housing Archives - Wisconsin Watch

A city intersection with traffic lights, cars and brick buildings, including a street sign reading "Adams"

Health and Wellness

Nonprofit closure could cost northeast Wisconsin $2.7M, put 134 households at risk

by Joe Schulz / WPR March 27, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Newcap, a northeast Wisconsin anti-poverty nonprofit, plans to close amid serious financial challenges and the loss of a government contract.

A "FOR SALE BY OWNER" sign stands in snow beside a sidewalk near a home, with a lit blue lamp post, leafless trees and a red fire hydrant.

Government, Health & Welfare

Bill would limit rent hikes in Wisconsin mobile home parks

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Aerial view of a grid of buildings and streets beside woods and curving fields

Richland Center residents fight to spare park from city’s affordable housing plans

by Annie Pulley / The Badger Project December 16, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A house illustrated as a large calculator displays “$488.28” above oversized buttons, with a door at the bottom and leafless trees on both sides.

Forward, Government

As living costs soar, tax relief shrinks for low-income Wisconsin residents

by Hongyu Liu / Wisconsin Watch December 1, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Aerial view of a row of manufactured homes with driveways and cars parked along narrow streets bordered by grass and trees casting long shadows

News about Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin’s forgotten homes: Takeaways from investigating manufactured housing

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch November 19, 2025February 5, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A partially constructed house with exposed insulation and plastic sheeting sits on a dirt lot overlooking a neighborhood under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Government, Health & Welfare

‘Finally ours’: Factory-built homes help families realize ownership dreams. But stigma and barriers persist.

By Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch. Video by Trisha Young / Wisconsin WatchNovember 4, 2025February 5, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A row of brick and stucco houses with landscaped yards along a tree-lined sidewalk under a partly cloudy sky

Economy, Forward

Wisconsin faces a housing affordability crisis. Here’s how lawmakers and candidates for governor plan to address it.

by Brittany Carloni / Wisconsin Watch October 20, 2025October 21, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Rows of homes along a road surrounded by trees and open fields, with a lake and forested area in the background.

Government, Health & Welfare

Residents consider a cooperative future as manufactured housing parks go up for sale

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch October 14, 2025February 5, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Paved road lined with manufactured homes, parked cars and trees under a cloudy sky

Government, Health & Welfare

Have an issue with a manufactured housing park? Here’s what to know

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch October 8, 2025February 5, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Person stands next to car and house.

Government, Health & Welfare

‘They are squeezing everybody in this park to death’: Owners of manufactured homes get little protection as private equity moves in

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch September 30, 2025February 5, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Woman stands on porch of home.

Health & Welfare, Housing

A Milwaukee woman’s long journey to homeownership

by PrincessSafiya Byers / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service September 13, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare

Veterans say Klein Hall gave them a new life. Now it’s set to close.

by Janelle Mella / Wisconsin Watch September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch