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It's wonderful to see first-hand how our Community Revitalization Fund Program improves Pennsylvania communities! United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania utilized a CRFP grant to transform Scranton's vacant Matzo building into 3 affordable apartments, plus commercial space.
United Neighborhood Centers improves Scranton’s Pine Brook neighborhood
Ribbon-cutting held for Matzo Development renovation on Capouse Avenue at Ash Street
www.thetimes-tribune.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It's wonderful to see first-hand how our Community Revitalization Fund Program improves Pennsylvania communities! United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania utilized a CRFP grant to transform Scranton's vacant Matzo building into 3 affordable apartments, plus commercial space.
“Meanwhile, (Pittsburgh), regional and state leaders are investing in public programs and private redevelopment to further housing affordability.” PHFA is proud to offer funding and programs to help Pittsburgh residents achieve the dream of homeownership.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“Meanwhile, (Pittsburgh), regional and state leaders are investing in public programs and private redevelopment to further housing affordability.” PHFA is proud to offer funding and programs to help Pittsburgh residents achieve the dream of homeownership.
Winter's here, but you don't have to put up with a cold house. PHFA's HEELP program offers a fixed-rate 1% loan for specific energy efficiency home repairs which can include a new furnace or replacing single-pane, drafty windows. Learn more: www.phfa.org/programs/hee...
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Winter's here, but you don't have to put up with a cold house. PHFA's HEELP program offers a fixed-rate 1% loan for specific energy efficiency home repairs which can include a new furnace or replacing single-pane, drafty windows. Learn more: www.phfa.org/programs/hee...
The Pennsylvania Housing Explorer, a collaboration between PHFA and Housing Initiative at Penn, has been updated! The dashboard includes new data to understand residential permitting and the breakdown of homeownership by race and ethnicity.
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Pennsylvania Housing Explorer, a collaboration between PHFA and Housing Initiative at Penn, has been updated! The dashboard includes new data to understand residential permitting and the breakdown of homeownership by race and ethnicity.
PHFA Executive Director and CEO Robin Wiessmann joined Latino Connection Foundation to break ground for Woodward Lofts, an affordable housing development coming soon to Harrisburg. Once complete, it will feature 48 housing units for seniors.
theburgnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
PHFA Executive Director and CEO Robin Wiessmann joined Latino Connection Foundation to break ground for Woodward Lofts, an affordable housing development coming soon to Harrisburg. Once complete, it will feature 48 housing units for seniors.
What a cool project: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County is building what will become Pennsylvania’s first 3D-printed home in Boalsburg.
Habitat for Humanity breaks ground in Boalsburg on Pa.'s first 3D-printed home
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County broke ground in Boalsburg Wednesday on what will become Pennsylvania’s first 3D-printed home.
radio.wpsu.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
What a cool project: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County is building what will become Pennsylvania’s first 3D-printed home in Boalsburg.
Our PHFA Cares team recently held a chili cook off, raffle and bake sale to benefit the American Cancer Society. Congratulations to cook-off winner Toni Viozzie, who is pictured holding her trophy along with PHFA Cares' leader Lori Staggart.
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Our PHFA Cares team recently held a chili cook off, raffle and bake sale to benefit the American Cancer Society. Congratulations to cook-off winner Toni Viozzie, who is pictured holding her trophy along with PHFA Cares' leader Lori Staggart.
From the PHFA family to yours, happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
From the PHFA family to yours, happy Thanksgiving!
Please note all PHFA offices, including our Customer Solutions Center, will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving. We'll reopen at 8 a.m. Monday.
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Please note all PHFA offices, including our Customer Solutions Center, will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving. We'll reopen at 8 a.m. Monday.
It’s great to see residents are now living at Mosaic Apartments, an affordable housing community designed for Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ seniors! PHFA provided Low Income Housing Tax Credits for this development, which aims to serve as a national model for LGBTQ+ senior communities.
Living Here: Mosaic Apartments welcomes LGBTQ+ seniors to Oakland
Drivers on the Parkway East who get off at the Oakland exit encounter a wall of gray splattered with graffiti and a rundown house with broken windows. It...
www.post-gazette.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It’s great to see residents are now living at Mosaic Apartments, an affordable housing community designed for Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ seniors! PHFA provided Low Income Housing Tax Credits for this development, which aims to serve as a national model for LGBTQ+ senior communities.
We joined Mission First Housing Group to mark the reopening of Mid City Apartments in Center City Philadelphia. Funding from PHFA helped fuel the renovations and redevelopment that converted 48 one-room units into 41 new affordable apartments.
Ribbon cutting ceremony held for newly renovated affordable housing units in Philadelphia
There is now an upgraded affordable housing option available in Center City Philadelphia, thanks to the hard work of several organizations.
6abc.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We joined Mission First Housing Group to mark the reopening of Mid City Apartments in Center City Philadelphia. Funding from PHFA helped fuel the renovations and redevelopment that converted 48 one-room units into 41 new affordable apartments.
PHFA’s Executive Director and CEO Robin Wiessmann joined Völker and other partners to officially open Carmany Place Apartments, a new 48-unit affordable housing community in Annville, Lebanon County.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
PHFA’s Executive Director and CEO Robin Wiessmann joined Völker and other partners to officially open Carmany Place Apartments, a new 48-unit affordable housing community in Annville, Lebanon County.
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Allow us to brag for a moment: Danielle Rudy, PHFA's senior supportive housing officer, has been appointed to serve on Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council's board! SILC focuses on improving services for independent living for individuals with disabilities. Congrats, Danielle!
November 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Allow us to brag for a moment: Danielle Rudy, PHFA's senior supportive housing officer, has been appointed to serve on Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council's board! SILC focuses on improving services for independent living for individuals with disabilities. Congrats, Danielle!
Final reminder: Applications for $85m in PA Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) funding are due tomorrow by 2 p.m. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!
RFP: www.phfa.org/legislation/act105.aspx
Application: phare.phfa.org
RFP: www.phfa.org/legislation/act105.aspx
Application: phare.phfa.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Final reminder: Applications for $85m in PA Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) funding are due tomorrow by 2 p.m. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!
RFP: www.phfa.org/legislation/act105.aspx
Application: phare.phfa.org
RFP: www.phfa.org/legislation/act105.aspx
Application: phare.phfa.org
Here's another great way Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement grants are helping Pennsylvanians! Thanks to Northeast PA Land Bank Authority, two former blighted properties in Luzerne County have been transformed into new, affordable homes in Luzerne County.
NEPA Land Bank celebrates construction of two new homes on former blighted properties in Dupont, Pittston
A longtime blighted empty lot will soon return to the tax rolls in the form of a three-bedroom modular home that was built through the efforts of the Northeaster Pennsylvania Land Bank Authority.
www.citizensvoice.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Here's another great way Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement grants are helping Pennsylvanians! Thanks to Northeast PA Land Bank Authority, two former blighted properties in Luzerne County have been transformed into new, affordable homes in Luzerne County.
PHFA SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH: Ove the past few weeks we've shared community-driven projects that demonstrate how housing is a foundation for health. From supportive housing to developments that integrate healthcare services, the message is clear: Housing interventions are health care interventions.
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
PHFA SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH: Ove the past few weeks we've shared community-driven projects that demonstrate how housing is a foundation for health. From supportive housing to developments that integrate healthcare services, the message is clear: Housing interventions are health care interventions.
Continuing to explore the Neighborhood Pathway, we are highlighting Faith United Methodist Church’s Roots to Home Affordable Housing Project. This project focuses on the neighborhood scale – increasing affordable housing and improving the surrounding community.
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Continuing to explore the Neighborhood Pathway, we are highlighting Faith United Methodist Church’s Roots to Home Affordable Housing Project. This project focuses on the neighborhood scale – increasing affordable housing and improving the surrounding community.
We recently attended the ribbon cutting for Daniel B. Green House, a 60-unit affordable housing community for seniors 62 and older in Trevose, Bucks County. Congratulations to Federation Housing on this wonderful new development.
New senior housing brings dozens of affordable units to Trevose
A new 60-unit affordable senior housing project in Trevose is officially ready for its first residents following a ribbon cutting Friday.
www.phillyburbs.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We recently attended the ribbon cutting for Daniel B. Green House, a 60-unit affordable housing community for seniors 62 and older in Trevose, Bucks County. Congratulations to Federation Housing on this wonderful new development.
A new issue of PHFA's "Developments" newsletter is out! Stories include:
🔴 PHARE RFP to support local housing initiatives released – Deadline Nov. 20
🔵 $66.5M in low-income housing tax credits announced
🔴 Helpful information about PENNVEST on PHFA podcast
📰 www.phfa.org/news/newslet...
🔴 PHARE RFP to support local housing initiatives released – Deadline Nov. 20
🔵 $66.5M in low-income housing tax credits announced
🔴 Helpful information about PENNVEST on PHFA podcast
📰 www.phfa.org/news/newslet...
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A new issue of PHFA's "Developments" newsletter is out! Stories include:
🔴 PHARE RFP to support local housing initiatives released – Deadline Nov. 20
🔵 $66.5M in low-income housing tax credits announced
🔴 Helpful information about PENNVEST on PHFA podcast
📰 www.phfa.org/news/newslet...
🔴 PHARE RFP to support local housing initiatives released – Deadline Nov. 20
🔵 $66.5M in low-income housing tax credits announced
🔴 Helpful information about PENNVEST on PHFA podcast
📰 www.phfa.org/news/newslet...
PHFA SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH: Housing is more than shelter— it’s impacted by and impacts the community in which it is located. This week, we turn to the Liberty Housing Development Corporation’s Eileen and Shawn’s Place Project, which will transform a Chester neighborhood.
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
PHFA SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH: Housing is more than shelter— it’s impacted by and impacts the community in which it is located. This week, we turn to the Liberty Housing Development Corporation’s Eileen and Shawn’s Place Project, which will transform a Chester neighborhood.
PHFA is proud to support Community Legal Services and Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania and their collaborative Will Power Program. Correcting tangled titles is a key part of securing homeownership and helping build future wealth.
Philly estate planning program has helped 1,000 homeowners complete wills
The Will Power Program was launched in response to the city’s tangled title problem. It has largely helped Black homeowners with low incomes.
whyy.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
PHFA is proud to support Community Legal Services and Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania and their collaborative Will Power Program. Correcting tangled titles is a key part of securing homeownership and helping build future wealth.
To all #veterans, thank you for your service!
PHFA waives the first-time homebuyer requirement for veterans on Keystone Home Loan mortgages, which provides competitive interest rates and can be combined with other programs to lower closing costs. More: www.phfa.org/programs/hom...
PHFA waives the first-time homebuyer requirement for veterans on Keystone Home Loan mortgages, which provides competitive interest rates and can be combined with other programs to lower closing costs. More: www.phfa.org/programs/hom...
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
To all #veterans, thank you for your service!
PHFA waives the first-time homebuyer requirement for veterans on Keystone Home Loan mortgages, which provides competitive interest rates and can be combined with other programs to lower closing costs. More: www.phfa.org/programs/hom...
PHFA waives the first-time homebuyer requirement for veterans on Keystone Home Loan mortgages, which provides competitive interest rates and can be combined with other programs to lower closing costs. More: www.phfa.org/programs/hom...
PHFA SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH: The fourth and final pathway through which housing impacts health is the Neighborhood Pathway. A variety of factors at the neighborhood or community level can impact health, from access to or lack of green space, high-volume roads, or grocery stores.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
PHFA SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH: The fourth and final pathway through which housing impacts health is the Neighborhood Pathway. A variety of factors at the neighborhood or community level can impact health, from access to or lack of green space, high-volume roads, or grocery stores.
PHFA SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH: Today we turn to SEDA-COG Housing Development Corporation’s Coal Region Innovation Builder Project, which will bring much-needed affordable housing to Shamokin. This project focuses on affordability – targeting families making at or below 80% area median income.
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
PHFA SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH: Today we turn to SEDA-COG Housing Development Corporation’s Coal Region Innovation Builder Project, which will bring much-needed affordable housing to Shamokin. This project focuses on affordability – targeting families making at or below 80% area median income.
Now through Nov. 20, PHFA is accepting applications for more than $85m in PA Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) funding.
RFP: www.phfa.org/legislation/act105.aspx
Application: phare.phfa.org
RFP: www.phfa.org/legislation/act105.aspx
Application: phare.phfa.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Now through Nov. 20, PHFA is accepting applications for more than $85m in PA Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) funding.
RFP: www.phfa.org/legislation/act105.aspx
Application: phare.phfa.org
RFP: www.phfa.org/legislation/act105.aspx
Application: phare.phfa.org