Work homes

In Hurmu society, work homes are a form of professional cohabitation, in which independent traders share a building, in which they have their apartments and work offices or workshops. In exchange for rent significant lower than the market rate (usually 1/4 to 1/2 of the market rate), a percentage on the independent traders' turn-around or profit (20–30%) is paid to the owner of the building.

This form makes living and having offices in bigger cities more attainable, and is found among artisan professionals (barbers, interior decorators, shopkeepers, massage therapists, independent repair workers, small-scale bakers) as well as traditional white-collar workers (such as architects, lawyers, accountants, psychologists).