By Elli Thompson

The recent housing slump in Madison and the rest of nation has started to feel a lot like winter in Wisconsin: long, cold and with seemingly no end in sight.

But under the thick blanket of real estate recession, one crop of housing has not only stayed strongly rooted, but has also continued to spread its seeds. Three existing and up-and-coming cohousing villages have managed to escape the sting of the poor market, allowing the lifestyle of community living and sharing, among other things, to stand as an example to the greater Madison area.  read more »