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David J. Thompson

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David J. Thompson with Thompson Housing has co-developed non-profit and co-op housing that put roofs over 10,000 people. He was one of the founders and a previous regional director of the National Cooperative Bank.
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Opinion

Sweden’s Housing Co-ops Offer a Model for Moderate-Income Housing

In Sweden, almost one-quarter of all housing is in co-ops. Here are some lessons for this mixed-income housing model.

Practitioner Voice

The Cost of Not Going Co-op

Buying your mobile home park could save you money: Residents fare better when they cooperatively own their parks.

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Practitioner Voice

The Cooperative Struggle Against Redlining

Many people are familiar with redlining, but less well known are the handful of cooperatives that sprouted up following WWII with a bold mission: providing integrated, community-owned housing.

Housing

How Engagement and Design Won Over Wary Neighbors

Despite initial opposition, a low-income housing community was built in an upscale subdivision in California.

Housing

Homeless Vets Given Keys to a New Home and Life

The Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Community in Agawam, Massachusetts, offers housing for homeless veterans, along with access to various other supportive services.

A home at the Dos Pinos Housing Cooperative, the only limited-equity housing co-op in Davis, California.
Housing

A Low-Cost Ownership Oasis in a Desert of Apartment Unaffordability

When this limited-equity cooperative in California began more than 30 years ago, it wasn’t the most affordable place to live. But now the co-op’s monthly costs are 50 percent lower than the average market-rate apartment.