Housing

A new report is calling for public housing authorities to change certain policies to prevent excluding people with criminal records.

It can be tough for Native Americans moving off non-tribal lands, with some reporting discrimination. That compounds other issues, such as the tight housing market.

The Rhinelander City Council Planning Commission has approved a proposal to convert a Rhinelander motel into affordable, low-income housing. The conversion would add 30 apartment units to the city’s housing stock.

A new study warns the housing shortage in Wisconsin will increase over the next decade

The vandalism makes a public spectacle of a landlord’s dispute with a renter he’s trying to evict and also shines a light on the need for affordable housing in the city.

Climbing interest rates are starting to cool the blazing housing market in cities across the country. But in places like Ironwood, where the housing stock is cheaper and many buyers can afford to pay in cash, interest rates have less of an effect. So, Ironwood is getting creative.

Overall listings during the month of June were down 14 percent compared to June 2021.

Local news for Thursday, June 2, 2022.

Housing in northern Wisconsin is in such short supply that some people turn down jobs in the area because they cannot find a place to live. Employers have come up with a solution — convert vacant motels into affordable housing.