| Wisconsin Workforce Housing News | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 100 Date: 7/27/2026 4:49:57 PM | ||
| Tom Still: Housing, schools and grocery stores key to building a stronger rural Wisconsin | ||
Ken Notes: Rural housing may be a larger problem than urban issues. We need to look at the new tools from Wisconsin to address this issue. We also need vision and leadership to use these tools effectively. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 31 Date: 7/27/2026 4:32:42 PM | ||
| Housing Bills from Wisconsin | ||
Ken Notes: Leo and I put this together, feel free to reprint and share. Leo and I are also looking present these laws with some conceptual ideas for their use to your board or council. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 31 Date: 7/27/2026 4:46:10 PM | ||
| Washington County housing initiative brings back young homeowners | ||
Leo's notes: Washington County’s Next Generation Housing initiative demonstrates that workforce housing extends beyond rentals to creating attainable paths to homeownership for young workers and families. By combining lower-cost homes, down payment assistance, and public-private partnerships, the county is helping the next generation live where they work. Expanding attainable ownership opportunities continues to be a powerful workforce development strategy. Ken Notes: This may be a model to keep on your radar screen. Imagine a community working together to retain and attract a younger workforce. Also consider the attractiveness of this to new businesses looking to grow or locate in Wisconsin. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 31 Date: 7/27/2026 4:20:07 PM | ||
| McShane Construction, Lincoln Avenue Communities Underway on Affordable Housing Development in Madison, Wisconsin | ||
Leo's notes: Madison’s Timberline Terrace will deliver 93 affordable homes, including units reserved for households experiencing homelessness, demonstrating how workforce housing can serve a broad spectrum of community needs. By combining income-restricted housing with supportive amenities and long-term affordability, the project reflects a growing emphasis on housing stability as the foundation for economic and community resilience. Ken Notes: This is beginning to address our "We need to build neighborhoods" concept. We also need affordable market rate units and even upscale units as part of a comprehensive solution. We also need amenities like childcare, health care, sports fields courts and facilities, restaurants, and more... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 31 Date: 7/27/2026 4:20:32 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: 4/6/2026 9:26:43 PM | ||
| Madison approves hundreds of affordable apartments as deadline for federal funding looms | ||
Leo's notes: Madison’s approval of 163 affordable apartments ahead of a federal funding deadline highlights how timing can be just as important as financing in workforce housing development. With changes to federal tax credit eligibility reshaping where projects can be built, communities that act quickly and align local approvals with funding opportunities will be best positioned to expand housing supply. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 31 Date: 7/27/2026 4:24:57 PM | ||
| Janesville considering an update to affordable housing fund policy to broaden how money is distributed | ||
Leo's notes: Janesville’s proposed update to its Affordable Housing Fund reflects an important shift from one-size-fits-all incentives to more flexible tools that can respond to changing market conditions. As construction costs and financing challenges evolve, communities that adapt local funding policies will be better positioned to attract workforce housing investment and maximize the impact of public dollars—another model to watch. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 31 Date: 7/27/2026 4:49:01 PM | ||
| South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall | ||
Leo’s notes: The cancellation of South Milwaukee’s Canal Transit Lofts illustrates a growing challenge facing workforce housing: securing enough capital to move projects from approval to construction. As financing costs and funding gaps continue to reshape development economics, communities will need more flexible public-private financing tools to keep much-needed housing projects alive. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 31 Date: 7/27/2026 4:22:49 PM | ||
| About Wisconsin Workforce Housing News (WWHNews.com) | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 3/23/2026 9:49:04 PM | ||
| List of Housing Resources | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 11 - Wk: 125 Date: 9/2/2025 7:30:59 PM |