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A decade of writing on coliving — 236 articles, 2016–2025. The definitions the industry still uses, the community craft underneath it, the business of making it work, and the movement it became. Start with the picks, or search the whole archive.
Start here — our picks by topic
The definitional work — the thesis that coliving is a movement and a verb, not a real-estate niche.
- Difference between Coliving, Flex Living, and Shared Living
- What is Coliving? Part 1/4: The Basic Definition
- Is coliving defined by the space or by the action of living together?
- Co-Living 3.0 — What Does the Future of Coliving Look Like?
The craft under coliving: connection, facilitation, onboarding and why community is the whole point.
- Building a Thriving Coliving Community
- Outpost Club: Redefining Coliving Through Community and Innovation
- Understanding User Community Experience
- Why isn’t there a Zumba of coliving? On lifestyle brands and intentionality.
Models, marketing, operations and the unglamorous machinery of running coliving as a real business.
- The Rise of Coliving Investments
- Coliving Reaches Asset-Class Maturity: New Report Reveals 51% Growth in Operator Units and 94% Average Occupancy
- The Ultimate Marketing Stack for Your Coliving Business
- Membership Agreement vs Lease Agreement in Coliving
How the space, the product and the tech shape the experience — from architecture to automation and AI.
- How to Build a Successful Coliving Space: The Complete Developers Guide
- Designing Your Coliving Space
- Introducing Rayon: Coliving’s design and architecture tool
- Setting Up the Workspace in Your Coliving
Reports, conferences, trends and the state of the field, tracked across a decade from the inside.
- Top 16 Coliving Trends for 2025 by Artof.co
- Announcing the Coliving Report 2025
- Launching the Global Coliving and Shared Living Survey 2025
- Preparing for Growth and Future Trends in Coliving
The wider life around coliving — travel, nomadism, wellbeing and the essays that started it all.
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