In this brutal housing market, friends don't let friends buy houses alone. ⁠ ⁠ About 15% of Americans have co-purchased a home with someone other than a romantic partner, and another 48% would consider it, according to a survey from JW Surety Bonds released earlier this year. ⁠ ⁠ Young people appear most keen on forming a platonic real estate syndicate, with 70% of Gen Z respondents saying they'd be willing to co-buy a home with a friend. ⁠ ⁠ According to real estate lister Pacaso, the 21.1% YoY increase in co-ownership purchases highlights the prohibitively high costs of buying a house in the US. ⁠ ⁠ 📸 : FOX⁠ ⁠ #realestate #useconomy #homeownership #business #businessnews