October Checkup: Start With Your Budget
Kick off your financial wellness this month by reviewing what comes in and what goes out. A simple budget gives you clarity and control to reach your goals.
Tomorrow, we dig into employee benefits and taxes.
Coming Next Week: Your October Financial Wellness Series
October is the perfect month for a financial checkup! Next week, we’re breaking it all down for you in a 5‑day series designed to help you strengthen your financial health, one step at a time.
Lehigh and Northampton counties face a housing shortage that exceeds 6,000 homes, and that might worsen as time goes on. The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission has unveiled a plan to solve the region's housing crisis.
Read more: lehighvalleylive.com/news/20…
For young people getting ready to move out on their own, Pittsburgh is one of the most affordable metro areas in the United States, according to a recent report.
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PA Housing Finance Agency retweeted
🥳 Last week, we celebrated an exciting milestone with our first-ever groundbreaking ceremony at the future site of our upcoming 62+ affordable community, Cornerstone at Willistown, in Paoli, Pennsylvania!
@ChescoGovt @WillistownTwp @PHFAtweets @Berkadia @SocEntGroup
ICYMI: PHFA is proud to announce the successful sale of approximately $478 million in Single‑Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds. This major investment directly supports our mission to expand affordable homeownership opportunities for Pennsylvanians.
Proceeds from the bond sale will help finance mortgages for low- and moderate‑income homebuyers and strengthen PHFA’s suite of homeownership programs.
Read more: phfa.org/news/pressreleases.…
✨ Feel Good Friday ✨
Great things are happening in Harrisburg, where community efforts are helping families transition into stable, fully furnished homes.
PHFA is proud to support @brethrenhousing through our PHARE program.
wgal.com/article/harrisburg-…
ICYMI: We’ve released a new report with the Housing Initiative at Penn: “Understanding & Preserving Federally Supported Housing in PA.” It shows how federal funds support 180,000+ affordable rental units statewide and that 1/3 of these properties face expiring affordability.
👉 Federally supported units exist in every county
👉 One‑third face expiring affordability restrictions within 10 years
View the report on our Housing Studies webpage (scroll down to Housing Reports): phfa.org/housingstudy/ See less
PHFA is proud to announce the successful sale of approximately $478 million in Single‑Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds. This major investment directly supports our mission to expand affordable homeownership opportunities for Pennsylvanians.
Proceeds from the bond sale will help finance mortgages for low- and moderate‑income homebuyers and strengthen PHFA’s suite of homeownership programs.
Read more: phfa.org/news/pressreleases.…
Vacant schools across the country are finding new purpose as much‑needed housing.
Affordable Housing Finance spotlights several transformations, including the Calvin Anderson Schoolhouse Apartments at St. Colman in Turtle Creek, Allegheny County.
With financial support from PHFA, this historic school has been reborn as affordable housing for youths aging out of foster care, offering stability, opportunity and a fresh start. Well done, Allegheny County Housing Authority!
Read more: housingfinance.com/developme…
PHFA is proud to have provided Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to help support the newly opened Compassion Senior Living community in West Philadelphia, a 38‑unit affordable housing development created by The Church of Christian Compassion.
inquirer.com/real-estate/hou…
The September 2026 issue of Developments is now live on our website!
This month’s stories include:
🔴 A new RFP for PHARE funding to strengthen local housing initiatives
🔵 An RFP to support mixed‑use development projects across Pennsylvania
🟢 PHFA’s award of $25 million in HOME‑ARP funding to expand critical housing resources
🟡 Additional updates on programs, funding opportunities and agency news
View it and all past issues at phfa.org/news/newsletter.asp…
We’ve released a new report with the Housing Initiative at Penn: “Understanding & Preserving Federally Supported Housing in PA.” It shows how federal funds support 180,000+ affordable rental units statewide and that a third of these properties face expiring affordability ...
in the next decade.
👉 Federally supported units exist in every county
👉 One‑third face expiring affordability restrictions within 10 years
Read more: phfa.org/news/pressreleases.…
View the report (PDF): phfa.org/forms/housing_study…

















