Annamarie Pluhar: Shared Housing Doesn't Have to Be Scary
Annamarie Pluhar, Co-Housing Expert.
Today on the Strong Towns Podcast, host Chuck Marohn is speaking with special guest Annamarie Pluhar.
Pluhar is an expert on co-housing and shared housing, and is the author of the book Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates. She’s also a consultant with expertise in group dynamics, interpersonal relations, and instructional design. And, she herself has lived in shared housing for most of her adult life.
Despite the fact that practically the entire nation is experiencing a housing crisis, 27% of homes in the U.S. are single occupancy. In other words, one in four adults lives alone, and this is a serious cause of social isolation for many people. Shared housing can be a solution not only for addressing our scarcity of housing, but also for relieving psychological distress for a significant portion of the population.
A Strong Town should have many different options for housing. Pluhar shares her expertise on how we can begin including co-housing among those choices, and how the transition to shared housing doesn’t have to be intimidating for individuals.
Additional Show Notes
Read Annamarie Pluhar’s book, Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates
Sharing Housing, Inc. website
Cover image source: Sharing Housing, Inc.
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