Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing-L Digest, Vol 97, Issue 7

[Rebecca Reid (rreid]

I just had my house at Pioneer Valley appraised, and the appraiser added 
$50,000 for amenities of cohousing.
The amount added to appraisals over the years has gradually gone up for 
whatever reason.
Rebecca Reid
Pioneer Valley

> Does anyone have any statistics ($ or %age values) that will help us
> quantify the value added of being part of a cohousing community. We are in
> the process of preparing material for potential bankers/investors and need
> to give them something they can get their heads around that explains the
> value added of cohousing in their terms. The recent survey has been most
> helpful but there are no specific $ values attached to the benefits.  I 
> did
> not find anything in the archives either.  If you have faced this problem
> perhaps you can give us some suggestions that worked for you. Thanks,
> Gai Galitzine, Member, Legacy Farm Cohousing, Rosendale, NY
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