Side by side: Changing priorities and limited cash have taught consumers the virtues of sharing everything from taxi rides to office space. Living space may be next — unless COVID-19 derails the co-living trend
Too poor to rent a conventional apartment downtown, but too busy to add a long commute on top of a demanding work schedule, many young, single European professionals often do not have good housing choices. Add to this the likelihood that these 20- to 30-year-olds are often strangers in town looking for company, and it is clear why moving into a co-living property — a more affordable, central and sociable housing alternative — might be popular.