Current Issue
Monthly Headlines, March/April 2008
Cover Story: NCBA Spotlights the Cooperative Housing Sector
Affordable Housing Gets a Boost!
By Nancy Jorgensen
When Florence Quast went to bat to save her Milford, N.H.-based manufactured home park in 1984,
she had no idea she would help spark a new cooperative movement that's spreading across the nation
24 years later.
Page Three: Co-op Housing Brings Affordable Living to Recent Grads
By Nancy Jorgensen
We've all heard of kids who return home to Mom and Dad after college, unable to afford a place of
their own. A new generation of cooperators has a solution - it's called community cooperative
housing
ALSO...Subprime Crisis Not an Issue for Most Housing Co-ops
Some estimate that the subprime mortgage crises may result in losses nationwide up to $400 billion.
How has the crisis affected cooperative housing?
Registration for NCBA's Annual Cooperative Conference Open
This year's conference will teach you, as a co-op, how to prepare for tomorrow's challenges today,
all the while developing, enhancing and protecting your cooperative.
AND...Don't miss the first edition of NCBA's Cooperative Coach. Lesson #1: Encouraging Others at Work
By Jim Jenkins
Look for the March/April issue in early-April
To subscribe to CBJ or become a member of NCBA: Contact Member Services Associate Gabriel Rivin
at 202.383.5455, or by e-mail at GRivin@ncba.coop.
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