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Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks agoHousing cooperatives (wiki) are quite great. Where I’m from they are rather common, but unfortunately the ‘buy in’ costs have increased a ton in the last couple decades. Even then, paying e.g. a third of what a comparable owner apartment costs, still makes it a lot more affordable for many people.
thisfro@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
Wait, do I understand correctly that in your place, the buy-in costs are roughly a third of the (asking?) price of the appartment?
Zorg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks ago
It was my rough estimate, from looking at both years ago. You do have a higher monthly payment, beyond shared expenses, but that varies greatly depending on things like how much debt the cooperative has.