real estate

Lake Effect's Sam Woods sits down with Addison Lathers, real estate reporter for the Milwaukee Business Journal, for a monthly roundup of local commercial real estate news. This month covers top stories from August 2026.

Earlier this year, landlord David Tomblin's companies owned over 200 rental homes, but he is battling receivership, which would cut him off from management and rental income.

David Tomblin, the founder of Highgrove Holdings and subject of our series "How to Evict Your Landlord," stands to lose over 80 of his properties.

Reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shows some Walgreens rental leases keep businesses from opening in those buildings, even if the property is vacant.

On this week's episode of "Bubbler Talk," we answer a question about what happens to homes that are sold to cash buyers advertising around Milwaukee.

The housing market is tight across the country, but Milwaukee presents some unique challenges that some other cities aren’t facing. Milwaukee Magazine's Chris Droser breaks down some of those challenges.

Last March, a house sold in Wauwatosa for over a million dollars. By the end of that year eight more were sold at the price. Is this an anomaly or the new trend?

Wisconsin recently topped a list of states where investors are interested in buying properties, which could be bad news for traditional home buyers. We learn how these investors are impacting the market, and get some tips on how buyers can navigate it.

DevelUP program director Matthew Paschall, Don Bernards of Baker Tilly and Anthony Kazee at KG Development group share DevelUp's mission and impact.

An increasing amount of Milwaukee homes are being purchased by out-of state landlord companies. How will this impact the Milwaukee housing and real estate climate both now and in the near future?