Home Resource Library Cooperative Basics
Resource Library topic
Cooperative Basics
What a housing cooperative is, how co-ops are organized, their history and mission, affordability, and starting a new co-op.
Categories in this topic
Choose a category to see only its resources in the Resource Library.
All resources in this topic
The search below looks within this topic only. To search all 1,388 resources, use the full Resource Library. Books and journals are listed separately under Books and Journals.
What is a Housing Cooperative
A Housing Cooperative is a form of homeownership in which the residents collectively own and control the developments in which they live. Residents buy membership stock in the cooperative, which...
What is the difference between renting, owning and being in... 
What went wrong at Agway
On October 1, 2002, Agway filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Many people are asking what went wrong. This is a hasty attempt by the authors to analyze the situation.
Why the rent is too damn high- The affordable housing...
If you spent any time in the last few years searching for an apartment in the US, you likely came to the conclusion that current prices are, in a word,...
Young Lambeth Cooperative – Business Plan
The YLC is the first of its kind and is the most exciting and innovative development in the UK youth and commissioning sector. The London borough of Lambeth, in partnership...
Your mission statement is not a holiday turkey
Boards sometimes create a mission statement, much like how we prepare a holiday turkey. They stuff as much as they can into the mission to satisfy everybody.
Your Mission Statement is not a turkey
Boards sometimes create a mission statement, much like how we prepare a holiday turkey. They stuff as much as they can into the mission to satisfy everybody.