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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 100 Date: 12/8/2025 3:21:25 PM | ||
| Madison will be one of the country`s hottest housing markets in 2026, Redfin says | ||
Leo’s notes: The city’s population is projected to grow 37% by 2050, yet Madison has not added housing nearly fast enough to match demand. Home values continue to climb, higher-income buyers are competing for the most affordable units. With mortgage rates expected to ease slightly and wages projected to outpace home prices next year, 2026 could offer a window to accelerate supply — but only if communities stay focused on expanding attainable, workforce-oriented housing rather than allowing demand to outstrip opportunity yet again. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 50 Date: 12/8/2025 2:44:24 PM | ||
| Public Museum Would Be Demolished For Major Development | ||
Leo’s notes: Milwaukee’s soon-to-be-vacant Public Museum site could become one of the most consequential housing opportunities in the region. With museum operations moving to the new Nature and Culture Museum of Wisconsin in 2027, consultants are recommending the county demolish the aging, structurally failing Wells Street complex and open the 3.7-acre site to high-density, mixed-use residential development. Early concepts show the potential for up to 555 new homes, including market-rate, workforce, affordable, and student housing — a transformative scale at a moment when Milwaukee’s housing shortage continues to deepen. As Milwaukee County prepares to issue an RFP in mid-2026, this project represents exactly the kind of site where bold housing investments can reshape opportunity for the next generation. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 50 Date: 12/8/2025 2:44:40 PM | ||
| Grants awarded to 159 organizations across Iowa and Wisconsin | ||
Leo’s notes: As housing costs continue to climb across the region, philanthropic partners like Alliant Energy play an increasingly important role — not as a replacement for policy action, but as a catalyst that strengthens local safety nets and helps communities move closer to stable, attainable housing for all. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 50 Date: 12/8/2025 2:32:04 PM | ||
| City council to shift $3 million housing incentive | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 50 Date: 12/8/2025 2:59:54 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 8/21/2025 12:05:28 PM | ||
| Imperial Garden to remain after property owner scraps apartment plans | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 50 Date: 12/8/2025 2:47:08 PM | ||
| Site of St. Nicholas Church cleared for 4 Habitat for Humanity homes | ||
Leo’s notes: Racine’s plan to replace the long-vacant St. Nicholas Episcopal Church with four new Habitat for Humanity homes is a small but meaningful step toward addressing the city’s estimated 3,500-unit housing shortfall. By leveraging federal HOME funds and partnering with Habitat, the city is turning an underused property into quality, ownership-ready housing that fits the neighborhood and serves income-eligible families. It’s another example of how thoughtful infill development — even at a modest scale — can strengthen communities, stabilize blocks, and expand opportunities for families priced out of the market. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 50 Date: 12/8/2025 2:51:10 PM | ||
| On campus housing being built for Neenah ThedaCare medical residents | ||
Ken Notes: This is an idea that could be used in a number of businesses. Housing and Skilled labor are two of the biggest concerns today... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 50 Date: 12/8/2025 2:56:40 PM | ||
| New housing development planned for Rhinelander amid Northwoods housing crisis | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 50 Date: 12/8/2025 3:05:01 PM | ||
| Wisconsin grapples with prospect of losing federal housing funds | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 50 Date: 12/8/2025 3:02:39 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 12/27/2024 1:52:23 PM | ||
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