Re: Housing prices -(was: Saving the Planet - do we use straw bale?) | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharonsharonvillines.com) | |
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 06:53:10 -0700 (MST) |
On Dec 25, 2003, at 9:15 PM, M.Studer wrote:
Thanks so much for putting the costs in relation to the local housing marketand incomes. It provides a great deal more perspective on what affordibility means than just tossing out raw numbers.
To add to what Liz said, "affordability" is usually defined as a house that is available to the person with an income that is at or below the average income of the area. That leaves a big gap between those who are living on earned income and have no savings and those who are living on income from investments -- two different animals. And an even bigger gap between those who are supporting their parents and those whose parents are giving them an inheritance "early".
But in general, "affordable" means housing that is average or below average for your area rather than homes that are above the average.
(Another distinction between cohousing and _some_ of the other kinds of intentional communities: cohousing requires understanding the housing and the housing market.)
Sharon ----- Sharon Villines Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC http://www.takomavillage.org _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L
- Saving the Planet - do we use straw bale?, (continued)
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Saving the Planet - do we use straw bale? Graham Meltzer, December 24 2003
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Re: Saving the Planet - do we use straw bale? Elizabeth Stevenson, December 24 2003
- Re: Saving the Planet - do we use straw bale? David Mandel, December 25 2003
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Re: Housing prices -(was: Saving the Planet - do we use straw bale?) M.Studer, December 25 2003
- Re: Housing prices -(was: Saving the Planet - do we use straw bale?) Sharon Villines, December 26 2003
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Re: Saving the Planet - do we use straw bale? Elizabeth Stevenson, December 24 2003
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Saving the Planet - do we use straw bale? Graham Meltzer, December 24 2003
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