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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 100 Date: 4/1/2026 7:41:30 PM | ||
| A federal housing bill could reshape who owns single-family homes. In Wausau, the stakes are personal. | ||
Leo's notes: Despite federal momentum behind the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, local leaders in Wausau point to persistent shortages in entry-level homes, workforce rentals, and “missing middle” housing, all driven by rising construction costs, financing gaps, and regulatory delays. As I’ve mentioned before, it is supply—not speculation—that continues to constraint most of our Wisconsin communities (Midwest markets too!). While limiting institutional investors may resonate politically, communities like Wausau will see the greatest impact from policies that reduce barriers to building, unlock financing, and enable attainable housing at scale... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 14 Date: 4/1/2026 6:08:06 PM | ||
| 553 affordable housing units set to open in Madison | ||
Leo's notes: The Victoria (250 senior units) and The View (303 family-oriented units) are fully or rapidly leasing, serving households earning 50–70% of area median income, with additional deeply affordable units planned in a future phase. For communities facing persistent shortages, this model shows how underutilized sites can be repositioned into high-impact housing assets that serve seniors, families and the workforce alike. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 14 Date: 4/1/2026 6:04:17 PM | ||
| The Amazingly High Cost of Housing | ||
Ken Notes: We may have mentioned this -- in fact weekly for the last five years. We need to address this as a community by working together... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 14 Date: 4/1/2026 7:39:50 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 3/23/2026 9:48:42 PM | ||
| ‘Missing middle’: La Crosse at ‘kickoff’ of plan to incentivize new family homes | ||
Leo's notes: La Crosse is taking a notable step to rebalance its housing strategy, advancing a new Housing Incentive Fund aimed at supporting single-family and “missing middle” development. Backed by roughly $1.5–$2 million, the program signals a shift from a rental-heavy pipeline toward homeownership opportunities — particularly for families. If structured well, targeted incentives like this can help close the feasibility gap for builders and reintroduce the kinds of housing — duplexes, triplexes, starter homes — that are essential for long-term community stability and generational wealth. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 14 Date: 4/1/2026 6:17:20 PM | ||
| https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2026/03/31/johnson-state-of-the-city- | ||
Leo's notes: Even with a shift toward more listings and potential reduction in bidding pressure and slow price escalation, this "market relief” still isn’t helping with the needed structural change. Improved inventory may help buyers at the margins, but affordability will remain constrained until supply meaningfully expands — particularly in entry-level and workforce price ranges where demand continues to far outpace available homes... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 14 Date: 4/1/2026 7:40:48 PM | ||
| Opportunity Zone Program Presents Strategic Window for Multifamily and Affordable Housing Investment | ||
Leo's notes: Recent updates to the Opportunity Zone Program — including rolling tax deferrals and enhanced incentives for rural areas — could make it an even more powerful tool for financing affordable and workforce housing after 2026. Another critical moment to act upon is here, as Opportunity Zones mapping will directly shape where capital flows for the next decade. If aligned intentionally, the program can help unlock housing in communities that are both underserved and development-ready — but without that alignment, it risks missing the areas that need it most. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 14 Date: 4/1/2026 6:11:34 PM | ||
| 134 households ‘at risk of going homeless’ as northeast Wisconsin nonprofit abruptly closes | ||
Ken Notes: One more reason we need a new model to allow for actually affordable homes not subsidized homes. There are a number of nonprofits operating from grant to grant... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 14 Date: 4/1/2026 7:34:44 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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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 11 - Wk: 125 Date: 9/2/2025 7:30:59 PM |