The Partnerships for Affordable Cohousing, or PFAC for short, is a sister affiliate of Coho/US. We are proud to collaborate with PFAC to make cohousing more affordable, and encourage affordable housing to incorporate cohousing values.
Please visit the PFAC website for more information.
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Affordable Cohousing Task Group This summary has been created by the Affordable Cohousing Task Group of The Cohousing Association of the United States (CohoUS). It is intended to be a resource for existing and forming cohousing communities for researching affordable housing subsidies. The summary describes a variety of public and... Views since 5/2014: 12,812 |
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Presented at the 2010 Cohousing Conference Report: In January 2010, the Cohousing Association of the United States (COHO/US) chartered an Affordable Cohousing Task Group. The purpose was to address the need for more affordable units in cohousing communities. Many communities have struggled to
create affordable units in their communities,... Views since 5/2014: 7,675 |
The 2018 Boulder CO Regional Cohousing Conference holds the keys to creating a highly functioning cohousing community. There is something for everyone - those exploring the idea, newly forming groups or existing communities.
For Newly Forming Communities:
You will learn how to get started, meet... Views since 5/2014: 3,378 |
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Alice Alexander, Coho/US Executive Director Success! In response to seeking Fannie Mae support of cohousing, Fannie Mae has included specific language in its online FAQ’s to clarify that they will do loans on cohousing homes. While it is a relatively small step in the larger scheme of things, it is a big step for cohousing to be formally... Views since 5/2014: 3,998 |
Alan O'Hashi, Silver Sage Village Cohousing The Dealing with Diverse Personalities retreat is coming up st the end of September – there’s still time time to sign up. It’s not for the faint of heart.
Like dealing with issues of housing affordability, it’s not an easy topic to discuss since it requires people to step out of their comfort... Views since 5/2014: 5,061 |
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Fannie Mae, the entity that sets the standards for home mortgages across the country, has confirmed that they will do loans on cohousing homes. They have included cohousing in their Project Standards Requirements FAQs.
Click here to link to the Fannie Mae Project Standards Requirements FAQs,... Views since 5/2014: 8,787 |
Philip Dowds, Cornerstone Village Cohousing (Cambridge, MA) Philip Dowds is responding to a coho-l inquiry: is cohousing really a lot more expensive than a similar but bigger house in a somewhat equivalent middle or slightly upper-middle class neighborhood?
I always look at this one differently: Cohousing costs exactly the same as “regular” housing.... Views since 5/2014: 4,995 |
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Liz Ryan Cole, Pinnacle Cohousing at Loch Lyme Lodge (Lyme, New Hampshire) 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... Views since 5/2014: 4,142 |
Wendy Wiesner, PFAC (Partnerships for Affordable Cohousing) [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... Views since 5/2014: 7,822 |
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