Revolving Fund for Urban Renewal
The revolving fund for urban renewal is a finan- cing tool created in 2016 for the savings groups organized within the Senegalese Federation of Inhabitants (FSH). It is managed by its technical … Read More
Impediments and Opportunities for Growing the Cooperative Housing Sector: an Australian Case Study
In many countries, housing cooperatives are longstanding and stable components of housing systems, providing a range of housing options that sit between the historically dual tenure poles of renting and owning. In … Read More
New Housing Playbook Should be Considered
This article lays out a new housing playbook that is relevant to communities all over. The playbook offers in-depth explanations of the barriers that stand in the way of building housing and … Read More
Socially Oriented Cooperative Housing as Alternative to Housing Speculation
National housing systems increasingly combine three main types of housing: the private property sector (homeownership and private rental), social and public rental (public and non-profit sectors), and cooperative (social or civil economy). … Read More
Community Land Trusts And Limited Equity Cooperatives: A Marriage Of Affordable Homeownership Models?
Since 2008, many have questioned the efficacy of conventional homeownership, particularly for low-income households. Advocates champion shared equity homeownership as an alternative, including community land trusts … Read More
Australia Looks at Austria for Affordable Housing Financing Models
Australia Looks at Austria for Affordable Housing Financing Models
Capturing the Customer Voice
Resident satisfaction surveys continue to be an essential tool used to shape services, improve ways of working and enhance the customer experience or residents across the housing sector. In 2011, HouseMark launched … Read More