Find Your People, Find Your Place: Discover the Power of Co-Ownership

With the new year upon us, we’re inviting our community to imagine a different path to homeownership — one built on collaboration, trust, and shared possibility.

On Saturday, March 14, Husmates is hosting a full-day, in-person conference in Toronto:

Find Your People. Find Your Place. Discover the Power of Co-Ownership.

This is our biennial co-ownership conference, and it’s been months in the making. The day is designed as a space to gather, learn, challenge assumptions — and ideally, even meet a potential future co-owner.

Why host a Co-ownership Conference?

Housing prices in Toronto have reached a breaking point. But you don’t have to navigate it alone. Co-ownership is helping people – especially women, single parents, seniors, creatives and queer community-builders - secure stable, beautiful homes through collaboration and shared resources.

This conference is your chance to explore the idea, meet others who are thinking about it too, and learn what it really takes to make co-ownership work.

Spend the day with experts, realtors, lawyers and lenders. Get real talk, real numbers, and practical strategies you can use right away. You’ll also join a supportive community of people re-imagining new ways to build stability, equity, and a home that fits the life they want.

If you’re dreaming of homeownership but not sure how to get there, come spend the day with us. Leave with clarity, inspiration, and maybe even your future co-owner(s).

What You’ll Explore Throughout the Day

• How to buy — even with someone you don’t know yet
• Rent vs. own: when co-ownership makes sense
• Co-ownership for creatives and marginalized communities
• Mortgage hot topics and financing realities
• The hard stuff: conflict, communication, and decision-making
• Real stories from people already doing it

Dynamic, facilitated activities throughout the day will help you meet your people, build trust, and develop meaningful connections with potential co-owners.

Speakers & Facilitators

Expect a powerful lineup of speakers, including:

• Rajni Perera, renowned artist
• Zahra Ebrahim, Urbanist-in-Residence at the University of Toronto’s School of Cities and Co-Founder of Monumental
• Daniel Foch, AI real estate broker and podcaster
• Leslie Robinson, co-ownership and co-housing legal expert
• Lesley Tenaglia, mortgage expert

The day will be facilitated by Jess Janz, creator of With Strangers, whose work centres connection, trust, and shared experience.

A limited number of Early Bird tickets are now available. 👉 Get your tickets here.

We look forward to welcoming you,

The Husmates Team

Wondering If This Conference is for You?

You don’t need to have everything figured out to attend.

This conference is for anyone curious about co-ownership — whether you’re just beginning to explore the idea, actively looking for a path to homeownership, or interested in new models of housing that prioritize community and care.