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This Week in the News – February 28th, 2022

Woonmodel Collectief Goed (Belgium) Collective Good is a multi-stakeholder cooperative / social enterprise in Antwerp, Belgium that offers affordable and high-quality housing to large families in poverty. Want to know more? You ca ...Read More

This Week in the News – February 21st, 2022

Local Tenants at North Austin Cooperative Housing Site Negotiate for Housing Affordability (USA) A success story in the housing crisis- a group of tenants has cut the average rent of an 800 sq. ft. apartment in half. Hardy House, ...Read More

The World Habitat Awards 2022 – Open for Entry until March 14th, 2022

World Habitat is looking for practical, innovative and sustainable solutions to current housing challenges. They welcome entries from all over the world. Find out more about who can enter and how the winners are chosen. Each year, ...Read More

This Week in the News – February 14th, 2022

Caught in the Rental Trap Trying to Turn Flat into a Co-op (UK) This kind of homeownership is a sustainable solution to the housing crisis – but it’s not easy in today’s property market. Ruby's home, like many people’s, is ...Read More

Wayshaper

Wayshaper is a program to help accelerate the planning of community led housing projects by providing a framework for informed decision-making. It is owned by The Confederation of Co-operative Housing and is licenced to Community ...Read More

Rosie Moore, Peterborough Housing Co-op, New Zealand – Coop Conversations

This podcast features various guests from around the world who are currently living or working in housing cooperatives . You'll discover more about what it's like to live in a housing cooperative through these conversations. We've ...Read More

This Week in the News – February 7th, 2022

Here are the top stories for the week of February 7th, 2022.   The Forgotten Answer to the Affordable Housing Crisis (USA) Amid rising rents and an increasingly competitive housing market, the C Street Co-op in Eugene, Oregon, US ...Read More

This Week in the News – January 31st, 2022

Here are the top stories for the week of January 31st, 2022.   30 years and still standing: The University of Sydney’s Stucco Housing Cooperative (Australia) The conventional history of Stucco begins with the trite tale of an a ...Read More

This Week in the News – January 24th, 2022

Here are the top stories for the week of January 24th, 2022.   Coop Conversations - Ana Džokić, MOBA Housing SCE (Podcast) This episode of Coop Conversations is with Ana Džokić, an architect with over 20 years of experience p ...Read More