Madison rent hikes cause housing scramble

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Whether it be living downtown, renting near campus or finding a single-family home, residents say living in Madison is becoming increasingly unaffordable.

As a result, some housing advocates are saying long-time residents are being displaced as new developments take over.

“It’s all fine and well if you end up having really nice shiny, expensive buildings, but if you don’t have the people who make up the character of the city living there, then what do you have? Just very shiny, pretty buildings,” Sunmi Famele, resource strategist for the Progress Center for Black Women, said.

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