With living costs and urban loneliness on the up, people are embracing co-living as they shift away from homeownership and toward viewing living as a service. Start-up Venn simplifies things by managing local services and events to drive community-led urban regeneration.

Buying low-stakes goods like food or beauty products online has become the norm, but it’s long been conventional wisdom that house-hunters need to see a home before investing. COVID-19 is overhauling this attitude, creating opportunities for real estate firms to up their digital presence.

Between 2019 and 2028, nearly 45 million Americans could potentially become first-time home-owners, but mortgage applications are still stuck in the past. A new wave of digital lenders is looking to disrupt the sector, with Better.com letting users get quotes and approval in minutes, not months.

As Indians adapt to life indoors, many are looking to update their old appliances. From big-screen TVs to supersized refrigerators, as access to tech grows and the home becomes an increasingly multi-purpose space, Indians are re-evaluating how their appliances can upgrade the everyday.