Business is steady for Wisconsin builders midway through 2026

KELLY LAKE, Wis. — It’s early May and Brian Calmes is meeting with the owner of a new home he’s building on Kelly Lake in Oconto County.

It’s one of the properties under construction by Seymour-based Calmes & Rohm Construction.

“We’re still almost 4 million homes short in the United States, so the demand is higher than ever,” Calmes said. “It’s just interest rates driving whether people can afford it and what they can afford.”…

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