Housing

This workshop provides an introduction to the structure, principles, and development of Limited-Equity Housing Cooperatives and offers valuable information for community members, organizers, housing advocates, and others interested in cooperative housing and community wealth building. 

De Nieuwe Meent is a seven-story apartment building in Amsterdam built around commoning and cooperative practices.

New community ownership tools, although still nascent, are gaining in prominence. Whether structured as diversified funds or direct ownership of retail space, they share a common thread of using local ownership to build wealth and shape local development.

CHF Canada profiles three New Brunswick Housing Cooperatives. 

In this webinar, Lindsay Harris, Executive Director of Propolis Housing Cooperative, talks about how her Kamloops-based co-op raised $1.1 million using community bonds. She shares key learnings from years of hard work, including navigating the technical aspects of issuing community bonds and building community support.

In recent years, Congress has made it clear that shared-equity homeownership plays a critical role in meeting housing needs. ROAD is the latest example. The law supporting CLTs and shared-equity housing is now clearer than ever, but federal implementation and follow-through remain critical, as always.

I spoke with two notable architects – Neeraj Bhatia and Antje Steinmüller – who have intensively studied the social and economic dynamics of co-living. This is a relatively neglected field of inquiry in architecture, housing development, and urban policy. But as my two interviewees explained, commoning can play a powerful role in expanding this overlooked sector of housing. 

Housing advocates in Eugene, Oregon, are seeking to create a legislative framework that would allow tenants to collectively acquire multifamily buildings when a building comes up for sale.

I reached out to David to talk about homes, ownership, and why rebuilding communities might be the last honest form of democracy left. 

Listen to inspiring stories of housing co-ops overcoming challenges, building resilient communities, and shaping local economies.