Curious about building an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in your backyard? Whether for extra income or much-needed housing for family, perhaps it’s time to investigate one of the hottest housing options in California. Over the past year, we have provided tours of several Los Angeles ADUs, from charming garage conversions to modern prefab options. […]
One new law could allow homeowners to sell their ADU separately from their main house. SAN DIEGO — With a new year comes new laws and a handful of them deal directly with accessory dwelling units, better known as ADUs. One new law, AB 1033, gives cities the option to allow homeowners to sell their […]
When these homeowners, who lived primarily in New York’s Hudson Valley, started finding it hard to manage a short-term rental they owned in Mystic, Conn., they had a 790-sq.-ft. prefab ADU built behind the rental. They now live affordably year-round in the scenic seaport town they love. As a prefabricated, sustainable home-building company, Unity Homes […]
In the ongoing struggle for attainable housing, one positive development has been the increased availability of funding options for homeowners seeking to incorporate Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) into their properties. A recent survey by Villa noted that some ~60% of rental tenants said that living in an ADU has allowed them to live in a […]
Manteca’s de facto affordable housing strategy — auxiliary dwelling units often referred to as granny flats — saw 21 new housing units started last year. The ADUs feature rentals typically 20 to 30 percent less than a standard Manteca house that — depending on the era in which they were built — go from an […]
American design studio Schwartz and Architecture created the Diamond ADU, which is a cedar-clad structure that is found in the historic town of Sonoma in Northern California. The home is designed as “a jumping-off point for a modern wine country design,” as described by the firm. The entire space is comprised of a main house […]
A young family of four, based in San Francisco, enjoys a blissful weekend existence in their Sonoma home, surrounded by vineyards, a creek, an olive grove and oak and manzanita trees. To create more living space for hosting and entertaining guests, the homeowners worked with Regan Baker Design. The San Francisco design firm was tasked […]