As more work from home, future of office space is unclear

September 20, 2020 8:16 am Leave a comment

Mike Mallaro spent the better part of last year touring office space to lease or purchase for his growing company, VGM Group Inc., in Waterloo.

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Business park in works for UWM’s Innovation Campus

September 14, 2020 12:32 pm Leave a comment

A plan to develop University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee research buildings in Wauwatosa would be replaced by a privately developed business park under a proposal endorsed Monday by Milwaukee County officials.

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Milwaukee evictions surged after state, federal bans lapsed

September 7, 2020 7:09 am Leave a comment

This Aug. 2020 photo shows Wyconda Clayton looking over a memorial honoring the sudden passing of three family members just months apart this year in Milwaukee. Her mother Eula Clayton died April 14, God-sister Tarnisha Young died May 20, and her oldest sister Sarah Clayton died June 23. Clyton is fighting an eviction notice. (Pat A. Robinson via AP)

As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Milwaukee residents Estella Johnson and her husband were struggling with reduced work hours and were fighting an eviction order from a landlord she said doesn't perform repairs and who changed the locks without notifying tenants.

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CBRE finds sublessor for Pabst Professional Center

August 31, 2020 11:50 am Leave a comment

CBRE recently arranged a 7,721-square-foot sublease with Infinity Benefit Solutions at the Pabst Professional Center, a 5-story office building in Milwaukee.

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Milwaukee evictions up 26% in June

July 6, 2020 2:53 pm Leave a comment

Milwaukee County landlords filed nearly 1,500 eviction actions in June, an increase of 26% from last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic tightens the squeeze on renters.

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Landlords urged to hold off on evictions, especially if government check is in the mail

June 9, 2020 9:23 am Leave a comment

A for sale sign stands in front of a bank-owned home in Las Vegas in 2008. More U.S. homes are entering the foreclosure process, setting the stage for a surge in properties repossessed by lenders in 2012. Thirty-one states posted a monthly increase in homes with a first-time foreclosure notice, according to Realty Trac. (AP File Photo/Jae C. Hong)

"The check is in the mail" is a phrase landlords often hear from tenants, but this week they're hearing it from their own trade association.

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Renters, no longer saved by eviction ban, can soon apply for funding to pay rent

June 5, 2020 12:50 pm Leave a comment

A foreclosure sign is posted outside a home in Los Angeles recently. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Wisconsin renters who lost income because of the coronavirus pandemic are no longer protected from Gov. Tony Evers' eviction ban, but they will soon be able to apply for as much as $3,000 in state aid.

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Court refuses to refund airlines’ property taxes

March 3, 2020 9:47 am Leave a comment

An AirTran plane leaves Logan International Airport in Boston recently. Southwest Airlines is buying AirTran for about $1.4 billion as it seeks entry into a number of smaller markets. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)

A state appeals court refused Tuesday to refund $4.2 million that two airlines paid in Wisconsin property taxes.

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Audit faults oversight of state-owned residential properties

December 6, 2019 11:07 am Leave a comment

Wisconsin hasn't properly tracked all state-owned residential properties that are leased to state employees such as park rangers and University of Wisconsin faculty, an audit released Friday found.

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