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Three tall, narrow homes with gray siding, black roofs and wooden accents by the front doors sit side by side. A red car is parked in the driveway of the rightmost home. Each home has a mix of concrete and metal stairs leading up to the front door.

ECONOMY & HOUSING

City looks to ‘in-law suites’ to shrink affordable housing deficit

by Jack Troy October 20, 2022October 18, 2022

URA sells off land for affordable housing, approves first-time homebuyer plan

by Eric Jankiewicz October 13, 2022October 13, 2022

Kaleigh Mauroni sits at a small table next to the Cathedral of Learning while looking to her right. .

ECONOMY & HOUSING

Washington’s student loan changes free some grads, while others keep heavy burdens

by Matt Petras October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

Melvin Court along Lindberg Avenue as photographed on Sept. 9, 2022, in Penn Hills. The property was designated affordable housing under a tax credit requirement that recently expired. Nonprofit ACTION-Housing tried to buy it in hopes of preserving it as affordable housing but a private buyer offered more. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

ECONOMY & HOUSING

Will the rent rise? When affordability rules expire, agencies can be outbid and out-hustled by private firms

by Eric Jankiewicz September 29, 2022September 29, 2022

Hi View Gardens resident Bianca Dobbs demonstrates the unreliability of the door to her two bedroom apartment, Thursday, July 28, 2022, in McKeesport. The Hi View resident says she’s worried for the safety of herself and her 11 year old daughter as broken key fob readers mean entry to her building is no longer secure. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

With PNC preparing to sell, a McKeesport housing complex’s residents hope hard-won improvements continue

by Rich Lord and Kate Giammarise September 19, 2022September 19, 2022

Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor demonstrates the Property Tax Estimate Worksheet that his office has made available to the public. (Photo by Rich Lord/PublicSource)

Should you appeal your property taxes? The Allegheny County controller floats an online worksheet

by Rich Lord September 16, 2022September 15, 2022

Six year old Halle is seen shown swinging a blue wiffle ball bat as her family waits in the outfield of the South Side's Armstrong Park. In the distance, the homes of 12th Street border the street across from the park. Halle wears a pink sundress, pearls, and a pink scarf in her dark hair.

COMMUNITY STORYTELLING

After a sometimes-frightening summer, South Side looks back and forward

by Terryaun Bell and Stephanie Strasburg September 12, 2022September 16, 2022

ECONOMY & HOUSING

URA weighs joining Housing Authority to aid new homeowners

by Eric Jankiewicz September 8, 2022September 8, 2022

Children run along the Somers Drive section of Bedford Dwellings as Pittsburgh’s skyline rises in the background on a sunny day, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. At right, power lines run along the street illuminated by the setting sun, at left, framed by trees and bushes and green lawns, the brick buildings of Bedford Dwellings sit before a sidewalk and line of parked cars.

ECONOMY & HOUSING

Second chance for Pittsburgh’s first public housing: Application for $50 million nearly done

by Eric Jankiewicz and Stephanie Strasburg September 7, 2022December 9, 2022

photo illustration of houses in the background and then house of cards playing cards in different square grids

Updated: A lawsuit could lower thousands of tax bills and threaten Allegheny County’s ‘house of cards’ property assessment system

by Rich Lord September 1, 2022September 7, 2022