Housing
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Average home sale prices in Pennsylvania ticked upward in March
Newly released data from Realtor.com for March shows that potential buyers and sellers in Pennsylvania saw higher home sale prices than the previous month’s median.
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Pittsburgh Metro apartments for rent saw price increases in May
Renters in Pittsburgh Metro saw apartment listing prices increase from April’s average of $1,190, an analysis of new data from Apartment List shows.
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Millions in rebates issued to Pennsylvania residents through Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program
The state’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate program distributed millions in relief to ease housing costs for some of the state’s most vulnerable residents last year.
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Rent increases would be limited to 5% per year under new Biden-Harris plan
The plan calls on Congress to pass a law that would withdraw tax credits from landlords who raise rent by more than 5% annually. If passed, the plan would apply to about half of all rentals in the United States.
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Fair rent for all: Pennsylvania legislators introduce measures to safeguard tenants
A bill recently introduced in the state Senate would cap rent rate increases at 10% for current tenants and 15% for new tenants.
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We asked, you answered: What should Gov. Shapiro prioritize in Pennsylvania’s new budget?
With the governor having previewed two of his main objectives for Pennsylvania’s upcoming budget — overhauling the state’s higher ed system and increasing public transportation funding — we asked our newsletter readers to sound off on what they wanted to see Shapiro prioritize in the state’s new budget.
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Biden Administration Announces $3.1 Billion in Funding to Tackle Homelessness, With Focus on Veterans
In May, President Biden announced that it’s his administration’s goal to reduce homelessness in the United States by 25% by 2025 and to rehouse 38,000 veterans in 2023.
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Pennsylvania is one of the best places to spend your retirement years: Report
US News analyzed 150 metro areas in the country to find the best places to retire and eight cities from the commonwealth made the top 20.
