Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: developer list

[CJ Q (homeschoolvideo]

Thanks, Raines!  I am laughing since I tried to look up a list in the
archives and I think that entry was from 2007!  I guess I won't publish it.

My blog has my diary and then a lot of ramblings, so not sure if everyone
will like it but the podcast is interviews and trying to stay upbeat.

Blog:

https://cohousingtruthblog.com/

Podcast:

https://open.spotify.com/show/1Dp8IOIhyTAozBIkd1VBIc



On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 4:04 PM Raines Cohen <rc3-coho-L [at] raines.com> wrote:

> Carol -
>
> A developer brings finance and project management to a project. They are
> ultimately responsible, taking out the permits, hiring the architect and
> other professionals, and they are the ones on the hook if the units don’t
> sell or anything goes wrong in construction and development. Plan on paying
> someone to do this; there are some self-developed communities but it is
> rare to find one that can convince a lender that they can succeed on their
> own.
>
> I note that not a single organization on your list has, to the best of my
> knowledge, initiated a new cohousing project in the last decade; most don’t
> exist anymore. Many did just a single project; for those doing several, the
> 2008 real estate crunch did them in. Some do development consulting now.
>
> Like a list of banks lending to cohousing projects (most of which did so
> primarily because of location and personal relationships), such things may
> be of historical interest but not highly relevant for anybody setting out
> today to make something happen.
>
> Raines Cohen, Cohousing Coach & EcoVillage Ambassador
> Cohousing California / East Bay Cohousing (Berkeley, CA)
>
> P.S. You might want to name your blog in the footer of your messages, don’t
> be shy!
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