On the 31st floor of what was once a towering office building in downtown Manhattan, construction workers lay down steel bracing for what will soon anchor a host of residential amenities: a catering station, lounge, fire pit and gas grills.

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With the current U.S. inflation rate at 7.1%, interest rates rising and housing costs up, many Americans are wondering if a recession is looming.

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A project to revitalize a single block in Milwaukee’s Amani neighborhood is offering some lessons on steps local leaders and city officials can take to improve the city’s housing stock. The Wisconsin Policy Forum looked at what a housing project ...

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Red Cliff was the only Indigenous nation in Wisconsin to receive a share of a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2019, but the need for such special grants highlights the need for increased regular funding for housing in Indian Country, tribal officials say.

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A report from the largest business lobby in Wisconsin has found that shortages of broadband service and new housing are among the chief hindrances to economic growth in rural places.

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Gov Tim Walz proposed Thursday that the state borrow $276 million to invest in safe and affordable housing projects throughout Minnesota.

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For decades, land-use regulation throughout the U.S. has stressed having single-family houses on large lots. This approach has priced many people out of the quintessential American dream: Owning a home. It also has promoted suburban sprawl – a pattern of low-density, car-dependent development that has dominated growth at the edges of urban areas since the end of World War II.

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A lack of new residential construction is one big reason why it’s becoming ever harder for working people in Wisconsin to pay either rent or a mortgage.

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The latest BuildFax Housing Health Report revealed blanket year-over-year declines in single-family housing authorizations, maintenance and remodel volumes. However, spend on the existing housing stock increased within the same time frame, likely a result of a tightening construction labor and materials markets.

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A county health report says about 13 percent of Wisconsin residents are paying more than half of their income on rent or a home mortgage.

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