Re: Marketing to Millennials and families | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Ann Zabaldo (zabaldoearthlink.net) | |
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2016 07:43:17 -0800 (PST) |
Emilie — I was answering Kat’s questions about cohousing that 1) families and Millennials could afford and 2) that is also a small footprint. If the issue is affordability then looking for options other than single family homeownership is one answer. If you are a built community with large homes as Kat was inferring is the case at Stone Curves, these homes could be retrofitted to accommodate two or more “households” w/ the result that the foot print for each household is smaller than for a single household occupying the whole house. This is the principle (principal?) at work in group housing. To undertake this initiative means a lot of marketing and outreach. Let me be very clear: TVC is NOT a low cost affordable alternative any more. When we moved in 70% of the homes qualified for affordability based on the price of the home. We are now only affordable to those who can afford to buy here! We are strictly market-rate housing and the market is totally bizarre in DC. I think Boulder suffers from the same popularity. However, I can see that prospective buyers could combine resources to purchase one of the larger units here and share the house keeping in mind that large here is 1540 s/f. An example of this would be a “Golden Girls” home — two or more single women own a home together defraying expenses while gaining equity. (Guys can do this, too!) And to encourage this, our Resale and Rental Pod needs to go on a massive education and information campaign to alert people to this possibility. We’re not quite there yet but if the community decides we want more diversity in income and household size we could undertake this initiative. Have I made this explanation better or worse? :-) Best -- Ann Zabaldo Takoma Village Cohousing Washington, DC Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC Falls Church, VA 202.546.4654 My password is the last 5 digits of Pi … > On Feb 3, 2016, at 9:29 AM, Emilie Parker <emilie.v.parker [at] gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 7:05 AM, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> > wrote: > >> Whether for millennials, families, boomers etc there is a market for more >> affordable cohousing. >> > > We are a group of 12 and are still looking for our property. > > Are you saying the answer for getting more families and Millennials is > basically more affordable options, Ann? Your description of shared > housing sounds great since you have an extensive marketing program to reach > people and a resale program to introduce it. > > It sounds like you have to have a 3 legged program for attracting families > and millennials -- low cost, marketing and a resale program. Is including > community amenities for kids -- play areas, etc part of the strategy? > > Emilie Parker > Boulder/Denver Artists Cohousing > > > > > > > ----------------- > Emilie Parker > emilie.v.parker [at] gmail.com > 303-317-4558 main > 240-350-8533 cell > My website: www.emilieparker.com > Artists Cohousing website: www.artistscohousing.com > Art Cohousing Meetup: www.meetup.com/artists-housing-community > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > >
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Marketing to Millennials and families Kat Jimenez, February 2 2016
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Re: Marketing to Millennials and families Ann Zabaldo, February 3 2016
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Re: Marketing to Millennials and families Emilie Parker, February 3 2016
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Re: Marketing to Millennials and families Emilie Parker, February 3 2016
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Re: Marketing to Millennials and families Ann Zabaldo, February 3 2016
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