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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 100 Date: 5/4/2026 4:04:39 PM | ||
| Why Madison & La Crosse Are Spotlighting Housing This May | ||
Ken Notes: See you there! | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 19 Date: 5/4/2026 3:39:05 PM | ||
| Affordable housing complex planned next to former Midtown Center Walmart | ||
Leo's notes: Milwaukee’s Midtown Commons proposal marks a major step toward reinvesting in underutilized retail land, with the project combining family-sized units, service partnerships, and public-facing amenities—both a housing solution and a catalyst for broader corridor revitalization. As seen in a few instances now, the market is heading towards large-scale affordable housing delivered through retail-to-residential conversions. As aging commercial sites lose viability, they represent one of the most scalable opportunities to add meaningful housing supply in built-out urban areas. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 19 Date: 5/4/2026 2:33:12 PM | ||
| Affordable Wisconsin Agenda State Senator Brad Pfaff keys in on housing, introduces affordable Wisconsin legislative packages in La Crosse | ||
Leo's notes: Brad Pfaff’s “Affordable Wisconsin” legislative package ties housing affordability to other household pressures—healthcare, childcare, and groceries—positioning housing as part of a wider cost-of-living strategy. While these measures may provide short-term relief or market stabilization, long-term impact will still depend on whether they are paired with sustained efforts to increase housing production across Wisconsin. Ken Notes: Interesting, but we still need a simple plan that allows local government units to buy and improve land, and then make denser properties available to builders, developers, or manufactures for homes priced well under $250K. New owners must occupy the homes for a specific period of time or repay the community. A modified version of TIF could reimburse the community for up front investment and help finance neighborhood amenities like parks, day care, health care facilities, and grocery... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 19 Date: 5/4/2026 2:56:28 PM | ||
| Cambridge village board rezoning land east of Kwik Trip for potential housing | ||
Leo's notes: Cambridge is taking an important early step toward higher-density housing by rezoning land near Westgate Court to “neighborhood mixed use,” opening the door for a potential 135–155 unit development. While no specific project is approved, the move signals a shift toward allowing duplexes, multifamily buildings, and mixed-use structures in a land-constrained community. For small and mid-sized communities, decisions like this are increasingly unavoidable—without zoning flexibility, housing supply stalls; with it, communities must actively plan for infrastructure, services, and growth management. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 19 Date: 5/4/2026 3:23:42 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 4/6/2026 9:26:43 PM | ||
| Inside Wisconsin: Economist: Mix of factors drive ‘attainable’ housing crunch | ||
Leo's notes: At a recent housing-focused event in Madison, economist Robert Dietz of the National Association of Home Builders outlined the complex forces driving housing affordability challenges—ranging from regulatory costs (now nearing 25% of a home’s price) and tariffs on materials to elevated interest rates, labor shortages, and demographic pressures. To me, the takeaway is clear: there is no single lever to fix affordability. Progress will depend on coordinated action across regulation, workforce development, financing, and production—because in today’s environment, housing costs are not driven by one issue, but by the cumulative weight of many. Ken Notes: This is a must read, if a paywall prevents this open a private or incognito window and try again. remember to support you local media outlets. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 19 Date: 5/4/2026 3:14:25 PM | ||
| New Green Bay neighborhood includes destination parks, homes, apartments | ||
Leo's notes: Green Bay’s latest neighborhood concept reflects a shift toward master-planned, mixed-product neighborhoods that integrate recreation, walkability, and housing choice rather than separating them.It’s encouraging to see an evolution of communities moving beyond unit counts alone and focusing on livability as a driver of long-term value and demand. If replicated, this model can help attract residents while still delivering the range of housing types needed to address supply gaps. A model worth following! | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 19 Date: 5/4/2026 3:20:08 PM | ||
| FHLBank Chicago Opens 2026 Affordable Housing Program with $51 Million Available | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 19 Date: 5/4/2026 4:03:57 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 3/23/2026 9:49:04 PM | ||
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