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One of the early advocates of older people for shared housing was Maggie Kuhn. Guest blogger Bella DePaulo wrote about Maggie in her book, How We Live Now: Redefining Home and Family in the 21st …
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My “accordion house” is how Arnie Arnesen describes the large Queen Anne Victorian home she owns in Concord New Hampshire, the state's capitol. She calls her house an “accordion house” because it can …
Yikes! Housemates illegal? We have a lot of work to do. In March 2013, (Link to article no longer available.) the city council of Watertown, NY voted three to two to make having housemates illegal. …
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On Next Avenue, an article, "Shared Housing Advice for Gays and Lesbians", on shared housing as a good option for the LGBT community. We strongly recommended sharing housing for seniors, but there are …
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Why indeed should anyone wait to have the comforts of shared housing? Emily was living in a large house of four bedrooms, 2.5 baths. A house in which she had raised four children during marriage and …
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The builders are taking notice of an important demographic trend. At least those builders on the cutting edge of home design. Gone are big living rooms and fancy dining rooms. Instead, the homes …
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