Housing
Low inventory and high costs have left the dream of homeownership out of reach for many Wisconsinites. Here we present data and stories from the frontlines of Wisconsin’s housing crisis.
Research & Journalism
Cities could ease the squeeze of low housing supply by allowing more market-driven urban infill, say scholars at the American Enterprise Institute.
Allowing more home construction on smaller lots in Wisconsin would substantially drive down prices, according to a new analysis by scholars at the American Enterprise Institute.
Unlike many places in Wisconsin, there is no housing crisis in the Village of Hobart because its leaders have done something developers say is exceedingly rare — making it as easy and predictable as possible for them to do business there.
By the Numbers
The creation of new real estate lots in Wisconsin is down 74% from its high 20 years ago.
Despite a slight recent uptick, Wisconsin’s housing inventory in October of 2024 was 64% lower than its value during the same month in 2016.
Wisconsin has fluctuated within a narrow band between 64% and 74% homeownership rate over the past four decades.
