Housing
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The links here provide access to newsletters developed during the planning process for the year 2035 Regional Housing Plan.
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SEWRPC can help cities and villages with populations of 10,000 people or more prepare housing affordability reports as required by 2017 Wisconsin Act 243.
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The regional housing plan adopted by the Commission in March 2013 recommends that implementation of the plan be monitored and the results reported every one, five, or 10 years, in accordance with a monitoring schedule included in the plan.
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The regional housing plan recommends the development and maintenance of affordable housing throughout the Southeastern Wisconsin Region.
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Federal and State laws make housing discrimination illegal against any individual in one or more of several named protected classes. The year 2035 regional housing plan examines and reports on available evidence of housing discrimination and summarizes legal requirements regarding fair housing practices.
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One of the challenges facing the region relates to the imbalance between jobs and housing, particularly with respect to adequate supplies of affordable housing stock near emerging employment centers. The year 2035 regional housing plan analyzed this situation and developed recommendations to address this aspect of the housing problem.
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The year 2035 regional housing plan describes construction practices and legal requirements that tend to increase the number of new housing units that are accessible to persons with disabilities.
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Publicly subsidized housing remains an important avenue of meeting housing needs within the region. The year 2035 regional housing plan identifies the number and distribution of subsidized units, addresses the problems associated with extending the life of the existing subsidized housing stock, and articulates the lessons learned over the past several decades in determining the type, amount, and location of subsidized housing units.
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The year 2035 regional housing plan describes best housing practices not only in the region, but throughout the State of Wisconsin and nation. This extends to case studies of successful efforts to ensure an adequate supply of affordable housing and examples of environmentally responsible residential development practices.
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Addressing the Region’s housing needs will require greater public sector coordination, greater private sector participation, and interjurisdictional collaboration that address both the supply side of the equation and the demand side. The regional housing plan recommends the establishment of a regional Housing Trust Fund for Southeastern Wisconsin (HTF-SW).
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One of the results of the national economic recession and related housing crisis that began in late 2007 was a significant increase in foreclosures and abandoned homes in the Southeastern Wisconsin Region.
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An analysis of the economic impacts of home building in the Region and a comparison of costs to revenue for County and local governments associated with the development of new housing was conducted as part of the planning process by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) at the request of SEWRPC.
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SEWRPC’s Environmental Justice Task Force (EJTF) requested that a socio-economic impact analysis be conducted for all regional plans prepared by SEWRPC. SEWRPC contracted with UW-Milwaukee to conduct a socio-economic impact analysis of the regional housing plan.
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Three series of public meetings took place during the planning process for the year 2035 Regional Housing Plan.
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Links to housing-related reports and data from other agencies and organizations can be accessed here.
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SEWRPC, responding to a request from the Mayor of the City of Milwaukee in the late 1960’s, determined that a housing plan would constitute a major contribution to the efforts of those in the public and private sectors who focus on housing and housing related issues on a day-to-day basis.
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