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Common A Co-Living Community for Millennials Only

June 29, 2018 by Rebeca Schiller Leave a Comment

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With this post we begin a series about the various home sharing services that are available. Today, we take a look at Common, a co-living community that is is designed for millennials. A New York-based company Common manages nine co-living apartment buildings. What Common Offers Common manages buildings in Brooklyn, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, […]

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Filed Under: Commentary, Organizations Tagged With: Common. affordable housing, community

When Heartbreak led to Home Sharing Heaven

July 31, 2017 by Rebeca Schiller Leave a Comment

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I’ll spare you the details of my heartbreak, but let’s say it wasn’t pretty.  I was put in a position of losing half an income, the possibility of having to finance an expensive move with a dog at a time in San Francisco when housing wasn’t particularly pet-friendly for renters, and just the prospect of […]

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Filed Under: Finding Good Housemates Tagged With: community, home, home-mate, housemate, housing boards, universities

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