| Wisconsin Workforce Housing News | ||
Community Updates, News Stories, Best Practices, Resources, and other data supporting the development of affordable housing for the citizens of Wisconsin in every city and region in the State. Please consider partnering with us and sharing your story Special Note: Leo and Ken are focused on bringing economic development, regional growth, and workforce housing expertise together at the community level. We hope to help turn new state policy into actual projects - and ultimately into homes for the workers these communities need to sustain their businesses and economy. We are excited to be a part of this conversation. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 100 Date: 10/26/2026 5:23:56 PM | ||
| New data shows housing affordability falling, mortgage rates rising | ||
Ken and Leo Note: This is a real problem and there are few real solutions on the horizon. The difference on a 250K home is -- 7% is $1,666/month vs. 3% is 1,056/month for a 30 year mortgage. Yep -- more than $600 a month more. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 44 Date: 10/26/2026 5:32:32 PM | ||
| City of Eau Claire announces $785k in affordable housing grants | ||
Leo's notes: Eau Claire is targeting workforce and lower-income housing through both new construction and rehabilitation, building on earlier funding rounds that helped deliver more than 100 units. The broader opportunity is to use public investment strategically—not simply to fill financing gaps, but to demonstrate housing models that other Wisconsin communities can realistically replicate. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 44 Date: 10/26/2026 4:48:52 PM | ||
| Groundbreaking for Prairie Haus Senior in New Glarus | ||
Leo's notes: Senior housing deserves a more prominent place in Wisconsin's workforce housing strategy. Projects like Prairie Haus Senior can help create a more diverse housing supply, but their broader economic value depends on whether they allow longtime residents to remain in their communities while opening opportunities for a new generation of homeowners. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 44 Date: 10/26/2026 4:41:01 PM | ||
| CVS Health: Thank You! Phoenix Residential Grand Opening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
Leo's notes: The conversion of a former nursing home into affordable housing and a community resource center illustrates the intersection of housing, health, and economic opportunity. With CVS Health and Aetna contributing $500,000, the project also raises an important question: should healthcare institutions play a more direct role in financing housing as a strategy for improving community health? | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 44 Date: 10/26/2026 4:46:52 PM | ||
| Wisconsin Workforce Housing Resources | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 10/12/2026 3:21:44 PM | ||
| McShane Construction Company Completes 76-unit Affordable Housing Development in Madison, Wisconsin | ||
Leo's notes: Kelly Station's location along Madison's East Washington Avenue demonstrates the value of adding affordable housing within established urban corridors, close to transportation and existing infrastructure. The challenge for rural Wisconsin is developing practical housing models in communities with less density, and arguably more important main transit routes... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 44 Date: 10/26/2026 4:30:34 PM | ||
| Ground Broken for Scholar’s Ridge Development in Plymouth | ||
Leo's notes: Scholar's Ridge will deliver 102 entry-level single-family homes on 32 acres, supported by a $3.4 million WHEDA Infrastructure Access Loan and a partnership involving major local employers. It's the third development in Sheboygan County's broader initiative targeting 600 homes. The greatest takeaway here is that employers are directly investing in housing supply, signaling a movement of treating housing as economic development infrastructure. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 44 Date: 10/26/2026 4:49:18 PM | ||
| FHLBank Chicago Awards $5 Million to Support Affordable Housing Developers in Illinois and Wisconsin | ||
Leo's notes: FHLBank Chicago's $5 million program will support approximately 95 fellowships and internships across Illinois and Wisconsin. The more consequential opportunity here is the pipeline of developers being built, who will be capable of delivering smaller, incremental housing projects in communities that lack established development capacity. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 44 Date: 10/26/2026 4:35:27 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 8/13/2026 3:49:48 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 11 - Wk: 125 Date: 10/5/2026 7:23:20 PM |