Every residential rental unit in Philadelphia requires an annual L&I rental license — and the penalties for skipping it go well beyond a fine. This guide covers who needs one, what the lead paint certification requirements mean for pre-1978 buildings, and what actually happens when you rent without one.
Read the guide →Philadelphia's 4.278% transfer tax is one of the highest in the country, and it hits twice on flips. If you're buying, negotiating the 50/50 split matters — and if you're inheriting or transferring to family, you may qualify for a full exemption most people don't know exists.
Read it →PHA purchased a development site in Olde Kensington in a $49.1M transaction — one of the largest institutional acquisitions in that corridor in years. Institutional anchors at this scale typically signal longer-term neighborhood stabilization, which tends to pull private investment behind it. Kensington has been one of the more active corridors for permit activity in the city over the past 18 months.
Source: PHILADELPHIA.Today, Mar 28 →Temple is partnering on a mixed-use development in North Philadelphia, adding institutional credibility to a project in a corridor that's been steadily attracting developer interest. University-anchored development tends to accelerate surrounding residential demand — the North Broad corridor from Temple south to Fairmount has seen consistent permit activity over the past two years, and this adds another institutional signal.
Source: The Business Journals, Mar 29 →D.R. Horton's subsidiary picked up a Chester County site already approved for 323 townhomes — a significant move by the country's largest homebuilder into the Philadelphia Metro suburbs. Large-scale production homebuilders entering a market typically signal strong near-term demand. Chester County has been one of the tighter inventory markets in the Metro, and this adds significant supply to watch.
Source: The Business Journals, Apr 1 →A long-vacant factory on Broad Street is being considered for adaptive reuse as affordable senior housing. Broad Street corridor adaptive reuse projects have been a consistent theme — the combination of large floor plates and transit access makes former industrial buildings well-suited for residential conversion. Adaptive reuse of anchor buildings often precedes broader block-level investment activity.
Source: WHYY, Mar 26 →The Exton Mall redevelopment is among several mixed-use projects reshaping the suburban Philadelphia landscape. The shift from enclosed retail to mixed-use town center formats has been accelerating across the Metro suburbs — these projects tend to increase walkability scores and residential desirability for surrounding neighborhoods. Worth watching for anyone tracking Chester County or western Main Line property values.
Source: VISTA.Today, Mar 17 →Check its city record before you move — violations, permits, 311 history, and risk score in under a minute.
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