MultiGenerationalHouseholds

Multigenerational households in this country are growing fast. At the end of 2009, 51.4 million Americans lived in a home with three or more generations under one roof, up nearly 5 million from 2007. So what's driving this trend, and how can you move in relatives without drowning in drama?

Grandma may be moving in instead of heading to the retirement home and the jobless college grad may be back bunking with her teenage sister. That trend was pinpointed by Coldwell Banker recently, in its first ever multi-generational housing survey of its members. "We were just getting some vibes...