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Hearing: DCED proposes $50M housing preservation, $10M closing-cost pilot and planning support for local zoning
Summary
Secretary Seager told lawmakers the proposed budget includes a $50M housing stock preservation program expected to serve roughly 2,500 households annually, a $10M pilot for first-time homebuyer closing-cost assistance (with a likely $5,000 base award), and $1M for state planning support to help municipalities update codes and zoning.
Housing — both preservation and homeownership — was a recurring theme at the Appropriations hearing.
Secretary Seager described a new housing-stock-preservation concept ("housing stock reservation") focused on whole-home repairs and helping Pennsylvanians remain in their existing homes. He estimated the $50 million request could serve…
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