Wyman Winston, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority Executive Director.

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Conflict of Interest Looms Over SDC Property Sale

Conflict of Interest Looms Over SDC Property Sale

Former board member given listing by beleaguered anti-poverty agency.

How Milwaukee’s Giant Anti-Poverty Agency Unraveled

How Milwaukee’s Giant Anti-Poverty Agency Unraveled

Government agencies gave SDC big contracts even after it ended internal auditing.

Predatory Landlords Buying Up Milwaukee Properties

Predatory Landlords Buying Up Milwaukee Properties

Study finds out-of-state landlords now own 23% of rental houses in majority Black wards.

Why Black Homeownership Rate Is Low

Why Black Homeownership Rate Is Low

And local resources that can help you buy a home.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Ranell Washington Will Lead WHEDA Board
Eyes on Milwaukee

Ranell Washington Will Lead WHEDA Board

Washington, an experienced banker, replaces Ivan Gamboa.

Plats and Parcels: Huge Affordable Housing Project for 32nd and Center
Plats and Parcels

Huge Affordable Housing Project for 32nd and Center

Developer Que El-Amin is moving forward on The Community Within The Corridor.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Construction Starts on Villard Commons
Eyes on Milwaukee

Construction Starts on Villard Commons

Five ACRE grads turn classroom project into reality.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Joaquin Altoro To Lead WHEDA
Eyes on Milwaukee

Joaquin Altoro To Lead WHEDA

Evers picks Milwaukee resident to lead agency responsible for affordable housing.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Committee Advances McKinley School Project
Eyes on Milwaukee

Committee Advances McKinley School Project

Opponents demand half the building and half of the low-income housing tax credits.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Should McKinley School Be Redeveloped?
Eyes on Milwaukee

Should McKinley School Be Redeveloped?

Gorman & Co. pushes redevelopment plan, while a few neighbors vehemently object.

Op Ed: WHEDA Helps Millennials Buy Homes
Op Ed

WHEDA Helps Millennials Buy Homes

In last fiscal year, 73.5% of state agency’s single family home loans went to Millennials.

Young Black Women Embrace Biking

Young Black Women Embrace Biking

Black Girls Do Bike now has 73 chapters in America, including one in Milwaukee.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Rebuilding a Vibrant Bronzeville
Eyes on Milwaukee

Rebuilding a Vibrant Bronzeville

Actor Danny Glover and many local notables celebrate new development anchored by Black Holocaust Museum.

Can Mayor’s Plan Reduce Segregation?

Can Mayor’s Plan Reduce Segregation?

New plan for 10,000 affordable homes could help integrate city, advocates say.

Eyes on Milwaukee: 5 City Projects Get WHEDA Tax Credits
Eyes on Milwaukee

5 City Projects Get WHEDA Tax Credits

Credits push forward projects with 311 units, more development across the city.

Plenty of Horne: Harbor District To Have 40 “Habitat Hotels”
Plenty of Horne

Harbor District To Have 40 “Habitat Hotels”

Planning for district's 1000-acre site nearly done. "Hotels" naturalize sheet pilings.

WHEDA to Help Restore Soldiers Home

WHEDA to Help Restore Soldiers Home

$1.4 million in low-income housing tax credits for 1860s “Old Main” building.

Finally, Greenwich Park Apartments Opens

Finally, Greenwich Park Apartments Opens

The six-story apartment building has a mix of affordable and market rate units.

Officials Celebrate Garfield Development

Officials Celebrate Garfield Development

Groundbreaking for $17 million development and reopened Black Holocaust Museum.

30th Street Corridor Wins $200,000 Grant

30th Street Corridor Wins $200,000 Grant

Federal green infrastructure grant could help transform area some call “Blackfish Bay.”

Eyes on Milwaukee: Apartment Hunting in Milwaukee
Eyes on Milwaukee

Apartment Hunting in Milwaukee

A close-up look at eight new apartment buildings in Milwaukee.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Inside the New Mercantile Lofts
Eyes on Milwaukee

Inside the New Mercantile Lofts

Former International Building now has 36 apartments. View the units and restored mural.

Milwaukee’s Infrastructure Challenges

Milwaukee’s Infrastructure Challenges

Public Policy Forum panelists agree: Federal money is becoming a less reliable source of infrastructure funding.

Corridor of Dreams: Celebrating the First Homeowner in New Program
Corridor of Dreams

Celebrating the First Homeowner in New Program

Happy press conference as program combining government, banks and non-profits brings homeowners back to city.

Corridor of Dreams: Putting the Pieces Together
Corridor of Dreams

Putting the Pieces Together

Can the 15 year project revive an area that’s been in decline for 50 years? Last story in a series.

Plenty of Horne: Is Barry Mandel the Michael Jordan of Development?
Plenty of Horne

Is Barry Mandel the Michael Jordan of Development?

Barrett rhapsodizes over developer at groundbreaking of North End III. And Fresh Thyme owner adds praise of Mandel style.

Corridor of Dreams: The Problem of Foreclosed Homes
Corridor of Dreams

The Problem of Foreclosed Homes

Housing must be improved if a rehabbed 30th Street Corridor is to succeed. Part 4 of a series.

Can Milwaukee Repeat the Menomonee Valley’s Success?

Can Milwaukee Repeat the Menomonee Valley’s Success?

Public Policy Forum highlights seven keys to the success of the Menomonee Valley.

Corridor of Dreams: Can 30th Street Corridor Be Reclaimed?
Corridor of Dreams

Can 30th Street Corridor Be Reclaimed?

The redevelopment effort includes a huge swath of the city, and countless players and plans. First of a series.

Plenty of Horne: Marcus Prize-Winner’s New Installation Unveiled
Plenty of Horne

Marcus Prize-Winner’s New Installation Unveiled

Tokyo-based architect Sou Fujimoto gets the $100,000 Marcus Prize and works with students to create a temporary installation at Prospect and Ogden.

King Drive Commons Development Improves North Side

King Drive Commons Development Improves North Side

Team of developers create townhomes at Center and MLK Dr.

The North End Phase Two Groundbreaking Photos

The North End Phase Two Groundbreaking Photos

A ceremonial groundbreaking took place at the corner of Pleasant and Water streets today for the Portrait and Silhouette buildings at The North End, collectively known as Phase Two of The North End. A number of public officials were on hand representing the large number of public funding sources required to get the project off the ground (or more aptly, in the ground) with the state of private financing for development.