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A rise in 'boommates'
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A growing number of American baby boomers and empty nesters are getting roommates. Could intergenerational living solve the country’s affordable housing problem?
Guests
Jennifer Molinsky, director of the Housing and Aging Society Program at Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.
Matt Guinta, 40-year-old who shares his townhouse with 61-year-old Lauri Hoese.
Lauri Hoese, 61-year-old who shares a townhouse with 40-year-old Matt Guinta.
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Deborah Anderson, 75-year-old in Minneapolis, Minnesota who shares her house with a 63-year-old roommate.
Gail Schechter, executive director of H.O.M.E., Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly, a Chicago organization.