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Explore great business resources from the Agency, the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada, CMHC and other sources.
Managing Your Business
Housing co-operatives are small businesses formed to provide housing for their members. They prosper best when they are fully occupied and members pay their housing charges in full and on time.
A housing co-op is not a complex business, but it takes work to keep it going. As the steward of your business, your board’s job is to see that the business thrives so that members’ homes are not only affordable, but a good place to live.
How-to information and resources can help your co-op succeed, but your board, staff and members will have to do the work yourselves.
Hundreds have done it and so can your co-op. Let’s get started.
Resources
Project Management Guide
Agency for Co-operative Housing
Case Studies on Housing Projects with Operating Agreements that Have Ended
CMHC
Sample Statutory Declaration Form
Agency for Co-operative Housing
News
The Relationship Manager as a Young Mentee
21 August 2019
Excellent client service is partly based on staff having the right attitude, but, in itself, a be-of-service orientation...
Update: Federal Community Housing Initiative
20 August 2019
CMHC has been working closely with key housing associations over the summer to finalize details for Phase 2 of the...
Our co-op a business?
A well-run housing co-op is a business where success depends on teamwork. When everyone is doing their part, the board is able to look to the co-op’s future. Staff can get their job done because the board has their back. Best of all, members can enjoy a great community life together.
Find out how your co-op measures up and how to be a better business.
Good Vacancy Loss
Some vacancy loss is by choice, because units are being refreshed for new members. So only a loss in name. Actually an investment.