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This Week in the News – July 26th, 2021

Here are the top stories for the week of July 26th, 2021.   33% of Canadian House Hunters Exploring "Alternative Options" to Afford Homes A new report from RE/MAX exploring housing affordability across the country found that a th ...Read More

This Week in the News – July 19th, 2021

Here are the top stories for the week of July 19th, 2021.   Chan Hong, Minsnail Housing Co-op Podcast (South Korea) In this episode, we talk to Chang Hong, Facility Manager for Minsnail Housing Co-op in the Republic of South Kore ...Read More

This Week in the News – July 12th, 2021

Here are the top stories for the week of July 12th, 2021.   Toronto’s St. Lawrence Co-op Community Provides a Unique Affordable Housing Model (Canada) A thriving co-operative housing community at the heart of Toronto’s St. La ...Read More

This Week in the News – July 5th, 2021

Here are the top stories for the week of July 5th, 2021.   Mehr als Wohnen Project (Switzerland) To understand the Mehr als Wohnen project, it is important to look back to the beginning of the 20th century, when Zurich experience ...Read More

This Week in the News – June 28th, 2021

Here are the top stories for the week of June 28th, 2021.   Co-opcast Co-opcast is the official UCHA Podcast! They have biweekly episodes where members interview other members about the COOP living and their personal stories rel ...Read More

This Week in the News – June 21st, 2021

Here are the top stories for the week of June 21st, 2021. The Global Challenge The Global Challenge by Architecture in Development calls for bottom-up, community architectural initiatives that have radical potential to improve ...Read More

This Week in the News – June 14th, 2021

Here are the top stories for the week of June 14th, 2021.   Affordable Housing Forever (United States) If anyone knows how gentrification has displaced Black working-class residents in Atlanta, it’s Makeisha Robey, a preschool ...Read More

This Week in the News – June 7th, 2021

Here are the top stories for the week of June 7th, 2021.   Leveraging Cooperative Housing Assets for Future Generations (Webinar) Cooperatives have a unique ability to leverage their assets for the benefit of current and future m ...Read More

This Week in the News – May 31st, 2021

Here are the top stories for the week of May 31st, 2021.   We the Power - a movie about the citizen-led community energy movement in Europe We the Power is an inspiring film that follows friends, families, and visionaries, some o ...Read More