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What does it look like to build more housing?

May 28, 2024

…we examine how housing provision has evolved for the largest four metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in California and Texas. Despite differences in their topographies and regulatory environments, we find several common dynamics. As these MSAs grow, we see that fewer new net units are built at the periphery and a smaller share of the new units are built as single-family detached houses. As a greater share of new net units are built in infill locations,

‘Sandwich generation’: How one family built an ADU for aging parents in their yard

May 28, 2024

RALEIGH, North Carolina — It’s Friday night. Sara and Lee Stein are leaving their home to meet her mother and stepfather, Abby and Bob Millhauser, for an early dinner.

From their front door, they walk 42 steps to reach her parents’ brand-new, 940-square-foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU). It’s even less (14 steps) if they leave from the garage.

Technically, the Millhausers live in their daughter’s

Legalize ADU: Smart Investment for California Homeowners 2024

May 28, 2024

With housing shortages on the rise and property prices going through the roof, California is paying more attention to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). You might know them as granny flats, in-law units, or backyard cottages. ADUs are a great way to make the most of your property and provide affordable places to live right in your existing neighborhood. In big cities like Los Angeles, there’s a growing number of these

California’s ADU Laws: Major Changes and How They Affect You

May 28, 2024

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Milpitas launches Preapproved ADU Program

May 19, 2024

Easing the ADU process

Milpitas homeowners looking to build a detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) can avail themselves on a new program designed to speed up the permitting process.

The Preapproved ADU Program offers standard construction plan sets designed by qualified professionals and pre-approved by the city. The city’s webpage at https://www.milpitas.gov/1247/Pre-Approved-ADU-Program details the project sites that do or do not qualify for the program and will

Berkeley Could Allow Homeowners to Sell ADUs as Condos

May 17, 2024

Berkeley could become the state’s first city to allow homeowners to sell their backyard granny flats as condominiums, based on a new state law.

The City Council ordered staff to craft an ordinance authorizing the sales of accessory dwelling units or ADUs, based on Assembly Bill 1033, enacted this year, the San Francisco Business Times reported.

AB 1033, authored by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, allows cities

Preapproved ADU Program for City of Santa Barbara

May 16, 2024

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

The City of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce it is now accepting submissions for designer-owned preapproved plans for detached Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). These plans will be considered for preapproval by the City, with the goals of speeding up the review and approval process, guiding homeowners who may not know where to start, and ensuring that those homeowners work with qualified, experienced professionals. For more information

A new federal policy allows you to finance for an ADU. What you need to know

May 12, 2024

In an effort to address the nation’s affordable housing crisis, the Federal Housing Administration announced a new policy Monday that will make it easier to buy or refinance a house with an accessory dwelling unit, or build a new ADU.

Previous rules for FHA-backed loans would allow lenders to consider rental income from duplexes but not ADUs. Under the new policy, lenders will be allowed to count

How to build an ADU in Utah

May 9, 2024

Brooks Gibbs was 57 years old when he got laid off from his job as a communications engineer. Landing a well-paying job in his field seemed unlikely at that point in his life, so he turned to something new.

He started learning about accessory dwelling units (ADUs), sometimes called mother-in-law units or granny flats. There was growing interest in them as one solution to the housing problem facing Western states

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What does it look like to build more housing?

‘Sandwich generation’: How one family built an ADU for aging parents in their yard

Legalize ADU: Smart Investment for California Homeowners 2024

California’s ADU Laws: Major Changes and How They Affect You

Milpitas launches Preapproved ADU Program

Easing the ADU process

Berkeley Could Allow Homeowners to Sell ADUs as Condos

Preapproved ADU Program for City of Santa Barbara

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

A new federal policy allows you to finance for an ADU. What you need to know

How to build an ADU in Utah

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