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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 100 Date: 11/24/2025 3:06:01 PM | ||
| Grand Opening of The Corliss Marks Milestone for Affordable Housing in Milwaukee | ||
Leo’s notes: The Corliss marks a milestone for Wisconsin—proof that large-scale, collaborative investment can truly reshape a community. Transforming a former industrial site into 576 affordable homes, including 144 dedicated senior units, The Corliss stands as the largest private affordable housing development in state history and a model for inclusive, mixed-income growth. Backed by city, state, and private partners—from TIF support to brownfield financing—this project not only delivers critically needed homes for households earning up to 80% AMI, but also demonstrates how intentional public–private partnerships can turn long-neglected land into vibrant neighborhoods. As Milwaukee celebrates this achievement, The Corliss offers a powerful reminder: bold housing solutions are possible when every sector pulls in the same direction. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 48 Date: 11/24/2025 1:32:03 PM | ||
| Developer pitches workforce-housing pilot for 347 W. 7th; RDA asks staff to refine terms | ||
Leo’s notes: Oshkosh is taking an encouraging step toward expanding attainable homeownership, as the Redevelopment Authority signaled support for a pilot “workforce home” proposal on an infill lot at 347 W. 7th. First Place Homes and Legacy Homes are collaborating on a model that combines modest, quality construction with income-eligibility screening and resale-recapture safeguards to keep homes affordable over time—an approach similar to Habitat and other mission-driven builders. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 48 Date: 11/24/2025 1:35:42 PM | ||
| Housing affordability is declining faster in rural areas | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 48 Date: 11/24/2025 2:09:54 PM | ||
| Wisconsin Workforce Housing Resources | ||
| Nate Notes: to be included as a Workforce Housing resource email us a link and a brief note to: wwhnews.com@gmail.com... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 8/21/2025 12:05:28 PM | ||
| Wisconsin home prices continue to rise, affordability continues to drop | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 48 Date: 11/24/2025 2:08:10 PM | ||
| Village of Waunakee weighs extending TID #5 | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 48 Date: 11/24/2025 2:40:57 PM | ||
| Wisconsin’s forgotten homes: Takeaways from investigating manufactured housing | ||
Ken Notes: These parks could provide a new solution to affordable housing but currently they are being bought as investment properties with absentee landlords and ever increasing rents. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 48 Date: 11/24/2025 1:57:14 PM | ||
| Cities with the most expensive homes in Wisconsin | ||
Leo’s notes: Wisconsin’s latest home value rankings underscore what families and employers already feel: affordability is slipping fastest in the communities where opportunity is strongest. With typical home values topping $1.9 million in Oconomowoc Lake and half of the state’s most expensive cities clustered around Madison and Milwaukee, the divide between where people work and where they can afford to live continues to widen. These trends reinforce the urgency of expanding workforce and “missing middle” housing—because in far too many high-growth corridors, owning a home is drifting out of reach for the very people who keep these communities running. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 48 Date: 11/24/2025 1:47:45 PM | ||
| Green Bay Housing Authority celebrates completed renovations at historic Mason Manor tower | ||
Leo’s notes: The $25 million renovation of Green Bay’s Mason Manor is a reminder that preserving affordable housing is as important as building new units. By modernizing a 1972 high-rise—replacing plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and key accessibility features—Green Bay Housing Authority and Gorman & Company extended the life of 152 affordable homes for decades to come. In a growing city where demand continues to outpace supply, these projects are critical: revitalizing existing stock keeps residents housed, stabilizes neighborhoods, and protects affordability far more quickly than new construction alone can deliver. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 48 Date: 11/24/2025 1:50:00 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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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 11 - Wk: 125 Date: 9/2/2025 12:30:59 PM |