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(http://bit.ly/1mtqZzA) Looking out over his graying congregation in Beaverton a pastor contemplates resources and money. His congregation is aging. Folk’s fixed income won't match rising inflation. He knows increased taxes and the cost of maintaining a home stretches a dwindling congregation’s resources. During sleepless nights the pastor mulls ways to give his flock the needed answers. Local city leaders are rethinking zoning and a larger plan to stabilize the income gap for local residents. Bedroom suburbs, though close to the city core are home to ample homes occupied by aging tax payers. Residents may be house rich but feel income strapped. Community Director Ann Adrian (http://www.linkedin.com/ pub/dir/Ann/Adrian) decided to head the issue off at the pass during Celebrating Older Americans Month. An invite went out to Lake Oswego’s Community Center (http://bit.ly/1mtrdqf) where residents considered fresh ideas offered by Let’s Share Housing. Adrian has been proactively advocating for solutions: “Our May 20, 9 am program on shared housing is full with a waiting list. We have 14 registrants and 5 waiting so we are seeing if we can move the presentation to a larger room. The information is so important and I am thrilled people are interested.” Executive Director Anne Chana Andler (http://linkd.in/1gpEhxd) of the non-profit Villages NW (http://villagesnw.org/) business is helping communities support one another. As a “village midwife” she focuses on mentoring villages in formation and early development. Andler knows shared housing fits hand in glove with the model for Villages throughout the country. It provides solutions to real-life problems City Planners are standing up and taking note. Ann Wyatt’s article in Planning magazine (http://bit.ly/1gSIcR0) highlights shared housing as one solution for stabilizing communities. Counties are onboard with the idea too: Clark County’s Commission on Aging chair Gary Beagle thinks sharing makes sense on many levels (http://youtu.be/BPwuQN2XNuQ) Colete Anderson (http://linkd.in/1lro8TD)Project Manager for Clark County’s Planning Department agrees:” Clark County, Wash., like everywhere in the country, is anticipating a huge surge in the number of residents 60 or better. Today, one in six residents is 60 or older, and the number will increase to one in four by 2030. We need to find solid answers to serve the needs of our community. Let's Share Housing brings ideas & the skills to residents so they can make informed decisions." Communities are tilling the idea of shared housing. From folks like Patrick & Karla, the pastor, Villages NW, Lake Oswego & Clark County, the idea is taking root regionally. It's a solution drawing the attention of the national press: PBS (http:// to.pbs.org/1l7W8uh) NBC, (http://bit. ly/1hrMf6v) CSM (http://bit.ly/1hrMf6v) & even French television have noted this growing trend in the U.S. Realtors® considering a niche may want to consider the model "My House Our House" (http:// www.myhouseourhouse.com/) author’s advocate. Our communities & organizations are seeking concrete solutions. Why not send a representative to one or several of the upcoming presentations offered by Let's Share Housing? (https://letssharehousing.com/events/) Whether you are House rich, realtor, property manager, broker, pastor, fraternal or a neighborhood association, we've got answers for you. Consider this invitation to cultivate your community with Let's Share Housing, (https://letssharehousing.com/) home by home. Want to attend a Meetup? Visit www.meetup.com/Lets-Share-Housing For more information visit www.letssharehousing.com or contact [email protected] for upcoming session information. allthingsrealestatepdx.com | 11