Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Notes from Jim Leach Teletalk

[Albert Harum-Alvarez (Albert]

Mr. Leach advised in his teletalk that a 10-20% premium for sales of 
cohousing units is the most that should be expected. I was wondering how 
this advice jibes with the experience of list members.

And does that 10-20% premium apply to comparable square footage or to 
comparable function, where the two-bedroom cohousing unit may be smaller 
than non-cohousing units?

Is there enough information about rental prices to determine what 
premium, if any, may be expected with rental cohousing units? And is 
there enough of a boost in value in the few years after a community is 
built that would suggest that renting followed by selling the units would 
be a way for a developer to capture more profit in exchange for 'risking' 
a cohousing project?

Thanks,

Albert Harum-Alvarez