City Affordable Housing Task Force Convenes For First Time
Nearly six months after its creation, the city’s Affordable Housing Task Force met for the first time last week. The group’s mission is to help maintain healthy neighborhoods by finding solutions to...
View ArticlePittsburgh's Affordable Housing Task Force Presents Draft Proposal
Last week, the city’s Affordable Housing Task Force presented its suggestions to City Council on how to implement affordable residential units in at least 20 percent of development throughout...
View ArticleReferendum Will Decide Whether Tax Increase Fills Housing Trust Fund,...
Pittsburgh voters will decide whether the city should increase its realty transfer tax from 2 percent to 3 percent in order to fill a trust fund that would pay for affordable housing initiatives across...
View ArticleAffordable Housing Advocacy Groups Push For Housing Trust Fund With Downtown...
Affordable housing advocacy groups rallied downtown Tuesday, urging people to attend Wednesday’s City Council public hearing on a proposed Housing Opportunity Fund .
View Article2017 City Council Preview: Equitable Development In The Midst Of Urban...
This is the second in a three-part web series looking ahead to 2017 with members of Pittsburgh City Council. Find part one here . Council members Deb Gross, Corey O’Connor and Daniel Lavelle represent...
View ArticlePeduto Pushes For Affordable Housing With Five Executive Orders
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is hoping to stabilize and grow affordable housing options in the city through a series of executive orders.
View ArticleMayoral Candidates Agree Pittsburgh Needs More Affordable Housing, But Differ...
Pittsburgh’s median home price is up more than 9 percent since this time last year, according to Zillow . It also estimated the city's median monthly rent is more than $1,300 -- a jump from 2016 . As...
View ArticleHousing Opportunity Fund Remains Unfunded, Prompts Two Hours Of Public Debate
Nearly seven months after Pittsburgh City Council voted to create a fund for affordable housing and neighborhood rehabilitation, it’s still not clear where the money will come from.
View ArticleURA Approves Landmark Affordable Housing Fund For Pittsburgh
In 2016, the city's Affordable Housing Task Force concluded Pittsburgh had a shortage of at least 15,000 low income units.
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