New trends as Americans opt for ‘home sharing’

As housing and rental prices soar, more people are opting for roommates and sharing their home with others to save money.
2:56 | 06/03/23

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>> AND NOW TO A TREND MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE COZYING UP MORE AMERICANS ARE COZYING UP TO, HOME SHARING BECOMING A REAL TO, HOME SHARING BECOMING A REAL LIFE "GOLDEN GIRLS" MOMENT. LIFE "GOLDEN GIRLS" MOMENT. WILL GANTZ IS HERE. WILL GANTZ IS HERE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. >> YES, PICTURE IT. >> YES, PICTURE IT. HOME SHARERS SAVE AN AVERAGE OF HOME SHARERS SAVE AN AVERAGE OF 750 BUCKS A MONTH COMPARES TO 750 BUCKS A MONTH COMPARES TO THOSE RENTING A ONE-BEDROOM DEAL THOSE RENTING A ONE-BEDROOM DEAL THE OLD FASHION WAY. THE OLD FASHION WAY. LET'S TRAVEL DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN LET'S TRAVEL DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN TO FIND OUT WHY THIS MOVE IS TO FIND OUT WHY THIS MOVE IS ABOUT MORE THAN THE FINANCIAL ABOUT MORE THAN THE FINANCIAL GAIN. GAIN. >> I AM NOT ONE TO BLOW MY OWN. >> I AM NOT ONE TO BLOW MY OWN. >> "THE GOLDEN GIRLS" SETTING >> "THE GOLDEN GIRLS" SETTING THE HOME SHARING GOLD STANDARD. THE HOME SHARING GOLD STANDARD. NOW, A RECENT SURVEY FOUND NOW, A RECENT SURVEY FOUND AMERICANS COZYING UP THE IDEA. AMERICANS COZYING UP THE IDEA. >> NO, WE ARE NOT PARTNERS. >> NO, WE ARE NOT PARTNERS. WE ARE TWO PEOPLE DECIDED TO WE ARE TWO PEOPLE DECIDED TO SHARE A HOME. SHARE A HOME. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO >> I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SHARE SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH SHARE SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH SOMEBODY ELSE. SOMEBODY ELSE. >> PICTURE IT. >> PICTURE IT. SUE LARSON HAD BEEN HOME SHARING SUE LARSON HAD BEEN HOME SHARING OUTSIDE OF DENVER, COLORADO, FOR OUTSIDE OF DENVER, COLORADO, FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS. MORE THAN THREE YEARS. >> THERE IS SOMEBODY ELSE WHO >> THERE IS SOMEBODY ELSE WHO IS, YOU KNOW, KNOWS I AM COMING IS, YOU KNOW, KNOWS I AM COMING AND GOING, YOU KNOW? WHO CHECKS AND GOING, YOU KNOW? WHO CHECKS IN ON ME. IN ON ME. >> YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO >> YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. DO. LET ME GET THE CHEESECAKE AND LET ME GET THE CHEESECAKE AND WE'LL TALK. WE'LL TALK. >> IT IS A LOT OF THE SMALL >> IT IS A LOT OF THE SMALL THINGS BUT THEY ADD UP TO BE THINGS BUT THEY ADD UP TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT. REALLY IMPORTANT. >> THE SUES WERE STRANGERS, >> THE SUES WERE STRANGERS, FINDING EACH OTHER ON AN APP FINDING EACH OTHER ON AN APP CALLS CAL CALLS SILVER NETS. CALLS SILVER NETS. >> WE SET UP THE TIME TO HAVE A >> WE SET UP THE TIME TO HAVE A FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATIONS. FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATIONS. SHE CAME WITH A LIST OF SHE CAME WITH A LIST OF QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. >> BAKING COOKIES AT P.M., >> BAKING COOKIES AT P.M., DEFINITELY. DEFINITELY. >> THAT'S A NO. >> THAT'S A NO. >> THERE IS A BIT OF A LEARNING >> THERE IS A BIT OF A LEARNING CURVE. CURVE. FOR BABY BOOMERS AND SO-CALLED FOR BABY BOOMERS AND SO-CALLED BOOM-AIDS, IT IS REALLY WORTH BOOM-AIDS, IT IS REALLY WORTH IT. IT. >> IT DOES NOT REALLY WORK IF >> IT DOES NOT REALLY WORK IF YOU ARE COMING IN YES, WE ARE YOU ARE COMING IN YES, WE ARE SHARING A LIFE AND A HOME. SHARING A LIFE AND A HOME. KIND OF ALL THE GOOD AND BAD KIND OF ALL THE GOOD AND BAD THAT GOES WITH THAT, YOU KNOW? THAT GOES WITH THAT, YOU KNOW? >> A LITTLE CHEESECAKES WOULD >> A LITTLE CHEESECAKES WOULD NOT HURT. NOT HURT. >> CHEERS AND THANK YOU. >> CHEERS AND THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH! >> THANK YOU SO MUCH! >> I HAD TO SEND THEM A LITTLE >> I HAD TO SEND THEM A LITTLE CHEESECAKE FOR THEIR INTERVIEW. CHEESECAKE FOR THEIR INTERVIEW. THE QUESTIONS THEY USE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS THEY USE TO ASK THE POTENTIAL HOUSE MATE. THE POTENTIAL HOUSE MATE. WHAT GETS ON YOUR NERVES AND WHAT GETS ON YOUR NERVES AND WHAT DO YOU DO THAT MAY GET ON WHAT DO YOU DO THAT MAY GET ON MY NERVES IF WE ARE GOING TO BE MY NERVES IF WE ARE GOING TO BE SHARING A HOUSE. SHARING A HOUSE. >> THOSE ARE IMPORTANT >> THOSE ARE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. >> THEY ARE. >> THEY ARE. >> YES. >> YES. >> MY HUSBAND AND I STILL >> MY HUSBAND AND I STILL WAITING FOR OUR TWO FREE LOADING WAITING FOR OUR TWO FREE LOADING ROOMMATES. ROOMMATES. >> YOU GOT TO WAIT FOR A FEW >> YOU GOT TO WAIT FOR A FEW MORE YEARS. MORE YEARS. >> EXACTLY. >> EXACTLY. >> I LOVE THAT IDEA. >> I LOVE THAT IDEA. I LOVE THIS STORY, WILL. I LOVE THIS STORY, WILL. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> DO YOU LOVE THE SOCKS?

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