Wisconsin Realtors Association Advocacy

09/18/2025

The best way to tackle Wisconsin's housing inventory crisis is by creating more workforce and senior housing. Learn more about removing barriers to build:

Wisconsin employers are having difficulty recruiting workers to fill thousands of job openings due to a shortage of affordable housing options for workers.

09/10/2025

Wisconsin’s current transfer tax hurts home sellers and doesn’t provide enough for local communities. Learn more about reducing the transfer tax -

Cutting Wisconsin’s real estate transfer tax (Transfer Tax) by one-third would reduce the cost carried by Wisconsin property owners who pay the tax on the sale of real property.

09/08/2025

Build local, grow local: SB 180/AB 194 will help alleviate Wisconsin’s housing inventory crisis. Learn more -

Wisconsin employers are having difficulty recruiting workers to fill thousands of job openings due to a shortage of affordable housing options for workers.

09/04/2025

Wisconsinites agree: don’t loosen levy limits and hike property taxes without voter approval. Learn more -

Wisconsin property taxes are the 8th highest in the nation. Housing affordability in Wisconsin is closely tied to property taxes, which can alleviate or exacerbate the financial burden on homeowners. High property taxes not only make it harder for families to afford their homes, but they also create...

08/28/2025

Rent control is not the answer to high rents. The real solution is increasing housing stock, which lowers costs for renters. Learn more about the dangers of rent control -

Wisconsin’s urgent need for all types of housing from single-family to multi-family units, has created affordability challenges including rising rents. As a result, some communities are considering rent control as a potential solution.

08/25/2025

Wisconsin must address our inventory issues to build for the future. Prices keep rising because inventory is short. Learn more in June’s Home Sales Report - https://www.wra.org/HSRJul2025/

08/22/2025

Great story on redeveloping property to increase inventory – this is a win for creating solutions to Wisconsin's housing crisis -

Sandburg Studios, a 129-unit studio apartment building that opened in June, creates Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing, or NOAH, on Madison's east side.

07/24/2025

The best way to attack Wisconsin's housing inventory crisis is to set the stage for building more workforce and senior housing - learn more below:

Wisconsin employers are having difficulty recruiting workers to fill thousands of job openings due to a shortage of affordable housing options for workers.

07/02/2025

Wisconsinites pay nearly $2,000 more annually than the national average on property taxes for the median valued home Learn more – action.wra.org

07/01/2025

64% of Wisconsin voters say that an increase in any other tax than the property tax is preferred. Learn more – action.wra.org

06/30/2025

Wisconsinites agree, raise anything but our property taxes – Learn more – action.wra.org