Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority: Robert Stafslien joins WHEDA as director of single family lending

MADISON – The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) announced that Robert Stafslien is the new leader of the Single Family Lending team.

In this role, Stafslien will utilize his lengthy mortgage lending experience to carry out WHEDA’s mission and vision through the development of new products, strategic planning, and legislative interaction emphasizing the importance of safe, secure homes for all Wisconsinites....
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Ken Notes: I know the feds are using increasing interest rates to slow inflation but does it not make some sense to use interest rates to stimulate the type of development we want? Specifically more affordable workforce housing, what if we offered a 2% loan on new homes or condos below 150K. Builders would enter the market, smaller first time homeowners would build equity, and we would offset some of the unemployment that we will start to see as the housing market stalls.