Housing

The city of Milwaukee owns hundreds of vacant, abandoned houses. More than 100 are set for restoration and homeownership under the Homes MKE program.

Milwaukee’s Section 8 housing voucher program will now be run by a private company.

Affordable housing was one of the issues identified as a top concern this election for voters in Superior.

Up to 200,000 Milwaukee houses contain toxic lead paint. Blood test results allow officials to start rehabbing them. But funding and non-compliant landlords are roadblocks in the way.

The Women’s Affordable Housing Network recently launched a chapter in Wisconsin. One of the group’s early goals is to mentor high school and college students.

The founder of UW-Milwaukee’s Center for Equity Practice and Planning Justice says most challenges that cities face — including education, health and development — are connected to segregation.

The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee is poised to outsource its troubled Section 8 voucher program to a Florida-based contractor.

Most of Wisconsin’s houses were built before 1980 and are now eligible for state-funded repair loans. Local lenders say the program is needed.

A Wisconsin banker and mortgage specialist said she expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again this year, a move that will gradually build on economic momentum heading into 2025.

Some Wisconsin realtors are hopeful mortgage rates will decline slightly through 2025 after the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut last week.