Retirement Communities Lure Boomers

Wall Street Journal

Modern Housing with Village Virtues

The New York Times

Cohousing, Is it for You?

Sacramento Parent Magazine

2024

Delsol, Christine Redefining retirement with unique co-housing communities, San Francisco Chronicle eEdition, Mar 24, 2024

Abrahms, Sally ’Intentional housing’: Where seniors find affordability, sense of purpose, Yahoo! Finance, February 25, 2024

Avery, Emma How cohousing builds support across generations, Happy Cities, Feb. 5, 2024

World Habitat Awards New Ground Cohousing Community wins Bronze World Habitat Award, February 2024

2023

Video: Reimagining Elderhood

Chaudhuri, Anita ‘We have brothers, sons, lovers – but they can’t live here!’ The happy home shared by 26 women August 24, 2023

National Cooperative Bank Village Hearth Cohousing: A Different Kind of Senior Community June, 2023

MacCleery, Rachel Building Community with Cohousing Urban Land, April 28, 2023

2022

White, Rebecca Solving homelessness starts with a "lock and an address" says visiting author Charles Durrett Spokanepublicradio.org/ November 5, 2022

Novy, Johannes Cohousing is empowering people to fight back against a global housing crisis Phys.org November 3, 2022

Vestal, Shawn Author on homelessness says ‘will’ crucial to solving growing crisis The Spokesman-Review November 2, 2022

Walker, Liana How rural landsharing and co-housing are helping Australians enter the property market and find community ABC.net.au October 30, 2022

Hawkes, Colleen First home buyers saving hundreds a month in co-housing passive house Stuff.co.nz October 31, 2022

Peña, Larry Cohousing the Unhoused Cal Poly Magazine Spring 2022 Issue

Izuhara, West, Hudson, Fernández Arrigoitia, & Scanlon Collaborative housing communities through the COVID-19 pandemic: rethinking governance and mutuality, Housing Studies, May 19, 2022

Madeleine Hebert, Leslie Shieh, and Emma Avery, Learning from community housing movements: Six principles for building happier homes, Happy Cities, Apr. 5, 2022

Allen, Catherine Cal Poly Grad Says Cohousing Could Help Solve Homelessness. ‘The Era of Excuses is Over’ SLO Tribune, March 21, 2022

Wilson, Nick. Cohousing Expert Shares Ways to Help SLO County Homelessness. The Tribune. March 17, 2022

Geber, Sara Zeff Phd. Can a Cohousing Model Save the Senior Living Industry from Obsolescence? Forbes. March 10, 2022

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News. An Opportunity to Live Differently: Cohousing Community Makes Home Ownership more Affordable and Supportive. Mar 7, 2022

Annamarie Pluhar: Shared Housing Doesn’t Have to be Scary. Strong Towns Podcast. Feb 28, 2022

Charney, Leah. My Husband and I Bought a 7-Bedroom House and Filled it up With our Community. They Helped us Survive Early Parenthood 2021. The Insider. Feb 15, 2022

2021

Waldman, Kim. Caregiving vs. Being Neighborly Sunnyside Village Cohousing Dec 29, 2021

Shulevitz, Judith. Does Co-Housing Provide a Path to Happiness for Modern Parents? New York Times, Oct 22, 2021.

Bower, Esther. Packed In: ‘It’s just another option of housing’: Families get ready to move into co-housing neighborhood. KXLY, Aug 3, 2021.

2020

Lee, Lloyd. For Mountain View’s cohousing group, shared community has been a lifeline during pandemic. Our Neighborhoods page 7, Dec 29, 2020.

2019

Levy-Uyeda, Ray. A different kind of condo complex. Mountain View Voice, November 9, 2019.

Martin, Courtney E. Coming of age in cohousing. Curbed, February 13, 2019.

Tindal, Doug. Should we stop calling ourselves co-housing? Wine on the Porch, January 30, 2019.

Pender, Kathleen. Senior cohousing an ‘antidote to the loneliness’ that hits people as they age. San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2019

2018

Gladu, Cheryl. Cohousing is an inclusive approach to smart, sustainable cities. PHYS Org, November 16, 2018.

O’Connor Naoibh. City of Vancouver should make cohousing projects easier to be built says proponent. Vancouver Courier, November 13, 2018.

Lake, Rebecca. How to Invest in Senior Cohousing. US NEWS, October 05, 2018.

Gladu, Cheryl. Design Considerations: The Common house, acoustics edition. Medium, September 15, 2018.

Tindal, Doug. ‘Cohousing offers a radically simple idea’. Wine on the Porch, September 7, 2018.

LaRue, Jennifer. Haystack Heights: Spokane Cohousing Community. Spokane +Coeur d’Alene Living, August 2018. Page 114-121. 

Ward, Erin. Becoming a Farmer the Community Way. The Tyee, August 07, 2018.

O’Connor, Naoibh. Design process critical in creating cohousing communities, says American architect. Vancouver Courier, July 22, 2018.

O’Connor, Naoibh. Decisions on ‘cohousing lite’ and Hollywood Theatre proposals expected on July 17. Vancouver Courier, July 16, 2018.

Schmid, Thacher. No link between homeless villages and crime rates, Guardian review suggests. The Guardian, May 23, 2018.

Lozanova, Sarah. What It’s Really Like to Live in an Ecovillage Community. Earth911, May 21, 2018.

D’Souza, Karen. Cohousing: The new Bay Area trend in senior living. The Mercury News, May 18, 2018.

Pike, Helen. Co-housing advocates insist it’s ‘the right time’ for Calgary to embrace community living. The Star, May 13, 2018.

Latson, Jennifer. Loneliness is A Problem of Epidemic Proportions, Affecting Millions from All Walks of Life. But While Its Roots Are Complex, Remedies May Be Within Reach. Psychology Today, March/April 2018.

Grauer, Perrin. Co-housing brings people together in unexpected ways – as long as they can afford the price-tag, advocates say. The Star, April 29, 2018.

These 4 cohousing projects are creating thriving communities. Shareable, April 25, 2018.

Halpert, Julie. Retirement Communities Lure Boomers With Eco-Friendly Message. The Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2018.

Eaton, Kathy. Finding a niche for Neva: Our Home effort gets underway. The Hollywood Star News, April 3, 2018.

Conover, Sarah. Opting for Spokane cohousing. SpokaneFAVS, March 22, 2018.

Dineen, J.K. Berkeley 4th Street developer plans to use new housing law to bypass review. San Francisco Chronicle, March 8, 2018.

The happiness chart. IsA Wonderful World, February 23, 2018.

Miranda, Jennifer Tallon. Cohousing Objectives Property Management Companies Should Utilize. Blue Pine Construction Corp, February 15, 2018.

Rice, Karin Connelly. Trend watch: Cohousing makes its way to Cleveland. Freshwater Cleveland, February 13, 2018.

Green, Jordan. It Just Might Work: Intentional communities for senior. Triad City Beat, February 8, 2018.

Verde, Tom. There’s Community and Consensus, but No Commune. The New York Times, January 21, 2018.

2017

Roberts, David. How our housing choices make adult friendships more difficult. Vox, December 07, 2017.

Fox, Jacqueline. Co-Housing Project Breaks Ground in Fair Oaks. Carmichael Times, November 19, 2017 

Kluger, Jeffrey. ‘Everyone Needs Someone Else’. Time Magazine, November 15, 2017.

Peterson, Zoe. Cohousing and the cure to loneliness. McGill’s Student-run News Magazine, November 1, 2017.

Fadiman, Lauren. Shared Spaces: Community Living in the 21st Century. Harvard Political Review, October 5, 2017.

Howard, Mrianne. Copenhagen study tour: cohousing. Levitt Bernstein, October 4, 2017.

Hammon, Mary. Practice What You Plan. The Magazine of the American Planning Association, August/September 2017.

Boyer, Robert, and Suzanne Leland. Who is interested in cohousing in the USA? Results from nation-wide survey. UNC Charlotte, September 2017 

Millen, Lainey. Triangle: Cohousing Progress, Center Awards, ENC Gala, AIDS Walk, Patient Training. QNOTES, September 22, 2017.

Charco, Cole del. How the Triangle Became Ground Zero in the Cohousing Movement. INDY Week, August 30, 2017.

Perry, Philip. Cohousing Could Help Solve Some of the World’s Most Pressing Problems. BigThink, August 16, 2017.

Voinea, Anca. Re-imagining housing – how are co-op models helping to tackle the housing crisis. Coop News, July 11, 2017.

Kruth, Jeffrey. Cohousing can offer social interaction and healthy cooperation. Cleveland, May 22, 2017.

Seven, Richard. From Communes to Cohousing. 3rd Act Magazine, Spring 2017.

Janus, Andrea. Community after retirement. Toronto Star, February 11, 2017.

Arieff, Allison. A Housing Crisis for Seniors. The New York Times, January 30, 2017.

Charles, Michelle. Oakcreek Community – a different types of senior housing. Stillwater News Press, January 29, 2017.

Durrett, Jessie McCamant. Grad School Essay: Cohousing Fostered Intellectual Curiosity and Prioritization of the Collective Good. The Cohousing Association, January 23, 2017.

Abrams, Amanda. Cohousing community for LGBT seniors coming to North Durham. Chapel Hill News, January 18, 2017.

2016

Godwin, Jenny. Is a Cohousing Community for You? Sacramento Parent Magazine, December 2016.

Levitt, Shelley. Living to Connect: Cohousing communities are reinventing the way some Americans live and boosting their health and happiness in the process. Live Happy, December 2016.

Khullar, Dhruv. How Social Isolation Is Killing Us. The New York Times, December 22, 2016.

Johnson, Cat. Aging in Community: Senior Cohousing Movement. Shareable, December 5, 2016.

 Huska, Liuan. Cohousing: The New American Family. Christianity Today, November 28, 2016.

 Say Hello to: Making CoHousing Happen. Glasgow City Chambers, November 22, 2016.

LeFevre, Camille. Cohousing (aka Dorms for Grownups) and other living Alternatives in Minnesota. Midwest Home Magazine, September 22, 2016.

Martin, Courtney E. Modern Housing With Village Virtues. The New York Times, September 20, 2016.

Wirthman, Lisa. Why Boomers Are Designing Their Own Retirement Communities. Forbes, September 19, 2016.

Durrett, Charles. In Community: You Need Not Reinvent the Wheel. The Cohousing Association, September 6, 2016.

Brooks, David. The Great Affluence Fallacy. The New York Times, August 9, 2016.

Ground broken for senior cohousing unit in Port Townsend area; a first of its kind, organizers say. Peninsula Daily News, July 31, 2016.

Alexander, Alice. What’s it like to Grow Up in Cohousing? The positives in breaking an arm. The Cohousing Association, July 22, 2016.

Durrett, Charles. Senior Cohousing Provides Community Assistance with Living. Mother Earth News, June 22, 2016.

 Winslow, Seraphim. Charles Durrett and the Co-Housing Connection. Carmichael Times, June 17, 2016.

Gottberg, Kathy. Is Cohousing The Best Solution To Aging Well? Smart Living, June 3, 2016.

Millen, Lainey. Senior housing project progresses. QNOTES, June 3, 2016.

Farrell, Chris. Can You Self-Insure For Long-Term Care? Forbes, May 6, 2016.

Fletcher, Ed. Group seeks friendly neighbors for Fair Oaks cohousing community. The Sacramento Bee, April 30, 2016.

Allderdice, Jacob. The Cohousing Option. Canadian Architect, April 20, 2016.

Baker, Beth. Conscious Aging in Cohousing Community. Changing Aging, Feburary 22, 2016.

Ryan, Ellen. 20 Questions and Answers About Cohousing. AARP, February 1, 2016.

Bergren, Anna. Interviewed: Architect Charles Durrett on the Past and Promise of Cohousing. Shareable, January 27, 2016.

2015

Nunez, Christina. How These Communities Save Energy – and Time for What Matters. National Geographic, December 22, 2015.

Bill and Kay Darlington. Quimper Village: Is it a blueprint for future generations in Port Townsend? The Leader, December 8, 2015. 

Harris, Robbie. Putting the ‘Co’ in Communities. Virginia’s Public Radio, August 28, 2015. 

Mears, Teresa. How Baby Boomers Are Creating Their Own Retirement Communities. U.S. News, April 20, 2015.

Durrett, Charles. The Power of Community. Foundation for Intentional Community, April 10, 2015.

2014

Perry, Matt. Active Aging: Living Better Together. California Health Report, December 8, 2014.

Planos, Josh. The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia. The Atlantic, November 14, 2014.

Gold, Kerry. Being neighborly is a requirement. Globe and Mail, October 28, 2014.

Gold, Kerry. Vancouver co-housing movement gains traction. The Globe and Mail, October 24, 2014. 

Maskall, Marty. EcoHousing a New Trend. Citrus Heights Messenger, September 2014.

Dowell, Cassandra. Co-Housing Model Can Give Senior Living Providers Competitive Edge. Senior Housing News, July 9, 2014.

Bitker, Janelle. Bunch of dirty hippies.” SN&R, June 26, 2014.

Healthy aging into your 80s and beyond: 5 keys to a long, healthful life. Consumer Reports, May 2014.

Pemberton, Kim. City hurdles made east Vancouver co-housing project difficult, architect says. Vancouver Sun, May 28, 2014.

Ferguson, Courtney. Eco inspired life. The Union, April 12, 2014.

Spleiss, Elise. Fair Oaks Launches Co-housing Neighborhood. American River Messenger, March 2014.

Schramm, Don. Burlington Cohousing’s Excellent Solar Adventures. Communities, January 14, 2014.

2013

Lawhon, Larry L. Senior Cohousing: An Option for Boomers. The Magazine of the American Planning Association, December 2013.

Opinion: Why We Can’t Ignore College-Based Senior Cohousing. Senior Housing News, September 30, 2013.

Walljasper, Jay. How to Design Our Neighborhoods for Happiness, YES! Magazine, July 27, 2013

Ferguson, Courtney. A home with trunk space.  The Union, May 11, 2013.

Korkki, Phyllis. In Retiree Housing, Talking About Multigenerations. The New York Times, March 12, 2013.

Durrett, Charles, and Joanna Winter. Achieving Affordability with Cohousing. Communities Magazine, March 7, 2013.

Brenton, Maria. Senior cohousing communities – an alternative approach for the UK? JRF (Joseph Rowntree Foundation), January 15, 2013.

2012

Lozanova, Sarah. Raising Kids in Cohousing Communities. Mother Earth Living, December 26, 2012.

Holeywell, Ryan. Senior Cohousing May be the Next Real-Estate Trend. Governing, November 2012.

Hamburger, Jay. Nontraditional housing group will buy City Hall property. Park Record, November 30, 2012.

Watts, Bevis. Cohousing, Considerism and the Future Sustainable Society. The Big City, Oct 2012.

Favalora, Christian. Oakcreek housing community brings excitement, controversy. O’Colly Media Group, October 15, 2012.

Rosacker, Christopher. Grass Valley’s Wolf Creek cohousing development opens. The Union, October 12, 2012.

Rosacker, Christopher. Grass Valley’s Wolf Creek senior cohousing project almost complete. The Union, September 27, 2012.

Eberlein, Sven. Life can be easier with friends next door. Yes Magazine, Summer 2012.

Brown, J.M. Council Oks downtown co-housing project; 19-unit building slated for Walnut Avenue. Santa Cruz Sentinel, July 24, 2012.

Streuli, Ted. Oklahoma’s first cohousing development caters to community-minded seniors. The Journal Record, July 12, 2012.

Rincon Del Rio project earns top architecture award. The Union, July 6, 2012. 

McCamant & Durrett Architects. Rincon Del Rio receives award for proposed senior housing project. The Union, July 3, 2012.

Sadler, Jessica. Cohousing Community Coming Downtown. Urban Durham Realty, June 10, 2012.

Sheridan, Van. The Growing Choices in Niche Communities. Where to Retire, March/April 2012.

Hudson, Andrew. Co-housing seminar builds interest in Smithers. Smithers Interior News, April 15, 2012.

Bergsman, Steve. Cohousing not just for boomer hippies. Inman, April 13, 2012.

Coulson, Mel. Co-housing solution for seniors in Smithers. Smithers Interior News, March 29, 2012.

Overall, Michael. Oakcreek Community co-housing project near Stillwater reaches halfway point for build. Tulsa World, March 21, 2012.

Ryan, Denise. Green entrepreneurs plan cohousing site. Vancouver Sun, February 24, 2012.

Smith, Jennifer. Organization underway for first Okanagan ecovillage. Kelowna Capital News, February 22, 2012.

Co-housing session highlights Yarrow project. The Abbotsford News, January 19, 2012.

Feinberg, Jennifer. Yarrow Ecovillage reaches the halfway point. The Progress page 4, January 11, 2012.

2011

Gov. Brown Announces 2011 Top Environmental Leadership Awards. California Environmental Protection Agency, December 14, 2011.

Steuteville, Robert. Cohousing evolves into “ecovillages”.  New Urban News, November 28, 2011.

Power, G. Allen. Intentional communities, can prevent institutional angst, connect generations and prevent the medicalization of aging. Aging Today, Septemebr-October 2011.

Elmasry, Faiza. Washington Homeowners Live in Modern Village. VOA News, October 02, 2011.

Dietrich, Heidi. Puget Ridge’s family spirit: co-op living in W. Seattle. The Seattle Times, October 1, 2011.

Harris-Adler, Rosa. Rest homes with a difference: Boomers are reworking the idea of aging for co-housing. Candian Senior Cohousing, September 30, 2011.

Killick, David. Different housing approach crucial. The Press Christchurch, September 7, 2011.

Finally! Cohousing comes to downtown Santa Cruz. Mercury News, September 02, 2011.

Johnson, Cat. Seniors Reinvent Aging Through Cohousing & Senior Villages. Shareable, May 22, 2011.

Abrahms, Sally. Boomers Redefine Retirement Living. AARP Bulletin, April 2011.

Abrahms, Sally. Intergenerational Cohousing: Clustered homes and a common house foster a community for making friends of all ages. AARP Bulletin, March 28, 2011.

White, Kimberly. Developer discusses planned cohousing development in downtown Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz Sentinel, February 11, 2011.

Abrahms, Sally. Elder Cohousing: A new option for retirement – or sooner! AARP Bulletin, January 31, 2011.

2010

Marriott, Suzanne. The Making of Senior Cohousing: The Story of Wolf Creek Lodge. Communities, Winter 2010.

Dale, Rebecca. It Takes a Community to Grow an Elder. Communities, December 7, 2010.

Renning, Marion, and Carol Obloy. Cohousing: an alternative option. Boomerang page 18-19, September 24, 2010.

Span, Paula. Living Together, Aging Together. The New York Times, September 9, 2010.

Moorhead, Joanna. It’s like a mini Centre Parcs!. Guardian, May 1, 2010.

Wardrip, Keith. Fact Sheet. AARP, March 2010.

2009

Moore, Karen. Somerville Ecovillage: Statutory Approvals and Finance. Communities, Fall 2009.

Brignall, Miles. Communal living: Grand designs on living in perfect harmony. The Guardian, October 23, 2009.

Brignall, Miles. Communal living: Love thy neighbourhood. The Guardian, October 23, 2009.

Durrett, Charles, and Louis Torelli. Deconstructiong ‘green’: a holistic approach to designing sustainable child development centers. Sustainable Building Design, May/June 2009.

Colin, Chris. To Your Left, a Better Way of Life? The New York Times Home, June 11, 2009.

Durrett, Charles, Jean Nilsson, and Jennifer Barrett. Cohousing as the Seed to Good Redevelopment. Capital Commons Quarterly, May 2009.

Buntin, John. Seniors and the City. Governing, May 31, 2009.

Nasser, Haya El. Seniors at home in co-housing. USA Today, May 3, 2009.

Pope, Elizabeth. Fabulously Frugal: Living Well on Less Money. AARP Bulletin, April 1, 2009.

Sainz, Adrian. Cohousing offers green living, sense of belonging. The San Diego Union-Tribune, Feburary 6, 2009.

2008

Bassman, Lorenzo. Fresno Cohousing Celebrates Its Grand Opening! – A Free Community Event. Community Alliance, October 2008.

Lee, BoNhia. Residents ready to share sense of community. The Business Journal, September 5, 2008.

Cantor, Matt. Is Cooperative Housing for You? The Berkeley Daily Planet, July 31, 2008.

Chrest, Sam. The Cohousing Life: Developments Bringing People Together. NuWire Investor, June 6, 2008.

Robison, Rita R. Cohousing offers opportunities for boomers. Lowe’s, May 30, 2008.

Cohousing Architects Win National Award. Foundation for International Community, May 29, 2008.

Biery, Pamela. Nevada City Architects Win National Award. Yuba Net, May 21, 2008.

Whiting, Sam. Chuck Durrett keeps his original cohousing dream alive with a new retirement idea. San Francisco Chronicle, May 18, 2008.

Olenchek, Christina. Garden Spot cohousing project stimulates interest, curiosity. Central Penn Business Journal, May 15, 2008.

Lizaire, Cassandra. Communal lifestyle reborn. The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 9, 2008.

Rosevear, John. A Better Way to Live in Retirement. The Motley Fool, May 7, 2008.

U.S. Ripe for Cohousing Lifestyle. Environmental Protection, April 21, 2008. 

Perez, Amanda. Co-housing Community Almost Complete. KFSN-TV/DT, April 13, 2008.

Low-carbon Living Takes Off In The US. Science Daily, April 10, 2008.

Pooling resources for a green future. The Age, April 5, 2008. 

Johnson, Danielle. Cohousing in the US – An Interview with Craig Ragland. Seattle pi, March 20, 2008.

Herrin, Rhonda. Wolf Creek Village Cohousing Ground Breaking!!! Construction To Follow. Yuba Net, March 18, 2008.

Kushner, Eve. Fringe Benefits: Part 2 in the Outsiders Series. Eve Kushner, February 2008.

South Kimbark Avenue Chicago. Building Green TV, January 28, 2008.

Wurn, Diana. Seattle a pioneer in “community living” movement. The Seattle Times, January 26, 2008.

2007

Williams, Jo. Predicting an American future for cohousing. ScienceDirect, 2007.

Ganga, Maria L. La. Communal housing is coming of age. Los Angeles Times, December 23, 2007.

Kushner, Eve. Rebels with a Cause: Part 1. Builder/Architect Magazine, December 2007.

Lietaert, Matthieu. The growth of cohousing in Europe. Cohousing Magazine, November 2007.

Jacobs, Alice. Senior Cohousing By Charles Durrett Reviewed by Alice Jacobs Ed.D., MS; Senior education and learning specialist. October 9, 2007.

Boyd, E.B. Our Town: Sick of single-family solitude? Craving an antidote to urban isolation? The new era of tribal living has arrived. Common Ground, October 2, 2007.

Bassman, Lynette. La Querencia Fresno Cohousing Is Fresno’s First Multi-Family Neighborhood to Receive “Fresno Green” Designation. Sierra Club, Summer 2007.

Schulte, Bret. Just Don’t Call Them Communes. US News and World Report, August 5, 2007. 

Moran, Jan, and Paul Rollins. Aging in Community: How the Coming Baby Boom Generation will Transform Traditional Models of Independent Living. Terrain, Summer/ Fall 2007.

Baby Boomers Relocate to Kick-Start Their Lives. ABC News, March 6, 2007.

Ostrow, Judy. Elder Cohousing: A Haven for Your Golden Years. Natural Home, January/February 2007.

Schweitzer, Sarah. Close for comfort: Residents say cohousing gives them privacy and community. The Boston Globe, January 7, 2007.

2006

Perrigan, Dana. Houses United: For those who live in cohousing, home is where the community is. San Francisco Chronicle, December 10, 2006.

It Might Seem Like A Commune But Co-housing Is Not A Sixties Idea. Mortgage News Daily, November 28, 2006.

Bowen, Ted Smalley. The closeness of strangers. Financial Times, November 10, 2006.

Abrahms, Sally. Not Home Alone: Seniors are signing up for semi-communal enclaves, with separate homes but a supportive community. Time Magazine, October 23, 2006.

Lee, Shelley A. 10 Questions with Noteworthy People: Charles Durrett on How ‘Intentional Community’ Can Help Us Get This Aging Thing Right. Journal of Financial Planning, September 2006.

Nina. Creating Intentional Communities in Retirement. Queer Cents, September 20, 2006.

Bunker, David. The concept of cohousing comes to Truckee. Sierra Sun, July 10, 2006.

Kleist, Trina. New kind of neighborhood. The Union, April 18, 2006.

Brown, Patricia Leigh. Growing Old Together, in New Kind of Commune New York Times, February 27, 2006

2005

Boehland, Jessica. Two New Cohousing Books. Building Green, 2005.

Puchall, Lauri. Common Ground: More than simply hanging up your hat, retiring to a cohousing community can mean connecting with peers, young families, and life. The Monthly, December 2005.

Retherford, Brittany. Catalyst for change. The Union, October 2, 2005.

Holzel, David. Consensual Communities. Builder Online, September 1, 2005.

Kissack, Andrea. Reshaping the Neighborhood Frontier/How to create an intentional community through cohousing. SF Gate, August 7, 2005.

Langdon, Philip. Cohousing’ bolsters new urban neighborhoods: An alternative to the solitary household finds a place in TND projects. New Urban News, June 2005.

Buntin, Simmons B. Cohousing in Tucson Arizona. Terrain, Spring 2005.

Loomis, Catha. CoHousing: Challenge and Community. Alternatives, Spring 2005.

2004

Brown, Ben. Communes for Grownups: Looking for the ideal place to retire? Create it yourself. AARP Bulletin, November 2004.

Blank, Joani. Cohousing: what’s so UU about it? UU World, July/August 2004.

2003

Wedner, Diane. On common ground: A collaborative housing idea from Denmark is finding a niche in parts of California. Families and the elderly choose to share meals, chores, costs and, of course, their lives. Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2003.

Paoli, Richard. Home at last/Cotati co-housing took years to plan and develop – now, it’s a reality. San Francisco Chronicle, November 23, 2003.

Moller, Dave. Cohousing back before Nevada City. The Union, October 27, 2003 

Kyle, Barry. Cohousing: Nevada City dream of home ownership. The Union, April 19, 2003.

2002

Boehland, Jessica. Cohousing: How Green is My Village? Environmental Building News, September 2002.

Drueding, Meghan. In from the Fringe: more touchy-feely than new urbanism but more aloof than communes, cohousing might just be the neighborhood of the future. Residential Architect, August 2002.

McCamant, Kathryn. Common bonds, what it takes to make a village (perspective). Residential Architect, August 2002.

Todorov, Kerana. Families coming together. The Union, August 20, 2002.

Gallagher, Mary Grace. Co-housing’s popularity on the upswing. The Washington Times, July 26, 2002.

Hunter, Carol. Group Ecology, Cohousing Communities Lighten the Load.  Terrain Magazine, Spring 2002.

Paoli, Richard. Cohousing with a twist / Cotati project includes storefronts on downtown street. SF Gate, May 12, 2002.

Lowe, Judy. Community spirit vs. solitude. The Christian Science Monitor, February 20, 2002.

McCarroll, Christina. Instant community. The Christian Science Monitor, February 20, 2002.

Smith, Charles. COHOUSING COMING OF AGE/ ‘Intentional communities’ one answer to an increasingly alienated society. San Francisco Chronicle, February 9, 2002.

2001

Built-In Community. Home Energy: The Magazine of Home Performance, November/December 2001.

Hair, Marty. Condo owners share a lot. Chicago Tribune, December 30, 2001.

Husbands-Hankin, Shonna. Cohousing, Anyone? The Shalom Center, September 8, 2001.

Hollander, Elizabeth. Community under Construction: The Triumphs and Trials of the cohousing movement. East Bay Express, August 15, 2001.

Lumpkin, Ben. Free bus passes pushed to reduce truancy. The Berkeley Daily Planet, July 16, 2001.

Mohor, Daniela. Living with your neighbors. The Berkeley Daily Planet, July 16, 2001.

Paoli, Richard. So happy together/Cohousing developments offer residents the chance to share life. San Francisco Chronicle, July 15, 2001. 

Lloyd, Carol. Community-Minded Nesting/Cohousing angels work to make potluck dreams come true. SF Gate, May 15, 2001.

Locke, Michelle. No fences make good neighbors at co-housing complex. The Berkeley Daily Planet, February 4, 2001.

2000

Bogos, Sheldon. Integrating Sustainable Enterprise With Close-Knit Community. In Business Magazine, November/December 2000.

Nichols, Kate N. Shared Housing: Purchase Your Own Green Dream Home for $144,000! Whatcom Watch, October/November 2000.

Holmstrom, David. A brief history of cohousing. The Christian Science Monitor, July 26, 2000.

Holmstrom, David. United We Stand. The Christian Science Monitor, July 26, 2000.

Landau, Meryl Davids. Common Grounds: Cohousing combines community and ecology. Hearth & Home, January/February 2000.

Longdon, David M. Bellingham Cohousing: A Baby Step on the Path Towards Sustainable Living. Whatcom Watch, January 2000.

1999

McCamant, Kathryn M. Cohousing Communities: A Model for Reinvigorating Urban Neighborhoods. New Village, 1999.

Chesky, Laurel. Sharing and Caring: Folks planning a cohousing development on Fort Ord hope to sub-unite, not subdivide. Coast Weekly, November 4, 1999.

Wykes, S.L. Co-Housing Finds Comfortable Fit in California. The Washington Post, October 9, 1999.

Gardner, Gary. Why Share? World Watch, July/August 1999.

Tansey, Bernadette. Pleasant Hill Lot Seen as Co-op Housing Dream. SF Gate, July 6, 1999.

1998

White-Harvey, Robert J. Cohousing: A Scandinavian Longhouse, or A Traditional Approach to Modern Housing? 1998.

Lichtblau, Eric. ‘Cohousing’ – Modern Twist to ‘60s Dream. Los Angeles Times, November 23, 1998.

Quart, Alissa, and Phil Kushin. Neo-Counterculture. The Washington Post, June 7, 1998.

1997

Stock, Robert W. Living Independently in Old Age, Without Going It Along. The New York Times, December 18, 1997.

Drew, Kathryn. It Takes a Village / A decade after the concept was imported from Scandinavia, cohousing communities are becoming part of the Bay Area landscape. The movement is the '90s version of the old-fashioned neighborhood. San Francisco Chronicle, October 15, 1997.

Forna, Aminatta. Co-housing is to yuppies what communes were to the hippies, Aminatta Forna reports. The Independent, September 7, 1997.

Meadows, Donella. Co-Housing – Somewhere Between Neighborhood and Commune. Global Citizen, August 14, 1997.

Hurrelbrinck, Nancy. Energy Conservation in Cohousing Communities. Home Energy, July/August 1997. 

1996

Harris, Mark. Suburbs of the Future. Vegetarian Times, July 1996.

Evans, Judith. CO-HOUSING, A NEIGHBORLY THING TO DO. The Washington Post, January 27, 1996.

1995

Cohousing’s New Cachet: Are Cooperative Living’s Challenges Worth the Environmental and Community-Building Payoffs? E Magazine, July/August 1995.

1993

Dreher, Henry. Why Did the People of Roseto Live So Long? Natural Health, September/October 1993.

Fioravante, Janice. Cohousing Concept Begins Edging Into New York. The New York Times, August 15, 1993.

Ravo, Nick. A New Kind of Housing That Brings People Together. The New York Times, February 25, 1993.

1992

Looking Forward to the Past. Time Magazine, Fall 1992.

1989

Koenenn, Connie. California Couple Envisions Revolution in U.S. Housing. The Washington Post, February 4, 1989.