U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Senators Baldwin, Capito, Tester, Cramer Introduce Bill to Increase Affordable Housing for Volunteer Firefighters and First Responders

Legislation will help recruit and retain volunteer first responders with affordable housing incentives

Streetcar Rolling Through Rising Couture

Lakefront tower now stands 15 stories tall, while streetcar connection is built out in base.

Housing Authority Residents Demand Investigation

Common Ground hopes to help residents of city's public housing authority.

Near West Side Partners Announces Lindsey St. Arnold Bell as Executive Director

Recognized community leader to focus on collaboration and increasing momentum on convening efforts

More than $500,000 in grants awarded to food pantries citywide

See Inside The Couture’s Rise

Floors being poured on 5th level, while building core reaches 11th floor, 25% of final height.

Housing Authority Has Waitlist Three Times Larger Than Its Affordable Housing Supply

Individuals who qualify should still apply, as some lists operate as lotteries.

Annual Homeless Population Count Reveals Difficulties In Finding People Shelter

Federal rules require count to be done in January, with results determining future resource allocation.

Controversial Brookfield Alderman Avoids Censure

City residents voice support for Ald. Kris Seals, who condemned affordable housing.

Revitalize Milwaukee Plots Major Expansion

Home-repair organization adding lead abatement, energy efficiency improvements and more.

Milwaukee a Leader on Helping Homeless But Still Needs More Housing

County has fewest unsheltered homeless people per capita in US, but numbers growing.

Helping Area Nonprofits Grow and Work Together

Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin has been doing this since 1997.

Milwaukee Health Commissioner Resigns

Kirsten Johnson resigns after two years on job. New commissioner will be sixth in six years.

Homeless Deaths Rising Significantly in Milwaukee

Substance abuse contributing to 147% rise since 2018.

Milwaukee County Receives $15 Million in Emergency Rental Assistance Funds from U.S. Treasury

Marquette’s 707 Hub leader named to AITF’s Anchor Fellows Program

DOJ Suing Milwaukee Landlord, Property Manager

Federal government alleges East Side property owner and his manager violated Fair Housing Act.

Milwaukee’s Racial Disparity in Homeownership Growing

Report finds gap worse than in 10 peer cities and has worsened since Great Recession.

The Backyard Bar Creating New Backyard

Bay View bar losing its patio to new restaurant, but creating new space by demolishing house.

Inside The Phillis Wheatley School Redevelopment

Mayor, county executive and HUD regional administrator tour building in advance of July opening.

Bay View Restaurant Would Have Two Buildings, Multiple Patios

$2.5 million restaurant complex planned. Plus: A big week of real estate news.

HACM to Expand Access to Affordable Housing on Milwaukee’s Near West Side

Leveraging public-private partnerships, the agency has awarded 149 project-based vouchers to developers and property owners in the area.

Homeless Program Gets National Recognition

HUD finds Milwaukee has lowest per capita count of unsheltered homeless people in the U.S.

Milwaukee Recognized with Nation’s Lowest Unsheltered Homeless Population

Leaders Point to County, City, Business and Community Collaboration, Along with Federal Support, in Reaching the Distinction

HUD Sues East Side Landlord For Discrimination

Resident allegedly subjected to harassment based on sexual orientation and disability, much of it captured in text messages.

Gov. Evers Announces More Than $17.2 Million in Community Development Block Grant Housing Awards

Regional housing awards will help low- and moderate-income families purchase or repair homes

City Needs Act of Congress Because of Couture-Streetcar Delay

City officials admit project is behind schedule.

Harambee Building Named For Reuben and Mildred Harpole

Bader Philanthropies announced its naming of the Harpole Building on N. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.

Fair Housing Group Wins $1 Million Grant

Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council will train other organizations, investigate complaints in Wisconsin.

Gov. Evers Announces More than $22 Million of Public Infrastructure Grants to Wisconsin Municipalities

Barrett, Officials Celebrate Couture Groundbreaking

Nine years after building was first proposed. 'Like making sausage. It's not pretty.'

Milwaukee Celebrates Couture Construction Investment In Community During Ceremonial Groundbreaking

Dignitaries from the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the AFL-CIO’s Housing Investment Trust and project partners including Barrett Lo Visionary Development, RINKA and Findorff join the celebration to mark this milestone

State Treasurer Launches Homeownership Initiative

Program involves a network of public and private entities to support sustainable home-ownership.

Resources for Milwaukee Homeowners, Prospective Buyers

Resources for first time homebuyers and homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments.

WHEDA awarded Emergency Housing Vouchers by HUD

Property owners asked to submit interest forms

Construction Starts on The Couture

Developer Rick Barrett is excited, greeting first construction equipment arriving on site.

The Couture Construction Begins May 5th

After years of delays, financing secured for complicated project to build 44-story lakefront tower.

HUD Awards Wisconsin $90 Million to Increase Affordable Housing and to Address Homelessness

$5 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funding Awarded Across the Nation

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Leads Colleagues to Call on Biden Administration to Fully Fund Community Development Block Grant Program

WHEDA receives $5.4 million grant from HUD to support housing for low-income homeless people with disabilities

HUD Awards $5.4 Million to the Wisconsin Hospital and Economic Development Authority to Support Affordable Rental Housing for Extremely Low-Income Persons with Disabilities

Couture to Start Construction in January

Barrett Lo raises equity needed for federal loan guarantee for 44-story lakefront tower.

The Couture Secures Financing For $188 million Project Construction to Begin January 2021

44-story mixed-use skyscraper will create new public amenities and thousands of new jobs

City of Milwaukee/WWBIC to Launch Small Business COVID-19 Forgivable Loan Program

Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, National Fair Housing Alliance, and Other Fair Housing Organizations File Federal Discrimination Lawsuit to Stop Real Estate Redlining

Nation’s Leading Fair Housing Organizations Challenge Redfin’s Service Policies by Alleging Race and National Origin Discrimination

Gov. Evers, DOA Secretary Brennan Announce More Than $36 million for Public Infrastructure and Facility Projects

The Couture Developer Applies For Federal Loan Guarantee

Barrett Lo claims it has raised necessary funding to access critical guarantee.

How Is City Doing on Complete Streets?

New report analyzes ongoing program, establishes benchmarks for future progress.

Rite Hite’s New HQ Approved

Plus: Walker's Point apartment plans dropped, while another neighborhood building sells.

Housing Authority Accepting More Voucher Applicants

For first time since 2015, city accepting new applicants for subsidized housing.

Mayor Tom Barrett’s 2020 State of the City Speech

Potawatomi Hotel Casino, February 10, 2020 As Prepared for Delivery

Barrett Offers Upbeat State of City Speech

Mayor touts employers coming to city, The Hop's launch and a friendly governor.

Health Commissioner Pick Gets First Approval

Kowalik wins unanimous vote from committee, interim commissioner reveals ongoing issues.

WHEDA wins national HUD Secretary’s Award for Healthy Homes

Thurgood Marshall Apartments in Milwaukee recognized for excellence in healthy housing innovation

Will Mayor Confirm Health Commissioner?

Newly-appointed Patricia McManus still needs confirmation.

HUD Halts City Lead Treatment Program

Barrett requested review; temporary stop work order cites possible lead hazards.

How Federal Funding Hurts Cities

Liberals and cities would be better off opposing funding.

Fair Housing Council Settles Discrimination Complaint Against Waukesha County

MMFHC’s complaint alleged that Waukesha County engaged in illegal housing discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin.

2015 HUD Secretary’s Award for Healthy Homes Winners Announced

Alaska, Maine, Missouri and Wisconsin programs cited as national models

The Power of Urban Density

New study of Madison development shows how smart growth greatly reduces government costs.

HUD Awards Over $38,000 in Housing Counseling Grants in Wisconsin

HUD establishing Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee

LBWN, Impact Seven win Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago Community First® Award

LBWN Rent-to-Own Homes transformed 24 vacant properties on Milwaukee’s South Side

HUD Awards Over $1.2 Million to Promote Jobs, Self-Sufficiency for Public Housing Residents in Wisconsin

The funding will also link the elderly and people with disabilities with supportive services that allow them to maintain independent living and age-in-place.

HUD Awards Over $16 Million in Wisconsin to Improve, Preserve Nation’s Public Housing

Housing authorities will use funding to maintain housing for families, seniors

Milwaukee Developer Rick Barrett Announces Moderne High-Rise Now Fully Leased

Only six condominiums in the 30-story Moderne remain available, exceeding planned pace

Tom Ament Strikes Again

Author of infamous pension plan also devised a 1990 measure giving supervisors unconstitutional power over executive appointees.

Bank of America Hit With Discrimination Complaint

Federal complaint claims homes owned by bank in city's minority neighborhoods are more poorly maintained than its homes in white areas.