Mayor Parker's solution is a proposed plan called HOME, which is short for "Housing Opportunities Made Easy." The cornerstone of the plan is a $2 billion investment in housing.

Parker has promised to create or preserve 30,000 affordable housing units throughout the city, at a cost of roughly $2 ...

The administration wants to ramp up homebuilding on vacant land. Graduates of the Minority Developer Program are positioned ...

The mayor presented an overview of her “Housing Opportunities Made Easy," or H.O.M.E. initiative, to City Council in March, but this is the first time her spending priorities have been made public.

Philadelphia City Council just approved Mayor Parker’s signature housing proposal. Here’s what you need to know. The $2 billion plan — the Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative — is rooted in ...

She discussed the proposal, known as the Housing Opportunities Made Easy Housing Plan, during a special session of City Council. "Beyond public safety, there is no more pressing issue for ...

And, on Monday, March 24, 2025, Parker shared how she plans to afford to keep that promise -- with an investment of $2 billion into the Housing Opportunities Made Easy, or H.O.M.E., Initiative ...

The top-ticket items were Mayor Cherelle Parker's Housing Opportunities Made Easy plan — a $2 billion effort that calls for building and preserving 30,000 units — and the increase of the city ...

It took an extra day but three City Council committees advanced legislation for the upcoming budget and Housing Opportunities Made Easy, or H.O.M.E. plan.