Cohousing-L Mailing List: Does your community have a voluntary resale donation agreement?

[Mary Kay Doyle (marykaydoyle]

The resale agreement at Elderberry Cohousing in Rougemont NC is not
voluntary. Members sign an agreement when they purchase a house:

When a house sells, the seller receives 25% of the appreciation and
Elderberry receives 75%. Appreciation is defined at the difference between
the seller's cost and the selling price. The selling price is never higher
than the current appraisal, which helps keep our houses affordable. These
funds go into a special account (Development) that cannot be used for
operational expenses. The account can only be used for "community
improvement projects" that are approved by the entire community via
consensus. The Development fund is separate from the reserve funds used to
repair/replace items.

Some of the projects funded by this money:

Outdoor patio heaters for one of our gathering spots (when Covid-19 shut us
down in March, 2020)
New sound/audio equipment for our common house
Automatic handicap doors installed on our common house

Having this fund means that Elderberry has never had to ask for a special
assessment from its members.

Mary Kay Doyle, Treasurer
Elderberry Village POA
https://www.elderberrycohousing.com/
marykaydoyle [at] gmail.com


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Today's Topics:

   1. Does your community have a voluntary resale donation
      agreement? (Dyan Wiley)
   2. Senior Living Community Explorers Club (Melanie G)
   3. Re: Does your community have a voluntary resale donation
      agreement? (Buzz Harris)
   4. Unit available at PDX Commons (lewbowers155 [at] gmail.com)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:07:32 -0400
From: Dyan Wiley <dyanwiley21 [at] gmail.com>
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I know of two communities that have this in place and have raised sizeable
income to help finance needed improvements/repairs beyond what operating
funds and replacement reserves cover.  Takoma Village and PDX Commons are
two that I know of.

Please let me know if you do this and how it works.
Dyan

*Dyan Wiley*
*Resident, Cherry Hill Cohousing, Amherst MA* *Chair, Seniors in Cohousing
Committee | CohoUS* *cell | 413.427.3790*


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Thanks in advance, Melanie


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Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:57:49 +0000 (UTC)
From: Buzz Harris <buzz_harris [at] yahoo.com>
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        donation agreement?
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 Jamaica Plain Cohousing in Boston has a mandatory (5% of appreciation)
resale fee that goes to the community.

I'm sure that they'd give you the details if you reach out to them.

Buzz
Mosaic Commons Cohousing
Berlin, MA

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Buzz Harris


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     On Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:10:57 AM EDT, Dyan Wiley via
Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:  
 
 I know of two communities that have this in place and have raised sizeable
income to help finance needed improvements/repairs beyond what operating
funds and replacement reserves cover.? Takoma Village and PDX Commons are
two that I know of.

Please let me know if you do this and how it works.
Dyan

*Dyan Wiley*
*Resident, Cherry Hill Cohousing, Amherst MA* *Chair, Seniors in Cohousing
Committee | CohoUS* *cell | 413.427.3790*
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Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:02:11 -0700
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Subject: [C-L]_ Unit available at PDX Commons
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The home is being offered For Sale By Owner (FSBO) and tours of PDX Commons
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Lew Bowers

503-396-0316

Founder of PDX Commons

Board Member of the Cohousing Association of the US

Certified Cohousing Consultant

Graduate of 500 Communities program

 



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