Similar to other major cities of the world, Seoul is experienceing a demographic and cultural shift. An increasing number of millenials are opting to stay single which drives many towards isolation and depression.

In recent days, the concepts of cohousing/coliving have been developed into business models. Though in their nascent stage, these startups provide for relatively affordable and socially enriching living spaces, especially targetting people between age group 20-35

An innovative coliving enterprise stared by Real Estate developer Troy Evans. 'Commonspace' as it is referred to focuses mainly on millenials looking for an affordable private living space but at the same time the benefits of living with friends and community.

Common is a startup cofounded by Brad Hargreaves in response to housing demands caused due to changing lifestyles, higher living costs and expensive rents in New York.

This article provides an interesting insight into the rising role of social media, mobile apps and startups for cohousing/coliving. Further,  it gives its take on what exaclty it is that makes coliving popular and why cohousing could be influential in the real-estate markets of the future.

This article features the worlds largest coliving project known as The Collective Old Oak. Based in London, the project is a combination of student housing and hotels and will combine the best of both worlds to provide an affordable and socialy enriching way of living.

Judith Langowski schreibt über die Räumungsklage für Potse & Drugstore, Probleme mit dem CoLiving Unternehmen "rent24" und die Schwierigkeit neue Räume zu finden.

Artikel von Volkan Agar in der TAZ über die Zukunftschancen und Verwertungsmechanismen des CoLiving Prinzips.