Co-buying homes: People come together to stay in their NYC neighborhoods

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- New Yorkers are coming together to afford to buy their first homes. It’s called co-buying.

Nikki Merkerson calls herself a real estate matchmaker. She lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and in her neighborhood housing has become expensive. She wants to empower New Yorkers to not just live here but also own in the communities they love.

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Merkerson said New Yorkers can hack the system by coming together and buying together.