A 380-square-foot ADU with plenty of storage offers flexibility for a Los Angeles couple and their extended family, including working from home and housing.

Villa builds homes to be put in backyards, also known as ADUs, with each unit starting at $95,000. The startup has about 20 homes, ranging from 440 to 1,200 square feet, for sale from $95,000. See ...

Meet Kol Peterson, an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) expert in Portland, OR, and author of "Backdoor Revolution: the Definitive Guide to ADU Development." Kol and his wife built an 800 square foot ADU, ...

The ordinance eases the regulations on accessory dwelling units and allows them to be built in any residential area in the ...

The San Diego City Council held a marathon meeting Tuesday on the city's ADU bonus program. Adopted in 2020, the program led to greater density in single-family neighborhoods, sparking fierce ...

Requirements: Homeowners do not need to live in the primary home or the ADU they build. For single-family lots, you can be approved for one ADU (attached or detached) up to 1,200 square feet and ...

Now, you can build an ADU that's up to 900 square feet in size. It can be inside an existing home, attached, or completely separate, as long as it has its own entrance. You can also rent out an ADU.

For now, he rents out the 500 square-foot ADU but he is thinking of subdividing the property and selling it, ADU and all, to his in-laws who otherwise couldn't afford to move to San Jose.

New Mass. ADU law: How to get an ADU approved and built Published: Feb. 04, 2025, 5:50 a.m. An accessory dwelling unit built behind a single-family home in Massachusetts.