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About Housing Cooperatives /
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“What is a Housing Co-op?”
Simple 3-minute YouTube video by the Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation. (Just one line in this video is not exactly applicable to our situation. When the man says, “We don’t need to spend money to come in, we don’t make money when we leave,” he’s talking about a no-equity co-op. We are building a limited equity co-op.)
Buying Into a Housing Cooperative
Association of Housing Cooperatives answers basic questions about housing cooperatives. Includes a link to a chart that compares co-ops to renting and traditional single family home ownership.
Guide to Co-Operative Housing
Good basic info on what a housing co-op is. While this article talks about co-ops in Canada, the basic info on co-ops is relevant in the US too.
Housing Cooperative (Wikipedia)
Limited-Equity Housing Cooperatives
Brief description of a limited-equity co-op written by University of Chicago Law School's Mandel Legal Aid Clinic
Equitable Development Toolkit: Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives
Written by PolicyLink, a national research and action group “lifting up what works.”
"Is the Housing Market the Answer to the Racial Wealth Gap?"
Shelterforce article addresses a powerful question: Why should low-income people of color agree to limit their equity in housing?
“Will Limited-Equity Cooperatives Make a Comeback?"
Includes a history of limited-equity co-ops nationally
Las cooperativas de vivienda en Canadá
Este artículo habla de las cooperativas en Canadá, pero la información básica sobre las cooperativas es relevante en los EE. UU. también.
Actúa localmente, piensa globalmente: Las cooperativas de Nueva York promueven el desarrollo
United Nations discussion of New York cooperatives’ role in economic and social development
Cooperative Principles /
Principios de las cooperativas
“Homeownership is Dead!”
Article that makes the argument that "we have to stop profiting from property. We have to treat homes as homes, not as investment vehicles that we hope to later sell to the highest bidders."
"Housing should be seen as a human right. Not a commodity"
UN envoy Leilani Farha says the boom in luxury real estate worldwide is fueling the housing crisis and ripping communities apart
Co-operative Values
All cooperatives worldwide are based on a set of common values, whether they’re housing co-ops, worker co-ops, or food co-ops: self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity.
The Rochdale Principles
The original cooperative principles are known as “the Rochdale Principles.”
Guidance Notes to the Cooperative Principles by the International Co-operative Alliance
A lot more about the Seven Cooperative Principles and how they can be lived out.
Co-ops in Chicago /
Las cooperativas en el contexto de Chicago
South Side Weekly article from July 2018 about PIHCO
Affordable Housing Cooperatives: Their Conditions and Prospects in Chicago
2004 report that finds co-ops are underutilized as an affordable housing strategy and could play an important role in fighting gentrification.
“Limited-equity co-ops remain an underused path to affordable housing”
Chicago Tribune article about the University of Wisconsin/UIC/Chicago Mutual Housing Network study above
“Home, Home in Your Range”
Chicago Reader story about the creation of the Logan Square Housing Cooperative
Cooperative Communities of Chicago
Web site that maps all Chicago housing cooperatives
Series of videos feature Chicago affordable housing co-ops:
Neighborhood Commons Cooperative
Some Limited-Equity Co-op Web Sites:
Chatham Park Village Cooperative
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National Association of Housing Co-operatives
Choosing a Legal Structure for Your Housing Co-op
Attorney Sarah Kaplan's Guide to Pros/Cons of Cooperatives vs. Condominiums vs. Purchasing Property in Common
A Guide for Successful Community Development (Housing Cooperative Development Toolbox)
This guide by the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation is designed to assist community leaders in determining whether co-op housing is right for their community, and helps with choosing, planning and organizing co-op housing developments.
A Practical Guide for Cooperative Success (Housing Cooperative Development Toolbox)
This guide by the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation is designed for co-op boards of directors, resident members and co-op partners. It defines what a co-op is, highlights the history of the cooperative movement, explains how co-ops are managed and governed, explores what co-op members can do to recognize and weed out problems early on, and provides guidelines that allow the best elements of cooperative living to take root and grow.
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
This organization in New York City has helped convert 33,000 units of rental housing to limited-equity or no-equity co-ops.
Cooperators' Handbook from the Amalgamated Housing Cooperative
Founded in 1927 in the Bronx, Amalgamated is the oldest limited-equity housing co-op in the U.S.