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Revival of Trailer, Mobile, Manufactured Homes

By Sharon Villines on 10 January 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Creating community in trailer parks Just when you thought this was going to be another boring day in the hunt for cohousing, you are going to discover a hilarious comedian, Vicki Barbolak,… Read More

FHA Loan Requirements

By Sharon Villines on 19 December 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Harris Home Kit House, 1920

A Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan is a mortgage that is insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)and issued by an FHA-approved lender. FHA loans are designed for low-to-moderate-income borrowers; they require… Read More

Houseboats and Floating Cohousing

By Sharon Villines on 7 December 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

When researching the Tiny House villages I tripped over some references to houseboats and the communities that form around marinas. Some have lived in a houseboat community for years. Floating, mobile communities… Read More

Achieving Income Diversity in Cohousing

By Sharon Villines on 19 November 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Define Affordable Achieving income diversity in cohousing communities requires understanding what is affordable at a range of income levels. Starting with the average price of area housing is not the place to… Read More

Homeownership and Being Housing-Secure

By Sharon Villines on 20 October 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Family moving with a Wagon

Moving from place-to-place is personally stressful and results in time lost from jobs, compounding the problem of unemployment and high rents. Students who have moved more than three times over a period of… Read More

Inequality in Housing via Piketty

By Sharon Villines on 21 September 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Even if it is not yet time to come in out of the cold of COVID-19, or go out into the cold, I am feeling a bit more optimistic. The pandemic has… Read More

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Strong Neighborhoods is inspired by the cohousing communities movement, neighborhoods built, maintained, and managed by the people who live in them; and Strong Towns, an amazing organization headed by Chuck Marron, a reborn engineer and city planner.

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