Housing Price, Size Don’t Have Much Influence on Happiness
No surprise, but always nice to see data backing up what those living in cohousing communities are already intimately aware of. Researchers asked, what makes for happy homeowners? Not size or price, actually. It’s about the community. “It turns out that what really matters is the extent to which our houses facilitate positive social connections,”… Read More
The Cohousing Tax
Reposted from MidAtlantic Cohousing http://www.midatlanticwww.cohousing.org/cohousing-blog “Happily Ever Aftering in Cohousing: A Handbook for Community Living” is a slim book that packs a big message. (The title is almost longer than the total word count of the book!) Written by Charles (a.k.a Chuck) Durrett with Bernice Gonzalez and Erik Bonnett of McCamant & Durrett Architects, the… Read More
An Investment in Creating Community: Giving to Coho/US
“It really feels like the cohousing movement and the national Association have taken a big step forward this year.” Jim Leach, Wonderland Hill and Silver Sage Cohousing is good, we know this! Good for enhancing our lives, raising our children, supporting our seniors, creating resilient neighborhoods, and improving our environment. If you are like me,… Read More
The Social Portfolio
What a great concept! Social capital’s a fairly common buzzword these days, but I especially like the idea of taking stock of our connections. This notion, of a social portfolio, has been on my mind all week. In our age of near-constant digital connectivity, embracing our tangible community circles seems about as important as ever…. Read More
This post is on a neighborhood discussion list and will be seemingly off-topic but bear with me. Our neighborhood list, TakomaDC where Takoma Village Cohousing is located, started in the 1990s by 12 neighbors as a way to notify each other of crimes in the neighborhood. In 2003 when ownership was transferred to me, it… Read More
What a long strange trip it still is – aging better together and the power of community
I got a call from my cousin, Alison, recently. These days, whenever relatives call, there’s generally some sort of family emergency. This time, Alison told me her mother – my Auntie Jeannie – had passed away. She had a stroke while sleeping and didn’t wake up. My condolences go out to my cousins Alison and… Read More
We’ve created a new title for our Aging in Community Cohousing Conference, to capture our approach. We will enjoy gathering opportunities the evening of May 19th, and the conference will launch early morning on May 20 and continue through an evening event on the 21st. Please save the date! We will keep this webpage updated:… Read More
Cohousing – Below Market Rate?
These comments are in response to a coho-l inquiry: Wherever US/CA cohousing exists or is built, does it in fact sell *below* market rate relative to comparable residences within the surrounding community? Liz responds: Because home prices are compared based on similar homes and cost per square foot, I can’t think of anything that would… Read More
Intentional Communities: Informing the Next Generation of Land Use Law?
[Editor’s Note: Reprinted from Communities Magazine by Robert Boyer, an Assistant Professor of Geography and Earth Sciences at UNC Charlotte. Robert has researched cohousing and ecovillage initiatives around the world, and was an enthusiastic participant at the 2015 National Cohousing Conference.] Throughout the last century, multiple public and private institutions have distanced citizens from the… Read More
Cohousing in the UK
Reposted from Schemata Workshop http://www.schemataworkshop.com/blog/ In mid-June I was invited to speak on Cohousing common house design in the UK. It was a great opportunity to visit the various different Cohousing schemes that exist in the UK, highlighting the diversity that is not as present in US Cohousing schemes. We visited LILAC in Leeds, which… Read More
What neighbors may do and should not do for neighbors who need health care support One of the most difficult things to determine is where to draw the line when neighborly support and health care, particularly when it is more than a temporary need. These guidelines were initially developed at Takoma Village Cohousing to clarify… Read More
New Adventures in Cohousing: Coho/US Board President
Greetings. Jeff Zucker, here. I have the privilege and honor of being the President of the Board of Directors for The Cohousing Association for the next twelve months. While I look forward to an exciting and productive year, I would like to start by thanking the members of the previous Board whose terms are expiring… Read More
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