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.
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.
Housing Co-operatives in Germany: 160 Years of Evolution and Resilience
This paper examines the evolution and resilience of housing co-operatives in Germany from their beginning 160 years ago to the present against the backdrop of an ever-changing political, economic,
social, and cultural environment. The authors divide the discussion into five parts: 1803-1914 — The Rise of Housing Co-operatives; 1914-1933 — World War I and the Weimar Republic; 1933-1945 — Destruction of Housing Co-operative Values and Principles, and World War II; 1945-October 1990 — A New Beginning. Housing Co-operatives in East and West Germany; and Post-1990 — From Unification to Today’s Challenges.
The Challenges and Resilience Of Cooperativs in Malaysia
Cooperatives in Malaysia, their challenges and the way forward.
Articulating Value in Cooperative Housing
This report discusses the growing presence of housing cooperatives in Australia, serving a variety of household types across the income spectrum, particularly low- and moderate-income households.
Housing Policy in the Anglosphere: Social Market Foundation Report Series on Housing
Five reports investigate housing policy from other countries for solutions to the UK’s housing shortage. Each of the five reports is a comparative study of housing policy internationally with a particular focus on Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand.
Economic Study: The Impact of Community Housing on Productivity in Canada
Research from Canada shows there is a causal connection between the proportion of community housing within the overall housing stock and gains in economic productivity. The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA), Housing Partnership Canada, and sector partners commissioned Deloitte to produce a study on the economic value of protecting and building more cooperative and non-profit housing.
Housing Co-ops Are Getting More Affordable: Report
This Canadian report, released in November 2022, compares the occupancy charges (rents) of rental housing co-ops to those of similar rental properties in the private market. The study examined housing charges in Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton, Toronto, and Ottawa between 2006 and 2021.
Les coopératives d’habitation au Canada deviennent plus abordables : rapport
Ce rapport canadien, publié en novembre 2022, compare les droits d’occupation (loyers) des coopératives d’habitation à loyer à ceux d’immeubles locatifs similaires sur le marché privé. L’étude a examiné les droits d’occupation des villes de Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton, Toronto et Ottawa entre 2006 et 2021.