(Stacker) – Homebuilding plays a critical role in maintaining a steady housing supply and keeping prices at sustainable levels. As the U.S. population grows, more housing is needed to meet demand. Since the Great Recession, construction has lagged well behind what is needed, which is one of the main reasons home prices are so high today.

Supply has slowly increased over the past few years but is still below what is needed for the market to balance out. Until that gap closes, prices are likely to remain elevated, and many buyers will likely struggle to afford a home.

So, how many homes are getting built in Northeast Wisconsin in 2026? Is construction increasing or decreasing?

Redfin Real Estate analyzed the rate of housing permits issued in the cities of Appleton, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, Oshkosh and Sheboygan over the past 13 months to find out.

Appleton

2026

• January – Building permits: 29 (1.2 per 10,000 population)

2025

• January – Building permits: 57 (2.3 per 10,000 population)
• February – Building permits: 52 (2.1 per 10k)
• March – Building permits: 46 (1.9 per 10k)
• April – Building permits: 74 (3.0 per 10k)
• May – Building permits: 74 (3.0 per 10k)
• June – Building permits: 60 (2.5 per 10k)
• July – Building permits: 183 (7.5 per 10k)
• August – Building permits: 53 (2.2 per 10k)
• September – Building permits: 128 (5.3 per 10k)
• October – Building permits: 139 (5.7 per 10k)
• November – Building permits: 86 (3.5 per 10k)
• December – Building permits: 246 (10.1 per 10k)

Fond du Lac

2026

• January – Building permits: 10 (1.0 per 10,000 population)

2025

• January – Building permits: 12 (1.2 per 10,000 population)
• February – Building permits: 12 (1.2 per 10k)
• March – Building permits: 11 (1.1 per 10k)
• April – Building permits: 20 (1.9 per 10k)
• May – Building permits: 21 (2.0 per 10k)
• June – Building permits: 15 (1.4 per 10k)
• July – Building permits: 17 (1.6 per 10k)
• August – Building permits: 16 (1.5 per 10k)
• September – Building permits: 21 (2.0 per 10k)
• October – Building permits: 19 (1.8 per 10k)
• November – Building permits: 11 (1.1 per 10k)
• December – Building permits: 20 (1.9 per 10k)

Green Bay

2026

• January – Building permits: 304 (9.3 per 10,000 population)

2025

• January – Building permits: 84 (2.6 per 10,000 population)
• February – Building permits: 67 (2.0 per 10k)
• March – Building permits: 97 (3.0 per 10k)
• April – Building permits: 166 (5.1 per 10k)
• May – Building permits: 141 (4.3 per 10k)
• June – Building permits: 93 (2.8 per 10k)
• July – Building permits: 185 (5.6 per 10k)
• August – Building permits: 120 (3.7 per 10k)
• September – Building permits: 88 (2.7 per 10k)
• October – Building permits: 155 (4.7 per 10k)
• November – Building permits: 156 (4.8 per 10k)
• December – Building permits: 62 (1.9 per 10k)

Oshkosh

2026

• January – Building permits: 16 (0.9 per 10,000 population)

2025

• January – Building permits: 15 (0.9 per 10,000 population)
• February – Building permits: 23 (1.3 per 10k)
• March – Building permits: 22 (1.3 per 10k)
• April – Building permits: 46 (2.7 per 10k)
• May – Building permits: 61 (3.6 per 10k)
• June – Building permits: 54 (3.1 per 10k)
• July – Building permits: 77 (4.5 per 10k)
• August – Building permits: 26 (1.5 per 10k)
• September – Building permits: 87 (5.1 per 10k)
• October – Building permits: 125 (7.3 per 10k)
• November – Building permits: 16 (0.9 per 10k)
• December – Building permits: 79 (4.6 per 10k)

Sheboygan

2026

• January – Building permits: 3 (0.3 per 10,000 population)

2025

• January – Building permits: 13 (1.1 per 10,000 population)
• February – Building permits: 31 (2.6 per 10k)
• March – Building permits: 27 (2.3 per 10k)
• April – Building permits: 9 (0.8 per 10k)
• May – Building permits: 19 (1.6 per 10k)
• June – Building permits: 22 (1.9 per 10k)
• July – Building permits: 11 (0.9 per 10k)
• August – Building permits: 11 (0.9 per 10k)
• September – Building permits: 15 (1.3 per 10k)
• October – Building permits: 174 (14.7 per 10k)
• November – Building permits: 13 (1.1 per 10k)
• December – Building permits: 38 (3.2 per 10k)

Nationally

2026

• January – Building permits: 1,386,000 (44.2 per 10,000 population)

2025

• January – Building permits: 1,460,000 (46.6 per 10,000 population)
• February – Building permits: 1,454,000 (44.2 per 10k)
• March – Building permits: 1,481,000 (47.2 per 10k)
• April – Building permits: 1,422,000 (45.4 per 10k)
• May – Building permits: 1,394,000 (44.5 per 10k)
• June – Building permits: 1,393,000 (44.4 per 10k)
• July – Building permits: 1,362,000 (43.5 per 10k)
• August – Building permits: 1,330,000 (42.4 per 10k)
• September – Building permits: 1,425,000 (45.1 per 10k)
• October – Building permits: 1,411,000 (45.0 per 10k)
• November – Building permits: 1,388,000 (44.3 per 10k)
• December – Building permits: 1,455,000 (46.4 per 10k)

National permit data is a seasonally adjusted annual rate; metro-level permit data is the non-seasonally adjusted total number of permits issued per month.

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FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. – Two people from Illinois were arrested following a police chase that started in Fond du Lac County and ended in Winnebago County on Friday, May 8.

Initial traffic stop

What we know:

According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, just after 1 p.m. the sheriff’s office got an alert for a stolen vehicle out of Illinois heading northbound on I-41 from County Road Y.

It was learned that the vehicle was involved in two different police chases in the past week in Illinois, but had eluded officers each time.

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A short time later, a deputy spotted the vehicle on I-41 near Winnebago Street. The deputy continued to follow the suspect vehicle northbound, waiting for more deputies to get into position to attempt a high-risk traffic stop. Once those deputies were in position, a high-risk traffic stop was conducted. The vehicle initially pulled over and stopped, but right after deputies got out of their squad cars and started telling the people to get out of the vehicle, it instead fled northbound on I-41.

Chase into Winnebago County

What we know:

The chase went into Winnebago County, with the vehicle failing to pullover and instead speeding up. As the chase continued, the vehicle continued driving recklessly, passing by other vehicles on the interstate, including passing on the shoulder and weaving between vehicles, all at a high rate of speed.

The vehicle exited I-41 and ran three red lights. The chase continued southbound on State Highway 26, with the vehicle continuing to pass vehicles at a high rate of speed on the two-lane highway.

The vehicle then went off the road and drove through the yard of a home before circling around in the yard, traveling through the ditch, and reentering the highway going northbound. It then went into a field near County Road Z and Clay Road.

As a sergeant with the sheriff’s office was moving in to perform a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT Maneuver), the suspect vehicle went into reverse and rammed the front of the squad. The vehicle then attempted to leave the field by traveling through a ditch and back up onto the road, where another sheriff’s squad ended the chase by intentionally striking the vehicle and pushing it off the road and back into the ditch.

The vehicle rolled over in the ditch, came to rest upright, but was then disabled and could not move. Two people got out of the vehicle and were taken into custody. The vehicle started on fire and a fire department had to respond to extinguish the fire. Both people from the vehicle were evaluated by medical personnel on scene.

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Facing charges

What we know:

The driver of the vehicle was identified as a 23-year-old man from Des Plaines, Illinois. He was taken to the Fond du Lac County Jail on the following charges:

• Fleeing/Eluding an Officer
• 1st-Degree Reckless Endangering Safety (2 Counts)
• Resisting/Obstructing Officer
• Delivering Illegal Articles by Inmate (Ecstasy Pills).

The driver’s criminal history in Illinois was flagged as armed and dangerous with previous weapons offenses, dangerous drug offenses, and criminal damage to property.

The passenger of the vehicle was identified as a 23-year-old woman from Franklin Park, Illinois. She was taken to the Fond du Lac County Jail on the following charges:

• Fleeing/Eluding—Party to a Crime
• 1st Degree Reckless Endangering Safety—Party to a Crime
• Possession of THC
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• Resisting and Obstructing an Officer