As the pandemic continues and challenges mount, here is what Milwaukee renters should know about evictions and their rights.
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Resources for homeowners who need to make crucial repairs during the coronavirus
Many nonprofit agencies and city programs continue to offer critical housing repair services. Here is a list of resources.
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OPINION: There’s new-found momentum for affordable homeownership in Milwaukee. Let’s not mess it up, local and state leaders.
Bethany Sanchez details Milwaukee’s severely lagging homeownership rates — particularly for black residents — and proposes a way forward.
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‘What are we waiting for?’ Service is a family affair for Haywoods
Dad’s a prominent developer. The son is the youngest elected official in state history. And both share a commitment to uplifting others.
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‘It’s like building a small Wisconsin town from below the ground up’: Westlawn Gardens comes to life
The 75-acre site where Wisconsin’s largest public housing development once stood is roaring back to life as about 1,000 mixed-income housing units are emerging at the new Westlawn Gardens on Milwaukee’s northwest side.
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‘We don’t just build buildings; we build communities:’ Welford Sanders legacy comes to life in Harambee
A shoe factory turned apartment and office building is the latest development of the Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation, which seeks to reinvigorate a thriving community in the blocks surrounding King Drive.
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Habitat for Humanity launches historic Midtown housing initiative
A $200,000 grant from Wells Fargo is helping Habitat for Humanity to build, rehab and repair 100 homes in the Midtown area. Officials say the project will create the highest concentration of affordable, single-family homes built in Milwaukee since World War II.
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Racism’s ‘polite face’? How we can reverse the decline in black home ownership
Owning a home has long been touted as part of the American dream. But for many blacks that dream has proved elusive. Community leaders will discuss solutions during a free program Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society.
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Black homeownership is at a historic low. Find out why this matters and hear solutions to the crisis
Black homeownership dipped to 41.7 percent nationwide in 2016, a 50-year low. “Locked Out: Solutions to the Black Homeownership Decline” will examine the problems and offer some solutions.
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Carolyn Esswein sets her designs on serving underserved neighborhoods
Architect and planner Carolyn Esswein believes residents are the key ingredient when it comes to redeveloping underserved neighborhoods.