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  • A 2008 Map of Where Cohousing Communities Exist
    Donna Freiermuth
    August, 2008

    The number of cohousing communities is increasing impressively. This map is based on the data from a recent census conducted by Betsy Morris, Ph.D., Coho/U.S.'s research director. As shown, built cohousing communities in the U.S. numbered 113 at mid-year. Other results of that census can be found in the Research Topic Room. (Registration as a member is required, although it is free.)

  • What about buying into an existing cohousing neighborhood?

    Turnover tends to be very low in built cohousing communities. The vast majority of people who sell their homes do so because their life circumstances change, not because cohousing doesn't work for them. Visit the cohousing Marketplace to locate existing units for sale or rent, as well as developing groups seeking new members. Find links to community websites using the Community Directory.

  • Communications: Finding Your Ideal Cohousing Community

    Diana Leafe Christian

    Are you longing to join a forming cohousing group, or an already existing cohousing community, but aren’t sure how to go about it? This workshop offers the best tips author Diana Leafe Christian knows about how to research existing and forming cohousing projects, visit your favorite cohousing neighborhoods or cohousing core groups and get the most out of your visits, evaluate what you’ve seen, and join your chosen community gracefully. Plus, the pros and cons of joining an existing cohousing neighborhood or core group or starting your own! Diana wrote about both processes in her books, Finding Community and Creating a Life Together.

  • Welcome to the Finding Your Community Blog
    by Diana Leafe Christian

    Welcome to the blog of the Finding Your Community Topic Room.

    This area is where you and other vistors to the “Finding Your Cohousing Community” Topic Room can comment about the process of finding and joining the cohousing community that’s right for you.

    This first posting, today (June 2, 2008), offers some tips for researching a cohousing community ahead of time online.

    If you’re looking for a forming cohousing community, learn to “read between the lines” in directory listings and websites.

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