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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.
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The county budget passed last fall set aside about one million dollars in tax revenue for the loan program for Milwaukee residents. It’s on top of an existing loan effort for income-eligible homeowners in almost all Milwaukee County suburbs.
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Heavy snow and frigid temperatures in January led to spikes in requests for emergency services in Milwaukee County and the surrounding area. Spikes in demand test the durability of the region's social safety net.
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Over the past couple of years, interest rates have soared, and the number of houses for sale hasn’t kept up with the number of new homebuyers. The Metcalfe Park Homeownership Initiative is looking to break that barrier.
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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?
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The Veterans Community Project plans to build a village of tiny homes in Milwaukee for at-risk and homeless veterans.
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Milwaukee has goals to make the city more walkable, provide convenient access to life essentials and ensure enough quality housing for current and future populations. Zoning plays a large role in that.
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Milwaukee residents plea for improved living conditions at city-owned buildings. Citizen-led group Common Ground is demanding the city of Milwaukee introduce legislation and increased oversight for its Housing Authority.
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With rent and costs of living on the rise in Lindsay Heights and across Milwaukee, many who have lived in the neighborhood for years are priced out of homeownership.
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joins county officials to tour an under-repair Wauwatosa home.