Residents of Daybreak Cohousing in Portland, Oregon, gather in their shared courtyard. It's one of about 200 cohousing communities in the country. (Jay Fram for NPR) This story originally appeared on ...

Jill and Marcy Clements have the perfect balance of independence and togetherness in their cohousing community.

It was a turning point. With their extended families far away in other states, she and her husband, Chris Damgen, began asking themselves if there was any way to reconfigure their lives in order to ...

The answer they found was cohousing. Today, the Damgens live in a 30-unit planned community called Daybreak Cohousing in Portland, Oregon. The couple says the move has been a game changer ...

In cohousing communities, neighbors share common spaces, chores and a sense of connection that benefits everyone. For some, it's an answer to the... The meltdown started with a small thing — a ...

“Senior cohousing communities,” or SCCs, are a form of communal living that integrates common areas and private residences. They promote choice and independence, which are particularly ...

Now, Soika and her family are among the founding members of Texas's first cohousing community, which is set to open January in the East End. Friday morning, she walked the grounds at 114 Delmar St ...

Now they live in a place in Portland called Daybreak Cohousing. There are close to 200 of these planned communities across the country. UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: See if you could kick a football and throw.

Developments across the country, which include proximate housing and the collective sharing of certain resources, can take five to seven years to get off the ground. VANCOUVER, Canada (JTA ...

Public vote winner for housing project of the year: Officeu Architects has created a cohousing project on the edge of a small historical Belgian city with a focus on neighbourhood integration and ...