A closer look
Once upon a time, the dream was a cozy house with a picket fence. Now, for many, it’s finding a roommate who won’t eat your leftovers. Home prices have skyrocketed so far out of reach that whole generations have traded dream-home stories for hacks on sharing closets and splitting utility bills. Mortgage dreams feel like fables, while surviving the housing market feels like a marathon. What was once a milestone of adulthood has turned into a group project—complete with rent apps and chore charts.
