Profils d’un mouvement : Les coopératives d’habitation dans le monde
L’habitat coopératif offre des logements abordables à long terme, gérés par les résidents, avec des avantages sociaux, économiques et environnementaux avérés. Malgré son impact mondial, ce secteur reste méconnu.
Community Finance and Savings Systems: Innovative Tools for Urban Housing Solutions
Published in the Spring 2025 issue of Housing Finance International, this article explores how community-led finance tools—like savings groups and cooperatives—empower urban poor communities to improve housing conditions through accessible, inclusive systems.
The Collective Housing Landscape in Indonesia
Indonesia’s urban poor are pioneering collective housing solutions to counter displacement and housing insecurity. In February 2024, the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR), explored how the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) is scaling up cooperative housing networks nationwide.
What Australia Can Learn from European Affordable Co-operative Rental Housing Models
Discover insights from BCCM’s 2024 European Study Tour Report, highlighting innovative cooperative housing models in Denmark, Austria and Switzerland. Learn about public policies, financing strategies, and sustainable practices shaping the future of affordable housing.
Case Study: Community Land Trust Foundation of British Columbia (Canada)
The case study’s analysis of CLTFBC’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats provide valuable insights for other CLTs looking to adopt a supportive coop housing approach. As housing unaffordability has escalated to a crisis level, there is growing recognition of the value of coop housing and community land trusts (CLTs) in providing secure and affordable tenure to renters in Canada.
New Housing Program Launches to Support Affordable, Resilient Housing for Global Communities
Swedish organizations and CHI members, We Effect, HSB, and Riksbyggen are joining forces to launch an international housing program focused on expanding access to adequate housing for people facing poverty. By leveraging Sweden’s cooperative housing expertise, this collaboration aims to support low-income communities worldwide in organizing, building skills, and securing financing for housing initiatives.
How-To Guide: Starting a Housing Co-operative
The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada guide provides a step-by-step approach to starting a housing cooperative. Key stages include organizing a core group, establishing a vision, understanding co-op housing legislation, choosing a model, seeking support, and working with consultants.
International measures to channel investment towards affordable rental housing: Austrian case study
This Western Australian Government report reviews Austria’s financing model for affordable housing, focusing on limited-profit housing associations and Housing Construction Convertible Bonds (HCCBs). Austria’s model leverages low-interest loans, subsidies, and private investment to keep housing costs down. The report recommends Australia explore similar strategies to enhance affordable housing through stable subsidies, support for low-income access, and competitive land development.
Housing Co-operative 2.0: how could a co-operative housing model work in the modern Irish housing landscape?
This award-winning essay explores the historical context of the housing cooperative model in Ireland and examines how this model is currently being implemented in various countries around the world. By analyzing Ireland’s past and contemporary international housing cooperative projects, the author offers recommendations for the model’s future development in Ireland.