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May 13, 2026

Could Home Sharing Help Nashville’s Affordable Housing Crisis?

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Could Home Sharing Help Nashville’s Affordable Housing Crisis?

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As part of our continuing series on Nashville’s affordable housing crisis, today we’re looking at the challenges older adults are facing. The city has partnered with a program called Nesterly to pair seniors with younger residents through home sharing. Nesterly’s Nashville community liaison Kay Bowers joins Marie Cecile Anderson to explain how, and why, the program works.

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