As Grays Ferry goes upscale, low-cost homes open

The average interest rate for the popular 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage is now 7.4%, the highest rate in almost three years, according to Freddie Mac.

The home was finished in 2015 but was built to fit in with the architecture of century-old houses in the neighborhood.

The Inquirer talked to AARP's CEO about housing affordability, ADUs, and Mayor Parker's Philly housing initiative. And a Philly judge overturned the Washington Square West historic district again.

Isabel Schloss found her dream apartment in the light-filled Hoopskirt Factory building.

By 2030, one in three Pennsylvanians are expected to be over 60 years old. “When we talk about the demographic changes, there’s an urgency,” said AARP CEO Myechia Minter-Jordan.

The four-bedroom home has been renovated top to bottom, including new wiring and air-conditioning.

Banks insist they'll still participate in lending programs that honor Community Reinvestment Act commitments.

People are installing tiny doors that connect garages to kitchens or pantries.

"Our house is my dream home for this current version of us," said one of the homeowners.

The Taleses bought the house in 1968 for $32,000.

The Philadelphia Historical Commission usually beats appeals of its determinations. In the case of Washington Square West historic district, a Philadelphia Common Pleas judge wasn't convinced.

With mortgage interest rates as high as they are, experts share some tips for homebuyers who have to move right now. And homeowners in Vineland share what it's like to live next to an AI data center.

What the industrial relic becomes depends on resident feedback and real estate developers' imaginations.

The private school that straddles Lower Merion and Haverford Townships has proposed an overhaul of its campus, including 200 new parking spaces and turning residential homes into a playing field.

Mur Sherman Hayman moved to her Center City condo with her husband, Mark Paul, five years ago, and they made it their own with art and architecture.

The condo is in the 500 Walnut luxury residential tower across from Independence Hall.

The home has a finished lower level with a garage, laundry room, half bathroom, and utility closet.

Customers and real estate agents find the technology increasingly useful, but both agree that the human in the room remains essential.

The 5,000-square-foot space on the same floor as the Crystal Tea Room is currently under construction.

President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia only a month after he signed them is drawing outrage and concern from members of Congress.

The NAACP said the Halloween display "carries a painful historical significance rooted in lynching and racial terror."

After a student walkout, the William Penn district said Friday that it's "finalizing an agreement with an investigator" to review an alleged incident that led to the suspension of all sports programs.

“I played there for 10 years, so it’ll never be ‘out of the way,’" Brown said following the Sixers' preseason loss to the Celtics Friday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Tucker, a Wyomissing native and former NFL offensive lineman, also happens to be the Eagles' preseason announcer. So he's seen a lot of Tanner McKee.

German American Marketing, the Christmas Village organizer, said booths will be "inaccessible" to customers to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.