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“Fire and emergency services are a vital and necessary service that the communities throughout Pennsylvania rely on daily,”

The City of Pittsburgh, as part of the Welcoming Economies Global Network, joins with cities and economic development agencies from various Great Lakes states in a Day of Action today – highlighting the cost local economies face under the current H-1B visa cap imposed by the federal government.

Representative Charlie Dent (PA-15) was presented with the 2015 Champion of Housing Counseling Award from the National Housing Resource Center (NHRC) and the area’s primary housing counseling agency, the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley (CACLV)

Representative Charlie Dent (PA-15) was presented with the 2015 Champion of Housing Counseling Award from the National Housing Resource Center (NHRC) and the area’s primary housing counseling agency, the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley (CACLV).

Congressman Keith Rothfus [PA-12] and his staff teamed up with Beaver County Habitat for Humanity (HHBC) this week to help restore a donated home at 1920 Beaver Road in Ambridge, PA 15003.

Harrisburg, PA – April 1, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Department of Community and Economic Development Acting Secretary Dennis Davin today announced that new state investments approved...

Registration is now open for the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency’s 2015 Housing Services Conference planned for June 10-12 at the Omni William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh.

Today U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded an Operating Subsidy award totaling $1,863,085 to housing agencies across northeastern Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced an $8,557,014 award to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) to prevent individuals with disabilities from being unnecessarily institutionalized or falling into homelessness

Legislation to provide additional funding from Realty Transfer Tax would expand affordable housing options statewide.

Today U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the FY 2014 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grants Application Period opens today, March 16, 2015; the deadline for all grant applications is Friday, April 17, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

It’s a win all ‘round – address homelessness, remediate blight, and create jobs at the same time.

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is offering continuing education classes for real estate agents and mortgage bankers in conjunction with the 2015 Commonwealth Housing Forum, to be held May 7, at Temple University’s satellite campus at Strawberry Square in Harrisburg. The classes are open to the public, but, space is limited. To register, please visit PHFA’s Forum webpage and click on “CE Credit” in the red header bar. The deadline to sign up for the classes is April 17.

The Housing Forum provides an opportunity for people working in the housing field to attend focused educational sessions and interact with their peers.

Department of Community and Economic Development Acting Secretary Dennis Davin today highlighted key portions of Governor Tom Wolf’s 2015-16 Budget aimed at creating a pro-business climate, building Pennsylvania’s manufacturing sector and creating good-paying, middle class jobs

Backed by newly released data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on the unmet affordable housing needs among lower-income renters, a large group of Pennsylvania senators and representatives from both parties are preparing to launch a renewed effort to expand the state housing trust fund statewide, using new revenue from the growing Realty Transfer Tax to create badly needed homes affordable to thousands of lower-income families and individuals across the Commonwealth

This Philadelphia Housing Authority's (PHA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) will offer comprehensive summer youth enrichment activities in addition to breakfast and lunch for needy children this year

A Pennsylvania-based home builder that offers home financing has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by advertising low-cost mortgages while hiding fees and not disclosing vital information about the true cost of the mortgages. “These defendants tricked consumers into believing they’d found an affordable mortgage with very favorable terms,” said Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “The FTC is committed to holding mortgage advertisers accountable.

Governor Tom Corbett today announced that the Department of Community and Economic Development awarded the Cumberland County Housing and Redevelopment Authorities a $132,000 Keystone Communities Accessible Housing grant that will help county residents living with permanent physical disabilities make necessary modifications to remain in their homes.

U.S. Representatives Tim Murphy (PA-18) and Mike Doyle (PA-14) announced today that the water resources legislation Congress is about to enact includes a new financing option for water and wastewater infrastructure in the final version of the bill.