Having roommates has been a godsend for 83-year-old Freda Schaeffer. The retired secretary began renting out the extra rooms in her three-bedroom, brick home in Brooklyn, NY, to fellow seniors after ...

David West raised four kids in Los Angeles working as a Hollywood cinematographer — no mean feat in such a pricey city. But a few years ago, his life took a hard turn. "Everything went south. Divorce.

Finding a roommate is often a defining moment in one's college experience — some students choose to live with a friend, a classmate or a friend of a friend, while others choose to venture off the ...

Roommates overall are skewing older, as young people stay with their parents for longer. The share of older adults looking to rent with a roommate... 65, single, seeking a roommate: More seniors are ...