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@weOwnca is a web-app that facilitates the process of co-ownership in 🇨🇦 by matching people who want to enter a co-ownership model.
Discover WeOwn: bit.ly/2YoLsjG
#Coliving #SharedLiving
#FutureOfLiving
#RealEstate #Coworking #Urbanism
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Hey @weOwnca -- nicely done. We reaped all of these benefits while co-owning houses in Toronto!
We're thrilled to have published the first of many weOwn blog posts, 'The Case for Co-ownership'! Check out our post, which breaks down the benefits of co-ownership into four main categories: Community, Affordability, Sustainability, and Equity weown.ca/blog/caseforcoowner…
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“In a city riddled with housing affordability issues, Riko's daughter Krista says they are now scrambling to find somewhere suitable for her mom to live. There are challenges — Davenhill covers some of Riko's meals, and helps with housekeeping. There's also a nurse on call 24/7.”
'Like lightning has struck': Eviction looms for 150 residents of Toronto seniors' home ift.tt/2LInZTL
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“As long as I’m able, and I still have all my faculties, and I can afford it, I’ll stay. I’m secure here. I have friends, and I enjoy being here.”
Co-op members who are able to stay in their homes as they get older can be crucial community leaders:
chfcanada.coop/aging-in-plac…
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Oregon Just Voted to Legalize Duplexes on Almost Every City Lot
And in cities of +25k people, fourplexes, townhouses, and something called “cottage clusters” (no clue that that is) sightline.org/2019/06/30/ore…
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We're currently looking for #Toronto housing co-ops to feature in our #CoopTour series. Get in touch if you'd like to see your co-op featured or have a suggestion!
Throughout 2019, we'll be taking you on a coast-to-coast-to-coast #CoopTour of just a few of our amazing member housing co-ops. Check in every Thursday to visit a new co-op, and drop us a line if you'd like to see your co-op featured!
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Expectations for Future Home Sharing
I'm currently participating in the Discovering Shared Housing webinar, and is.gd/BYS4jj
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This was the best decision we ever made as single parents! Check out more info on #cohousing @weOwnca @LesliGaynor @LesleysMortgage tvo.org/article/thank-you-fo…
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Average family income, Canada:
1975: 50k
2015: 70k
Average house price, Toronto:
1975: 60k
2015: ~700k
Average tuition costs, Canada:
1975: $550
2015: $6200
Remember these numbers next time you tell someone younger than you that it just comes down to hard work.
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#Toronto #Realestate #millennials Call me for #mortgage details on this type of purchase.
Ask An Agent: What’s The Most Affordable Way To Enter The Toronto Real Estate Market? torontostoreys.com/2019/01/a…
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"Toronto’s cheapest rooms for rent are at risk of being gobbled up and converted to expensive housing. A third of Parkdale’s remaining rooming houses are at 'imminent risk,' says Saving Room, a study by the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust" vice.com/en_ca/article/vbw99…
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A co-operative is working to purchase a building in Kitchener or Waterloo, Ontario, where they plan to provide rental housing for refugees: therecord.com/news-story/927…
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Millennials buying a $1.3 million home in Toronto? That's do-able if six people go in on it. At Clarens Commons, each of the six own between 2 and 37 per cent of the house — but they won't discuss who owns what, because all owners are considered equal.
thestar.com/news/gta/2019/03…
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Building #affordability, equity, and community? Out of Toronto's high #housing costs comes @weOwnca || Looking for someone to share a mortgage? There’s an app for that #socinn thestar.com/news/gta/2019/02…
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Learn how on Saturday March 2 at the Co-operative Real Estate Conference at CSI Annex - see you there!
gocosolutions.com/cooperativ…
One way to affordably purchase a home in Toronto is to buy with another investor or a friend. bit.ly/2IEPxtm
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“The deeper I get into transportation, the more I realize we don’t need autonomous vehicles, we don’t need tunnels, all we need are more bike lanes,”
Bird CEO on scooter startup copycats, unit economics, safety and seasonality tcrn.ch/2DazAoH by @kateclarktweets
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Oh well hello there Indian Grove… look at you with your amazing collection of totally compatible missing middle housing. Semi-detached 4 plexes, teeny little single, pair of semis, this street has it all. And the zoning to allow it to happen all in harmony: The wonderful R-zone
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The world's least-affordable housing market?
1. Hong Kong
2. Vancouver
10. Toronto and London, England — tied.
thestar.com/business/2019/01…
