ADU News San Jose is letting owners sell ADUs as starter homes. Will it be a housing revolution?
Accessory dwelling units are multiplying across California, boosted by permissive state laws that aim to increase the supply of affordable…
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ADU News Napa County Garners National Recognition For ADU Forgivable Loan Program
NAPA COUNTY, CA — Napa County has been selected as a recipient of the 2024 National Association of Counties Achievement…
ADU News San Jose makes it legal to sell your ADU separately from your home
San Jose this week became the first city in California to make it legal for homeowners with backyard cottages to…
ADU News Walnut Creek approves ADU plan for faith-based properties
WALNUT CREEK — Property owners of the roughly three dozen churches, synagogues, mosques and other properties used for religious services…
ADU News Not (officially) in my backyard: Illegal California ADUs outpacing permitted ones
When it comes to building more of the housing that California needs, the legislative reforms making it easier to build…
ADU News New planning tool arrives as California prepares for more accessory dwelling units
A private planning firm in California is launching a new tool to help local governments there prepare for a pending…
ADU News The Deep Dive: An ADU That Works All the Angles
As any issue of Dwell proves, the choice of material or joinery method can transform a good project into a…
Design She built a granny flat in Echo Park: How it saved her during the pandemic
Gail Otter has a unique view of construction.Otter, who grew up in Los Alamitos with five siblings, watched as her…
ADU News One of every 5 new homes built in California last year was an ADU
In 1984, Mike Bradley bought a brown-shingled home on a quiet street in central Berkeley.Forty years and three generations later,…