22 May 2023
“What do we do about the impossible cost of putting a roof over your head if you don’t already own your home? Nordic countries always seem to have some way of doing things that can make the rest of us feel inadequate. And housing is no different. 40 per cent of residences in Oslo are housing co-operatives. What is a housing co-operative? Could you build some here?”
Listen to Dr. Sidsel Grimstad, a senior lecturer at Griffith University and one of our expert tour guides on our European Co-op Housing Study Tour in September 2023, on ABC and she addresses these questions:
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