By Joe Lanane Prices dropped substantially for low-income housing tax credits during the financial downturn, but two Appleton projects suggest values are inching upward. “There’s certainly more equity in the market this year than there was last year,” said John ...

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By Paul Snyder Madison’s shift toward owner-occupied housing in redeveloping the Allied Drive neighborhood threatens to drive out area residents who rely on rentals. “Most people in this area have been renters all their lives, and having more rental units ...

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By Sean Ryan State officials plan to use tax credits awarded Friday to drum up work for builders such as Jon Matthews, who started an electrical company this week. Matthews, who founded T.L. Reese Electrical Systems LLC in partnership with ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] Eighty feet could mean the difference between failure and success for affordable housing along a Madison area corridor. University Avenue is all that separates two housing projects. The first, proposed by Warrenville, Ill.-based Andover Hill Investments LLC ...

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By Paul Snyder A developer is killing a downtown Madison housing proposal, freeing up a property in a historic district with a reputation for challenging developers. Tom Sather, president of Silverstone Partners Inc., said he will not proceed with a ...

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By Sean Ryan The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority is trying to prevent its hiring and contracting standards from disappearing when control of state government changes hands. A bill that received public hearings Monday and Tuesday requires the agency ...

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By Sean Ryan In the past 25 years, Stephen Mills has built 1,800 condos and apartments without using housing tax credits. But this year, with plans for two projects in Kenosha, the principal of Bear Development LLC, said he cannot ...

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By Sean Ryan A fickle affordable-housing market is telling developers to find the right location or the tax credits that pay for projects will be worth little more than the paper they’re printed on. That market fact is encouraging developers ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s affordable housing agency says it will resume lending to first-time home buyers after suspending loans for 17 months. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority says it will begin offering a new loan product to ...

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