People I’m a real estate agent building a $480,000 backyard home for my mom. I still made these costly mistakes.
While the family waits for the ADU to be finished, Bonjour, her husband, their son, and her mother are all…
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Advocacy ADUs Offer a Way to Keep Multiple Generations Close Together, While Offering Space and Privacy
Multigenerational households—that is, homes with three or more generations in the mix—are more common than they used to be, due…
Design How They Pulled It Off: An ADU That Adds Space for a Family—and Follows Local and State Rules
To build a 400-square-foot structure behind his parents’ Marin County home, designer Toby Watters had to navigate strict environmental protections…
People Their loved ones needed long-term care. 4 families explain why building a tiny home was the solution.
Lena Koropey’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease nearly a decade ago. Since then, she’s watched her once-independent mother come…
People Woman Built a Backyard ‘Granny Pod’ for Her Parents. Now She Always Has a Built-in Babysitter
Caitlin Swann had the perfect idea when her parents decided it was time to sell her childhood home. When Caitlin…
People A woman built her parents a 725-square-foot cottage in her backyard so they could be closer to their grandchildren
Patti and Gary Christie were at a crossroads in 2024. The 74- and 75-year-olds had lived in their family home…
People A woman built a $400,000 ADU on her property so her parents can live rent-free
Brown, 42, and her family are originally from Bosnia-Herzegovina, but they left in 1992 when civil war broke out. They…
People I promised to care for my mom with Alzheimer’s. I’m building a tiny home in our yard instead of choosing a care facility.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lena Koropey, 48, whose mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Koropey’s…
Finance Want to build a granny flat? This Central Florida city is offering thousands of incentives
Orlando homeowners who’ve ever dreamed of adding a granny flat, cottage, or garage apartment to their backyard may have a…