Real Estate / Investor Outlook

An extensive report compiled by Cushman & Wakefield’s Susan Tjarksen, one of the most knowledgeable Real Estate professionals in the global coliving industry. The report gives a snapshot of the current state of coliving in the United States and the trends that will continue to drive the movement in cities across the country.

A fascinating academic paper out of MIT, this resource identifies why coliving has become increasingly popular over the past decade and analyzes the future viability of the industry.

A 2020 report from CBRE covering the demand drivers for the current coliving market in the US as well as the bright future for the promising asset class.

In this twelve-minute video from the 2018 DisruptCRE conference, Kin CEO Britt Zaffir presents an extremely compelling business case for coliving. The video covers data on the living and real estate trends that have caused the housing affordability crisis and then makes the case that coliving can be a market driven, profitable solution.

This in-depth report from JLL focuses on the European coliving market by exploring the trends driving growth in the sector as well as an analysis on the 40 best markets for coliving across Europe.

Another top-notch Cushman & Wakefield report on coliving, this one authored by Rohan Sharma and Akshit Shah covering the Indian coliving market. The report offers an explanation of why coliving is gaining traction in India, which cities stand to benefit the most from coliving, and a brief overview of the current coliving landscape in India.

Another coliving resource from JLL, this report focuses on the Indian coliving market as one of the biggest coliving movements across the globe. A great resource for investors, developers, or anybody interested in gaining a high level understanding of the Indian coliving market.

Another report focusing on coliving in India, this 2018 piece from Knight Frank outlines why coliving is an excellent opportunity for Indian Real Estate developers.

This 2018 report from JLL does an excellent job at explaining the real estate trends that have given rise to coliving including the mismatch between income growth vs. rental growth in large cities around the world such as Hong Kong.

In this episode of Common Knowledge, CEO of Common Brad Hargreaves interviews Diana Lind, author of Brave New Home. After personally researching many different forms of modern housing in the US, Diana is a strong believer that innovative living solutions such as coliving will play a big role in the housing market in the near future.

The 32nd issue of the DLA Piper Real Estate Gazette focuses on how coliving is being delivered and regulated in countries across the world including Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, UK, USA, Russia, & Sweden.

This short article explains why coliving can provide investors with a higher return through densification and thoughtful design. Author Bendix Anderson interviews Ollie founder Chris Bledsoe on the numbers behind Ollie’s flagship project in New York City and how coliving compares to traditional apartments across some of real estate’s most used metrics.