Tag: Affordable-housing


Community founders forging new paths for affordability

Submitted by Raines Cohen, Seniors in Cohousing Committee on
As we encourage more people to consider living in cohousing, we love to emphasize the benefits. They include supportive neighbors, less space needed due to more sharing, and better ways to get our aging-in-community needs met in senior or intergenerational communities. However, an oft-heard challenge when spreading the word is that it is “not affordable.” Our movement’s reliance on creating
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Co-living: A Growing Trend in Affordable Housing

Submitted by Trudy Hussmann, Portland, OR on
As a student or young adult, did you ever live in a dorm or shared house to save on costs? Now called co-living, this form of housing is becoming more popular again. And it’s not just because it’s an affordable option, but also because it offers community — a feeling of belonging to a family-like... Read More

Cohousing: Potential to Provide Well Built Homes at Lower Cost

Submitted by Liz Ryan Cole, Pinnacle Cohousing at Loch Lyme Lodge (Lyme, New Hampshire) on
Liz Ryan Cole is responding to an coho-l email discussion on affordability. For those people following this thread on affordability (and don’t forget to find all the older posts that have been archived)… the issue of affordability is not limited to cohousing. For anyone considering new construction of any sort, you will do well to... Read More

Seeking Affordable Cohousing Options for Individuals: Part II

Submitted by Wendy Wiesner, PFAC (Partnerships for Affordable Cohousing) on
Wendy is responding to an inquiry from a person in Sacramento seeking affordable cohousing options, who writes: I’ve been trying to crack this cohousing egg for many years without luck. We have many new cohousing projects either developed or in development in the Sacramento, California area, but when I ask about affordable units, I get... Read More

Seeking Affordable Cohousing Options for Individuals: Part I

Submitted by Wendy Wiesner, PFAC (Partnerships for Affordable Cohousing) on
[Wendy is responding to an inquiry from a person in Sacramento seeking affordable cohousing options, who writes: I’ve been trying to crack this cohousing egg for many years without luck. We have many new cohousing projects either developed or in development in the Sacramento, California area, but when I ask about affordable units, I get... Read More

Cohousing – Below Market Rate?

Submitted by (The Rev.) Elizabeth M. Magill, Mosaic Commons on
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

Moving to an Established Community Rather than Creating A New

Submitted by Tom Lofft, Liberty Village Cohousing, Maryland on
In response to an inquiry on the coho-l email discussion group, about recommendations on connecting with people who might be interested in starting a community, Tom Lofft with Liberty Village Cohousing in Maryland responded: Hi all wannabes and start-up cohousers: I recommend that any small group in particular, especially those who are thinking of breaking... Read More

Why is there a Lack of Affordable Cohousing? Reflections on Cost-Effective Housing

Submitted by Ty Albright - Dallas, Texas on
I am often asked about “affordable housing”. People want “affordable cohousing”. I want to share with you what this is all about and why I believe this country lacks “affordable cohousing”. I also want to tell you about a good book by Andrew Heben “Tent City Urbanism (From self-organized Camps to Tiny House Villages)” which... Read More

Co-living: urban phenomenon is a variant on co-working

Submitted by Laird Schaub on
A friend of mine, Tree Bressen, recently pointed me in the direction of an article in Fast Company entitled: “How Krash And Other Startups Are Taking Coworking Home: It’s called co-living, and it’s all the rage.” Leaving aside my reaction to the name “co-living” (did the originators think they’d invented the concept of shared housing?),... Read More