Strangers splitting the costs to get into pricey Vancouver homes

The sky-high cost of real estate in the Vancouver area has people in the Lower Mainland looking at creative solutions to be able to afford their own homes.  For some, that has meant going halfers on a house with total strangers, splitting the mortgage and the space. Vancouver Sun reporter Lori Culbert joins the show to discuss why this is taking off in Vancouver, what some of the pros and cons are, and how co-homeowners are managing the arrangements. Background reading: How pricey is Vancouver real estate? Strangers are pooling money to buy houses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices