Regional Housing News - December 2025

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IN THE NEWS

Happy Holidays!


A Good Year for Housing In Dane County!


Thank you to RHS Leaders, Partners and Sponsors!


Housing Supply Accelerator Challenge

Applications Now Open!



In the News....


Celebrating a Good Year for Housing in Dane County!


Picture details (left to right, top to bottom): RHS Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 awarded to Fmr. City of Sun Prairie Mayor Paul Esser (pictured with Dane County Executive Melissa Agard); City of Sun Prairie Affordable Housing Month Proclamation with Mayor Steve Stocker; Grandview Commons Housing Tour, City of Madison; The Residences at DeForest Yards, Village of DeForest new multifamily construction; RHS Best Practices Award, WI APA; RHS Madison Metro Bus advertisement; St. Jude Dream Home Showplace Ground Breaking Ceremony; Own It: Building Black Wealth home sale; Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway celebrates Madison Area Community Land Trust home sale with new owners and WI Partnership for Housing Development; Madison Housing Week ADU Design Competition; Habitat for Humanity new single-family construction, City of Stoughton; Sustain Dane Housing and Sustainability Panel; Habitat for Humanity “Turning the Key to Homeownership" Panel; Project Home furnace maintenance class; Research Park multifamily ground breaking; The Flats, Village of Oregon new workforce multifamily construction; Stoughton Mayor Tim Swadley, 2025 RHS Annual Meeting, Hometown Housing Hero Award Recipients 2025 with Dane County Executive Agard.





Thank you to the RHS Executive Committee, RHS Leaders, Sponsors and Dane County leadership for your ongoing dedication, partnership and commitment to RHS and housing!


Housing Supply Accelerator Challenge— Applications Now Open!

The Housing Supply Accelerator Challenge, a collaboration between the American Planning Association and the National League of Cities, was created to help communities tackle their local housing challenges. The Housing Supply Accelerator Challenge accepts up to 30 communities annually, providing participating communities with technical assistance, housing supply experts, and much more!


In order to participate, communities must be active participants in the Housing Supply Challenge for 18 months, and use the Housing Supply Accelerator Framework to apply innovative housing strategies to their local context. At least two city staff members should be identified to serve as lead participants, with additional community and city partnerships encouraged.


Read more about the Housing Supply Accelerator Challenge and its requirements here. To begin the application process, take the initial self-assessment for your community here.


Applications are due January 30, 2026. Questions can be directed to housing@planning.org.

In the News...

December 11, 2025, Channel 3000Madison approves cottage court zoning ordinance

November 27, 2025, The Cap TimesHow a Madison community land trust provides affordable housing

November 17, 2025, American Planning AssociationHow a single staircase can take affordable housing to a new level

October 6, 2025, WMTV$25 million awarded to create affordable housing in Dane County

Questions? Send an email to regionalhousing@danecounty.gov for questions or more info on the Dane County Regional Housing Strategy.