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Learn how to co-buy and co-own property with friends, family, or partners. Expert guides on agreements, financing, governance, and avoiding common pitfalls.

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Co-buying & Co-owning a Home 2026 National Report
The state of co-buying and co-ownership in 2026. 31.5% of U.S. home purchases involve co-buyers. 64M Americans co-own a home. CoBuy's 2026 national report.
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Co-ownership Agreement: What to Include and Why
What a Co-ownership Agreement is, why 96% of US co-buyers need one, and 5 steps to build a living, update-able pact—without $10k lawyer fees.
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Home Co-ownership: What It Is and How It Works
Home co-ownership is when 2+ people who aren't married share ownership of a home. Learn how it works, the risks, how to hold title, and how to protect yourself.
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Home Co-ownership in 2025: Survey of 1,637 Owners
The state of home co-ownership in the US in 2025. Explore trends, challenges, and insights from our survey and report on co-buying and shared homeownership.
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JTWROS vs Tenants in Common: How Co-Buyers Hold Title
Tenants in Common vs JTWROS: how each title structure works, when to choose which, and what co-buyers get wrong. Includes comparison table and interactive quiz.
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Buying a House Not Married? How to Protect Yourself
Unmarried couples can co-own homes, but they need to be strategic. Learn how to protect yourself and de-risk your investment.
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Can Housing Affordability Be Fixed?
A plainspoken conversation with real estate economist Matthew Gardner on housing affordability, density, housing supply, and multi-generational co-buying.
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CoBuy-certified™ Pro Fred Glick: What Co-buyers Miss
CoBuy-certified™ Pro Fred Glick on what co-buyers should lock down before touring—and why the exit plan matters most.
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She Bought a Home With Friends, Then Became a CoBuy-certified™ Pro
Peggy Foster co-bought her Issaquah home with friends using CoBuy, then earned her CoBuy-certified™ Pro credential.
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Helping Seattle CoBuyers Achieve Homeownership Together
Since 2018, CoBuy-certified™ Pro Don Koonce has helped more than 40 Seattle co-buyers achieve homeownership together with CoBuy.
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The $350,000 Co-ownership Disaster Most Groups Create
After helping 1,000+ groups co-buy homes, here's the brutal truth about what goes wrong. The average disaster costs $350,000.
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Hidden Costs of Co-owning a Home
Avoid $765,000+ in co-ownership risks with smart planning. Discover the top hidden costs, from missed payments to disputes, and how to safeguard your investment.
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Do Both Owners Need to Be on Homeowners Insurance?
Co-ownership insurance protects your home, investment, and relationships. Learn how to manage risks and maximize returns with Co-ownerOS™.
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Smart Co-owners Avoid These 5 Flashpoints
Own a home with friends, family, or your partner? Learn which flashpoints to steer clear of in shared homeownership to minimize costs, stress, and risk.
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Co-ownership Exit Strategy: How to Buy Out a Co-Owner
Why plan a co-ownership exit strategy? Co-ownership eventually ends through sale, transfer, or death. Here’s how to avoid conflicts and protect your investment.
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How to Co-own a Home: Buy, Own, and Exit Together
Over 50 million U.S. folks co-own a home, but most treat co-ownership as a one-off investment decision. What are they missing?
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Co-ownership Documents: What to Keep and Why
69% of co-owners need help with documentation & record-keeping. Outdated tools fail. Here’s how to protect, build wealth, and maximize ROI in co-ownership.
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Buying a House With Friends: How It Works
What if teaming up with a friend made it possible to buy your own place and pay your own mortgage? We talked to Amber and Nate—two friends who saw the opportunity and made it happen.
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Homeownership Hack: Team Up to Get More House
Teaming up to co-buy and co-own a home with friends or family cuts costs by 41%, and the financial benefits don’t stop there.
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Co-buying a House? 6 Mistakes to Avoid
Lessons from the field that will save you time, money, and stress along your co-buying journey.
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Buying a House With Family Members: How It Works
For our family, the decision to buy and own a home together was easy. The rest was not. Here are the questions we should have asked ourselves.
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How to Split Ownership of a House: 50/50, 60/40, 70/30
Learn how to split ownership interest in a co-owned home with friends, family, or your partner, including factors to consider and how to avoid common pitfalls.
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Can an LLC Buy a House? What Co-Buyers Should Know
Forming an LLC to co-buy and co-own property has implications for financing, accounting, taxes, and legal. We break it down and talk to the experts.
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Co-buying & Co-owning a Home 2024 Report
Home co-ownership with friends, relatives, and partners is off the charts. Dive into the latest data and trends in Co-buying & Co-owning a Home 2024 Report.
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Co-buying & Co-owning a Home 2023 Report
Home co-ownership involving friends, family, and couples is rising. Co-buyers account for 26.7% of all home purchases, and 53 million people live in co-owned homes.
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Co-buying a Home in 2021 Report
Co-buyers now make up 25% of all home-buyers across the U.S. So why are co-buyers still underserved and misunderstood? We share highlights from the first-ever national survey of co-buyers.
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CoBuy-certified™ Mortgage Pro: Trevor Reese Interview
What co-buyers need to know about mortgage lending. 19-year veteran Trevor Reese shares insights from helping 30+ CoBuyer groups achieve homeownership.
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