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Why boardinghouses could make a comeback

The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR

Jun 2, 20269:23Business

There is a burgeoning effort across the U.S. to revive boardinghouses, aka single room occupancy units or SROs, as a solution to the housing crisis. But what happened to them in the first place? We track the disappearanc...

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Why boardinghouses could make a comeback is an episode from The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR. There is a burgeoning effort across the U.S. to revive boardinghouses, aka single room occupancy units or SROs, as a solution to the housing...

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Published Jun 2, 2026, 9:23 long, audio available.