| Hi Sean!
I’d be interested to see and help with your research if you need a hand. I’m a graduate student and will soon start writing my thesis on potential uses of cohousing models specifically to help build wealth and stability for low and middle income folks. Obviously resale ability and value is a huge part of that so please let me know if I can help/see your findings!
Thanks so much.
Ben
— Ben Marcus (847) 571-2260
“The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is all comprehensible.” -- Albert Einstein
Hello All, Good to meet everyone. As Cheryl mentioned, I'm a current trainee in Katie McCamant's 500 Communities Program. Katie, who I think of as the mother of cohousing in the U.S. started this program several years ago with the intention of equipping a new generation of professionals to help develop and support cohousing in North America. It's been a wonderful ride so far.
I have a professional background in the social science research world working for a social science research firm called Abt Associates in the Boston area. While there, I worked on a number of research projects in the housing world. I now provide sales and marketing support and training to help cohousing groups get their units built and sold (you can read more at www.comunaconnect.com) . I'll be co-leading two workshops at the National Cohousing Conference this May in Portland, OR on the topic if other folks will be attending and are interested.
I joined the CRN group recently because I'm working on an initiative to conduct a proper study on resale values of cohousing units in the U.S.. This would really help the national effort to build cohousing because it would make a much clearer financial case for cohousing that many banks and investment institutions currently lack.
Glad to be a part of the CRN family! Thanks!
-Sean Morris Thank you for welcoming me to the Cohousing Research Network group. I am a professor and department chair in Geography & Planning at Chico State and teach courses such as Planning for Sustainable Communities and Sustainable Transportation. I did my PhD at University at Buffalo on the political economy of community gardens as their function as public and civic space.
I have had a long time interest in co-housing and take my students in sustainable planning course on a field trip to the Valley Oaks Cohousing project here in Chico. Since my husband passed away four years ago, I have thought about cohousing as a way of living in community.
Last December, I changed the final assignment in my sustainable planning course to a group project "Re Imagining Paradise" to consider different strategies for providing affordable housing and rebuilding the communities that were decimated by the Camp Fire in November. I contacted the cohousing group for information as it seems like it would be a good option for some when rebuilding or building new housing to replace the approximately 14,000 homes that were destroyed in the fire Paradise, Magalia and Concow. I think there is potential for some research here if any are wanting to collaborate.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to introduce myself to the group. I am planning on attending the Cohousing Conference in Portland in June. Perhaps we can meet there.
Regards,
LaDona
LaDona Knigge, PhD
Professor & Dept Chair
Dept of Geography & Planning
California State University Chico
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Subject: [research-l] Welcoming 9 new folks to our Cohousing Research Network listserv!
Hello everyone and Happy March
As is my custom, I am letting our current 116 subscribers know that some new folks have decided to joined us. With them, we are now 125!
So, please welcome….
Taylor McRae
Ben Marcus
Daniel Cocker
Cheryl Gladu
LaDona Knigge
Mark Musick
Sean Morris
Virginia De Jorge-Huerta
Anna Horton
Welcome one and all from our CRN team. We are delighted that you have decided to join us.
Please take a moment to introduce yourselves, tell us where you live, your interests, what connects you to Cohousing and what brings you to out Cohousing Research Network (CRN) community.
Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!
Neil and the CRN team
P.S. The whole CRN team is going be in Portland for the Cohousing Conference at the end of May. Come join us. Visit https://2019.cohousing.orgfor more information and to register.
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