Cohousing-L Mailing List: Cohousing Information: Sales Values

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On the 7th of November Rob Sandelin wrote:
>This is great. It would be useful if this data were widely available, say =
on
the Cohousing website? Or is this proprietary information for the clients o=
f
the Cohousing Company only?

We have spent a lot of time over the years gathering cohousing resale
information. Many communities have been reluctant to release this
information to us and will only do so on the condition that we not make the
raw data public. If you have a specific need for the resale information or
would like us to talk directly with a bank or appraiser, we would be happy
to help.=20

To the best of our knowledge, we have more resale information on cohousing
than anyone else. We are willing to continue to track this data, but we
could really use some help from the communities to keep the data up to date=
.
The one thing that makes resales tracking feasible is getting the original
sales prices and then updates each time a unit is resold. If you have a
project in process, please send us the original sales prices from the house
closings by address, the number of bedrooms/bathrooms per unit, unit square
footage, and common house square footage. These allow us to compare
different projects by cost per square footage.

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer. We hope these efforts will
go a long way toward demonstrating cohousing=B9s market value over time,
making it easier for new groups to get construction loans and individual
buyers to obtain mortgages.

Jake Poole
CoHousing Co.
1250 Addison Street #113
Berkeley CA 94702
coho [at] cohousingco.com
www.cohousingco.com
510-549-9980
fax 510-549-2140

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On the 7th of November Rob Sandelin wrote: 
&gt;This is great. It would be useful if this data were widely available, s=
ay on the Cohousing website? Or is this proprietary information for the clie=
nts of the Cohousing Company only? 
 
 
We have spent a lot of time over the years gathering cohousing resale infor=
mation. Many communities have been reluctant to release this information to =
us and will only do so on the condition that we not make the raw data public=
. If you have a specific need for the resale information or would like us to=
 talk directly with a bank or appraiser, we would be happy to help. 
 
To the best of our knowledge, we have more resale information on cohousing =
than anyone else. We are willing to continue to track this data, but we coul=
d really use some help from the communities to keep the data up to date. The=
 one thing that makes resales tracking feasible is getting the original sale=
s prices and then updates each time a unit is resold. If you have a project =
in process, please send us the original sales prices from the house closings=
 by address, the number of bedrooms/bathrooms per unit, unit square footage,=
 and common house square footage. These allow us to compare different projec=
ts by cost per square footage. 
 
Thank you in advance for any help you can offer. We hope these efforts will=
 go a long way toward demonstrating cohousing=B9s market value over time, maki=
ng it easier for new groups to get construction loans and individual buyers =
to obtain mortgages. 
 
 
Jake Poole 
CoHousing Co. 
1250 Addison Street #113 
Berkeley CA 94702 
coho [at] cohousingco.com 
www.cohousingco.com 
510-549-9980 
fax 510-549-2140 

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Cohousing Information: Sales Values	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: The CoHousing Company (cohocohousingco.com)
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 18:28:13 -0700 (MST)