Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: still happening...........

[John Sechrest (sechrest]

what do you think is the total value of all cohousing mortgages that are
currently in existence?

is there a national opportunity for an investment in cohousing mortgages?
On Apr 25, 2015 12:24 PM, "Sharon Villines" <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com>
wrote:

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> > On Apr 25, 2015, at 3:04 PM, R Philip Dowds <rpdowds [at] comcast.net> 
> > wrote:
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> > So I remain totally opposed to skulking around, hoping that the
> capitalist interests of money and property fail to notice that I live in
> cohousing.  I think we need to keep on doing what we’re doing:  Educating,
> and leading the way.
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> I think this is a good attitude to take collectively--for the Association
> or volunteers on behalf of the Association to collect data and provide it
> to banks.
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> But for each individual in a huge country to take this on has proven
> self-defeating time and time again. There just aren't enough cohousing
> communities or buyers applying to the same bank to make an impact as
> individuals.
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> Banks don't invest money in shared meals, errand running, celebrations,
> diversity, etc. They invest in real estate developments.
>
> Cohousers invest in shared meals, errand running, celebrations, diversity,
> etc., not real estate development. (Although in the end they are, they
> aren't attracted by that.)
>
> These are different aims.
>
> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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