General Material and Information on Cooperative Housing

History of Housing Cooperatives

·        Brief History of Cooperative Housing, by Richard Siegler and Herbert J. Cooper-Levy 

Types of Housing Cooperatives

·        An Introduction to Limited-Equity Cooperatives, by Herbert J. Cooper-Levy

·        Supplementary Notes on Limited-Equity Cooperatives: The Role of Limited Income Maximums, by Herbert H. Fisher

·        Housing Cooperatives and Their Differences: The FHA-Assisted Cooperatives, by Terry Lewis

·        Housing Cooperatives and Their Differences: Non-FHA Assisted Cooperatives, by Charles J. Billand

·        Summary of the Housing Cooperative Units in the United States, compiled by NAHC

·        Comparison to Other Forms of Housing, prepared by NAHC 

Studies About Aspects of Housing Cooperatives low for more in

·        The Effect of Ownership on Housing Operating Costs: Cooperative vs. Rental, by Claudia Parliament, Stephen B. Parliament, and Anita Regmi

·        The Role of Limited-Equity Cooperatives in Providing Affordable Housing, by Thomas J. Miceli, Gerald W. Sazama, and C. F. Sirmans

·        Housing Cooperative Resident Motivations and Perceptions: A Colorado Housing Cooperative Study, by Joyce Haertel Ellenbecker and Betty Jo White

·        How Participatory Management Can Benefit Residents and Your Co-op: An Overview of Findings from a Recent Study of Cooperative Housing for the Elderly, by Gregg G. Van Ryzin

·        A Look at the Satisfaction of Rural Seniors with Cooperative Housing, by Deborah E. Altus and R. Mark Mathews

·        Loan Performance of Management Cooperatives, by Charles Calhoun and Christopher Walker

·        Ethnicity, Race, Class, and Immigration in Cooperatives, by Allan David Heskin

·        Study Shows Rural Seniors are Happy in Co-ops

·        Cooperative Housing Around the World: Examples and Experience, by Judith Hermanson 

Co-op Spotlights

·        The Birth and Growth of Market-Rate Co-ops in the Nation’s Capitol, by William Tayler

·        The Birth and Growth of Limited Equity Co-ops in the Nation’s Capital

·        Life on the Square: Over 35 Years of Cooperative Living in the Heart of San Francisco, by Sandy Butler

·        Twin Cities is Home to Many Co-ops, by Jeff Zeitler

·        Beecher Co-op Celebrates 20^th Anniversary

·        Park Forest Co-ops: Influencing State & Local Government, by John A. Ostenburg 

People and Cases

·        The Most Influential People in Cooperative Housing Development During the 20^th Century: A Necrology

·        The Most Important Cooperative Housing Court Cases of the 20^th Century, by Herbert Fisher, Esq. 

1. General Materials and information on Cooperative Housing.

2. Cooperative Housing Governance

3. Physical Management of Housing Cooperatives

4. Operating Housing Cooperatives

5. Financial Issues of Concern to Housing Cooperatives.

6 Tax Issues of Concern to Housing Cooperatives.

7. Developing Housing Cooperatives.

8. Mortgage Payoff