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Houseboats and Floating Cohousing

By Sharon Villines on 7 December 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

When researching the Tiny House villages I tripped over some references to houseboats and the communities that form around marinas. Some have lived in a houseboat community for years. Floating, mobile communities… Read More

Achieving Income Diversity in Cohousing

By Sharon Villines on 19 November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Define Affordable Achieving income diversity in cohousing communities requires understanding what is affordable at a range of income levels. Starting with the average price of area housing is not the place to… Read More

Homeownership and Being Housing-Secure

By Sharon Villines on 20 October 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Family moving with a Wagon

Moving from place-to-place is personally stressful and results in time lost from jobs, compounding the problem of unemployment and high rents. Students who have moved more than three times over a period of… Read More

Inequality in Housing via Piketty

By Sharon Villines on 21 September 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Even if it is not yet time to come in out of the cold of COVID-19, or go out into the cold, I am feeling a bit more optimistic. The pandemic has… Read More

Update on COVID-19 Protection

By Sharon Villines on 1 September 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Poster of COVID-19 Things to Do

COVID-19 protection is not exactly cohousing, but it’s the best place to post this so others can find it. The Cohousing-L list doesn’t take attachments. There is a Google Docs link in… Read More

Screenshots of Car-Sharing Software, Lancaster Cohousing, UK

By Sharon Villines on 19 July 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Screen Shot of Lancaster Cohousing Car Sharing Software

These are screenshots of Lancaster Cohousing car-sharing software developed by community resident and software programmer Miles Doubleday. I think they are self-explanatory. Sharon

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