Temple University.Michaelle Bond
Philly buildings to watch in 2026 | Real Estate NewsletterBig upcoming development projects in Philly could add thousands of new homes. And clients of a real estate agent in Old City have paid nearly double asking prices for homes around Temple University.Michaelle Bond
These are the buildings to watch in Philly in 2026Philly’s biggest development projects of 2026 could bring more than 2,500 new homes and apartments; 1,800 parking spaces; and 118,000 square feet of storage space.Jake Blumgart
These are the buildings to watch in Philly in 2026Philly’s biggest development projects of 2026 could bring more than 2,500 new homes and apartments; 1,800 parking spaces; and 118,000 square feet of storage space.Jake Blumgart
Happy Bear Coffee, with Carlino’s bites, coming to Philly’s Navy YardIt will be the homegrown roaster's first physical location.Erin McCarthy
Happy Bear Coffee, with Carlino’s bites, coming to Philly’s Navy YardIt will be the homegrown roaster's first physical location.Erin McCarthy
St. John’s Baptist Church at 13th and Tasker will be converted into apartments The former Baptist church has been for sale for $1 million.Jake Blumgart
St. John’s Baptist Church at 13th and Tasker will be converted into apartments The former Baptist church has been for sale for $1 million.Jake Blumgart
