An interesting article was sent to me by a friend a few days ago. The major point of the article was that the Ukraine needs to convert a large majority of its privately owned housing to social housing. This is not only to help low income households who apparently are in no position to be… Read More Does the Ukraine Need Social Housing Reform?
Diversification of tenant needs is a broad topic. This morning pitch of the Collaborative Housing session showed all in attendance that trying to start a whole new housing industry from scratch is the definition of responding to tenant needs. Estonia started a major housing reform around 10 years ago. Estonia is a good example… Read More How Estonia is Managing Major Housing Reform
Communism is over. Now what? I can imagine that is what the leaders of Estonia thought as the massive structural changes begin to take place in the country. Estonia more than many other former Warsaw Pact countries pulled this transformation off while maintain a steady increase in the quality of live for years on end. But,… Read More Communism is Over in Estonia- Now What?
Co-housing, collective housing, collaborative housing, co-living, cooperative housing. All different names for one growing housing phenomenon; people are starting to live together again— not with their family members, but with relative strangers. Organised by the Italian organizations Fondazione Housing Sociale and Legacoop abitanti the Collaborative Housing workshop deals with this upcoming housing form. How can… Read More The struggle for collaborative housing
Communism is over. Now what? I can imagine that is what the leaders of Estonia thought as the massive structural changes begin to take place in the country. Estonia more than many other former Warsaw Pact countries pulled this transformation off while maintain a steady increase in the quality of live for years on end. But,… Read More Communism is Overin Estonia- Now What?
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