Recession living arrangements

Recession changed your housing situation?

Apartment vacancies are at a 23-year high in the U.S. Some say this is because the recession has pushed people out of their apartments and into other living situations.

What are your living arrangements? Have you moved in with family or taken in boarders? Or, is home for you about the same as it's always been?

Share your experience below.

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Last Name *

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What is your current living situation? (Check all that apply)

I am living in a house or apartment I rent
I am living in a house or apartment I own
I am living with family or friends for low to no rent
I am renting out part of my house or apartment
I am letting family or friends live in my house or apartment
I am trying to sell my house
I am trying to buy a house
I am looking for a cheaper place to live
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Please explain.

How, if at all, have your living arrangements changed over the past year or two?

Approximately what percent of your income do you spend on housing?

What else should we know about housing and the recession?

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In what year were you born?

What do you do for a living?

What is your household income?

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