We want more socially, ethically & environmentally
sustainable housing
to live in
We are a creative collaboration of people passionate about creating a better housing system in Australia to solve problems of financial insecurities, social ills and environmental degradation.
Sun Villages Co-operative is owned by its members, men and women who are pooling their talents, knowledge, life experiences, energy and money to create social and economic value for Australian society with a better housing system. This system will enable more people of all ages to invest in secure, quality housing developments for their own place to live and work, or for a secure investment return as a property investor.
​
We advocate for the socio-economic benefits of having a national housing system that meets the needs and aspirations of all ages and stages of the life cycle and supports a healthy and productive lifestyle: safe shelter, adequate food, social support and free from censorship and discrimination.
​
We promote and support the Sun Villages' SMARTER model which integrates unique financial mechanisms, social design and ecological features to create socially, ethically and ecologically sustainable housing in city, peri-urban and rural areas. These housing projects will create places to live that respect an individual’s need for privacy and independent living and thinking. Most people are innately drawn to living lives honourably and they thrive when they are validated for who they are and what they can contribute to life, with free will.
​
Socially sustainable design
Minimises recurring expenses
Accessible to any age, long term and transferable
Responsible investing
Thriving instead of surviving
Economically fraternal
Removes bank finance
​
The model creates significant savings in construction, property management and property investment AND is the only property investment scheme that returns to all shareholders bonus shares of what is normally the developer's profit and bank interest on development funding.
​
Sun Villages projects can be financed without bank loans through a peer-to-peer funding model with ethical investors and future residents pooling their self-managed super funds and surplus savings to invest into fractional property ownership through shareholdings that are trade-able.
Village residents are offered secure, lifetime, quality accommodation, and non-resident investors receive a predictable, stable, ethical and worry-free return.
The Sun Villages Co-operative is growing. Will you grow with us?
Three ways for you to grow with us:
FREE eNews
SV Housing Matters
-
Subsription to eNews
-
Access all free content on the website
$0
SV Associate
annual contribution
-
Everything that is offered FREE
PLUS
-
Occasional Q&A sessions where you can submit your own questions
-
Alerts of project opportunities
-
Invitations to SV community events
$26 pa
Co-op Shareholder
joining fee + annual renewal
-
Everything that is offered to SV Associate
PLUS
-
Opportunity to be a project participant
-
Receive distribution from project ROI
-
Access to SV IP
-
Free attendance at SV Community events
$100 joining fee
$100 pa member contribution
$10,000 minimum share purchase
​
Step 1: Browse this site, and then you may like to have a look at our corporate website, https://sunvillages.com.au. Subscribe to our co-op newsletter for FREE below:
​​
Subscribe to our eNews to receive info and invitations to workshops and other events.
You will receive FREE the first three eBooks that outline the
why, what, who and how of the Sun Villages model.
No, we don't spam and don't share your details with anyone.
You can choose to unsubscribe any time.
Step 2: You choose to become an associate who pays an annual contribution of just $26 per annum, engages more actively with us and helps support us. Then we get to know you better too.
​
​
​
​Step 3: You apply to become a Co-op member and shareholder when you wish to join in an investment opportunity with a minimum investment of $10,000. Read more below.
Sun Villages Co-operative Member Benefits
By joining Sun Villages Co-operative, you
-
become part of a community of mutual aid investors, investing time, energy and/or money in responsible housing projects that create social and economic value
-
network with like-minded people equitably sharing in open and transparent property developments
-
participate in a circular economy that returns all value to Co-op members
-
may use Sun Villages' open intellectual property and project experience to develop other similar housing projects elsewhere
-
may invest in one project to get it completed, while members collaborate to start another
-
pay $100 joining fee and $100 pa membership renewal
​
To find out more, submit an Expression of Interest to connect with us.
Doing so is not binding on you or us. It's just a preliminary sharing of information.
​
Would you like to thrive with us?
​
We thrive when we
​
-
have supportive and caring connections and relationships
-
have a sense of purpose in life
-
feel more hopeful about our future
-
can share our creative and intellectual talents
-
can express gratitude for our lives
-
can keep ourselves well physically, mentally
& emotionally
​