US EditionStaring Down a Statewide Shortage, Shapiro Announces Five-Point Housing Plan During Philly Visit
The 10-year plan aims to build 450,000 homes by 2035, addressing a projected shortfall of 185,000 units and expanding renter protections, state officials said.
- In Philadelphia's East Falls, Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a 10-year Housing Action Plan to build 56,000 units, aiming to address housing needs across Pennsylvania.
- Citing housing costs, the plan notes more than a million Pennsylvania households spend over 30% of income on housing and warns of a shortfall of about 185,000 homes by 2035.
- The Housing Action Plan lays out five broad goals and 28 strategic initiatives, recommending expanded repair programs, tax credits, and investments in small residential developers.
- Implementing the plan will require approval from the General Assembly and cooperation from local governments, with Shapiro proposing a $1 billion Critical Infrastructure Fund backed by bond issuance.
- Beyond building, the plan targets tangled titles threatening over $1 billion in Philadelphia and supports rights and financing changes for 56,000 manufactured-home community households.
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Staring down a statewide shortage, Shapiro announces five-point housing plan during Philly visit
Governor Josh Shapiro unveiled a 5-point housing plan for Pennsylvania during a visit to a newly-preserved housing development in East Falls on Thursday. The plan comes as Shapiro’s new budget calls for $1 billion for infrastructure and housing.
The Herald
Allied NewsShapiro releases “first ever” blueprint to boost new housing across Pa.
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro released a sweeping 10-year plan toward building 450,000 new housing units throughout the commonwealth, seeking cooperation across private interests and all levels of government to build new homes, maintain the existing housing stock and…
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
WFMZGov. Shapiro introduces Pa. housing plan to jumpstart construction, rehabilitation
Philadelphia Street in Indiana, Indiana County on Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo by John Beale for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star)Citing increasing housing costs and sluggish homebuilding, Gov. Josh Shapiro pitched a 10-year roadmap Thursday to make the commonwealth “a national leader in access to safe and affordable housing.” “This is a long-term plan to cut costs, to build more affordable housing (and) to break down barriers that have kept Pennsylvania…
The Morning Call
InquirerGov. Josh Shapiro is unveiling a housing plan that includes protections for Pa. renters, homebuyer support and more
By Michaelle Bond and Katie Bernard, Philadelphia Inquirer In September 2024, Gov. Josh Shapiro came to Philadelphia to sign an executive order directing Pennsylvania to create a plan to increase and preserve the state’s housing supply. On Thursday, he will return to the city to unveil the state’s Housing Action Plan, which offers recommendations meant to guide Pennsylvania into 2035. Much of the plan relies on action from lawmakers and other st…
Budget time, part 1
Photo: joshshapiroPA/facebook Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $53.2 billion budget proposes increased funding for education, new housing, and to protect the Commonwealth from the Federal Government’s baser impulses. By Denise Clay-Murray While it doesn’t always happen, there are times when the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania align ideologically. But one of the proposals in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2026-2027 budget, a proposal that would…
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