<< A study by a California appraiser documents the significant increase in the real estate values of homes in cohousing communities in comparison to other homes in similar locations. However, the advantages of living in a cohousing neighborhood during troubled times go beyond real estate value and a more economic lifestyle. Shared experiences through neighborhood community generate social satisfaction and a feeling of purpose and hope for a troubled world. Living in a collaborative environment with neighbors empowers individuals and creates a “social synergy” that enables greater benefit for all. This synergy has the ability to positively influence the larger society. >>

Jim Leach, cohousing developer, US (in: ‘ Best of Times, Worst of Times for Cohousing’, Cohousing Magazine, 2008)

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<< Plaatsjes in verstedelijkte gebieden worden steeds schaarser en dus duurder. Daarom gaan we in Vlaanderen en Nederland op zoek naar creatievere oplossingen om de weinige plaats die er nog is, beter en efficiënter in te vullen. Een rechtstreeks gevolg daarvan is cohousing. […] Voor investeerders is dit een interessante nieuwe vorm van wonen. De investeringen zijn niet zo groot als voor andere meergezinswoningen – of complexen. Bovendien speel je naadloos in op de nieuwe woontrends. […]

Cohousing staat in Vlaanderen nog in de kinderschoenen en roept veel vragen op bij het publiek. In Scandinavië en Nederland is het concept veel vertrouwder. Misschien wordt dit wel dé vastgoedtrend van 2017. >>

De Beleggersgids, B (in: ‘Waarom je moet investeren in cohousing’, 2016)

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<< Not all condo projects are dead. Despite stricter lending standards and general uneasiness among investors about a soft housing market, some developers are still finding construction loans for their unusual condominium projects.

Columbia Ecovillage […] is one such project. Developers Joe and Pam Leitch are converting five old, rundown apartment buildings […] into 37 condominiums […], complete with a guest house and permaculture garden.

“Right now, condo is the big bad word,” said Joe Leitch […]. “To sell in this market right now you need to provide something really special.” […]

The Ecovillage units are now mostly sold, more than five months before the project is due for completion. And 11 of the 37 unit owners are also investors in the project. The community will include a mix of environmentally-minded buyers, including a total of six families with nine kids. […] “There has to be a willingness to be engaged in the community,” said Pam Leitch “We’re creating an environment more like a neighborhood of the ’50s.” >>

Libby Tucker, US (in: ‘Cohousing is attractive investment for bank – Developers can secure construction loans for community-based projects with less speculation’, Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland, 2008)

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<< Nous sommes aujourd’hui à un […] tournant majeur. Après la révolution de la consommation énergétique des bâtiments […], nous vivons l’émergence de l’économie collaborative et le partage de la propriété est préféré à la détention de l’actif immobilier. Cette révolution collaborative ne sera pas sans conséquence sur la valeur des biens immobiliers. Dans 5 ans, nous ne nous poserons pas la question de savoir si l’immobilier collaboratif a bouleversé le marché de l’immobilier, nous le vivrons. […]

… les résidences senior et autres résidences étudiantes [seront] également affectée par ces nouvelles tendances et le développement de la colocation. […]  

… l’immobilier de bureaux pourrait être structurellement reconsidéré par cette nouvelle manière de consommer l’actif immobilier. […] Nous observons depuis quelques mois, années, l’émergence de solution de co-working […].

Après la révolution de la performance énergétique des bâtiments, l’émergence de l’immobilier collaboratif devrait fortement modifier le marché de l’immobilier […]. Cette conclusion ne fait plus aucun doute … >>

Le Blog Patrimoine, F (extrait de : ‘Après l’immobilier vert, le collaboratif va t’il révolutionner le marché de l’immobilier ?’, 2015)

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<< The momentum for cohousing had been growing. The National Building Museum in Washington noted the recent “boom in cohousing communities nationwide” in a current exhibition. One reason for the boom is that cohousing construction is seen as a good investment, said Robert Jenkens, director of social impact initiatives at the National Cooperative Bank, a Washington lender that finances cohousing projects.

Sixty-two percent of people polled in a Cohousing Research Network survey last spring said that sale prices of cohousing units in their communities have been rising, according to an analyst for the network, Angela Sanguinetti. >>

Tom Verde, journalist (in: ‘There’s Community and Consensus. But It’s No Commune.’, New York Times, 2018)

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<< One of the things that cohousing has done is create wealth. […] Cohousing communities create something out of nothing. They leverage, on the whole, minimal funds […] and put in a LOT of sweat equity. They built on the least expensive land they could afford, by far not the most desirable, and brought the surrounding neighborhoods up with them. They tend to be “cultural creatives” as well, bringing multicultural values along with them. Studies are showing that these create the most revitalized neighborhoods, raising up whole cities. […]

For example, the land that Takoma Village sits on was a former dry cleaning plant and then a used car lot. […] Our homes were not built on either prime land or in a prime neighborhood […]. But now, our home AND those around us are worth 3 times what they were when we moved in. No small part of this is because we built Takoma Village and participated in building the larger community. That is what creates wealth. >>

Sharon Villines, Takoma Village Cohousing (in: Cohousing-L Mailing List, 2006)