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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 100 Date: 10/7/2025 9:15:42 AM | ||
| Five bills to boost housing sail through Assembly committee, while others meet opposition | ||
Leo’s notes: A dozen housing bills advanced this week, signaling rare bipartisan momentum on Wisconsin’s workforce housing crisis. Proposals range from expanding WHEDA tax credits in rural areas to authorizing ADUs and creating workforce home loan funds. Advocates note these measures show progress, but real impact will hinge on consistent implementation and local zoning alignment. For further explanation of each bill introduced, please click article link. Ken Notes: Save and share this article. Please note housing is one of the only issues in Wisconsin receiving bipartisan support on several fronts. Many of these issues Leo and I have been advocating for some time now... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 41 Date: 10/7/2025 8:37:58 AM | ||
| Housing package would redirect millions from past workforce housing initiatives | ||
Leo’s notes: Wisconsin lawmakers are reworking unspent housing funds to spur ownership and expand options for working families. The proposed bills would redirect millions toward condo conversions, first-time homebuyer loans, and new workforce housing TIF districts—an encouraging sign of renewed focus. Still, it is worth noting that real progress will depend on aligning these incentives with local zoning reform and sustained funding. Ken Notes: I wish we could use these funds for just two thing. First allow communities to buy land and plan affordable neighborhoods with a mix of smaller affordable homes, schools, retail, and amenities. Second work with banks to create low interest for lower cost homes. Imagine a 3% rate on 150 to 200K homes for first time buyers or seniors downsizing. These two programs could be game changing in workforce housing. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 41 Date: 10/7/2025 8:01:51 AM | ||
| Wisconsin pioneers program for church property redevelopment grants | ||
Leo’s notes: A new grant program is helping Wisconsin churches turn underused land into affordable and workforce housing. By funding pre-development planning and pairing congregations with design and finance experts, the initiative empowers faith communities to shape local housing solutions. This is a reminder that housing progress often starts with trusted community anchors. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 41 Date: 10/7/2025 8:03:42 AM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 8/21/2025 12:05:28 PM | ||
| State agency learns about success of alternative housing project at Hope Village in Chippewa Falls | ||
Leo’s notes: Hope Village in Chippewa Falls shows how community-led models can fill critical workforce housing gaps through collaboration and creativity. As state officials study updates to the Uniform Dwelling Code, projects like this highlight how flexible standards can help replicate small-scale, affordable solutions statewide—a model to watch. Ken notes: We can do so much better architecturally and plat wise. Open space, bike / Ped access -- not trailer parks but rather small home neighborhoods. Check this out... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 41 Date: 10/7/2025 8:17:47 AM | ||
| ‘They are squeezing everybody in this park to death’: Owners of manufactured homes get little protection as private equity moves in | ||
Ken Notes: This is so true and happening across the state. These private equity firms are buying these parks as cash producing assets with no real skin in the game or feet on the ground. If current tenants fail, the firms can put in a nicer park model and make even more money by renting that as well as the lot. We need communities and housing advocates to buy these parks and turn these places into something special. There are great examples of well developed and run parks across the US. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 41 Date: 10/7/2025 8:57:43 AM | ||
| Affordable apartments planned at Huxley Yards in Madison | ||
Leo’s notes: Madison’s upcoming Conway at Huxley Yards adds 50 affordable units on a compact urban site, continuing momentum from developers expanding workforce housing across Wisconsin. With green certifications and efficient design, the project shows how sustainable infill can meet both affordability and environmental goals. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 41 Date: 10/7/2025 8:32:46 AM | ||
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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 |