Madison hasn?t felt the downturn as intensely as Midwestern neighbors like Milwaukee or Detroit, leading some to declare the city recessionproof. ?It?s not,? says Stephen Malpezzi, a real estate professor at the University of Wisconsin. ?We just didn?t boom and bust as much.? Part of that is due to Madison?s economic anchor?the 42,000-student University of Wisconsin.
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