North America is facing two widespread crises at the same time: housing and loneliness. This group is proving that cohousing might be the solution to both.
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Social housing is not a silver bullet, but can be part of a broader vision for a fairer and more responsive housing market.
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Why isn’t social housing the silver bullet it's sometimes sold as, and what it would take to be successful? (Hint: You still have to fix the market.)
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Forget what you've heard; this isn't your granddad's social housing.
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It’s time we embraced co-housing as a viable solution for both affordable housing and social isolation.
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Co-housing not only saves money for these two families—and enabled them to buy a home, in the first place—it’s also allowed them to better weather hard times.
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When her marriage of 17 years ended, this now-single mother found herself without a home in an expensive city. The solution she found? Co-housing with two other single parents.
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The author of Happy City helped build a home that addressed some of the greatest challenges of our times. But his home is illegal almost everywhere in his city—and in your city, too.
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We all want to live a good life in a prosperous place. The particulars of that vary—as this story shows—but it’s an opportunity that should be available to us all.
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A strong town is one that can adapt incrementally over time. Here’s how a group of climbing enthusiasts helped a Michigan college town do just that.
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But affordable options are few and far between.
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