AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Council passed a resolution Thursday that directs the City Manager and his staff to explore options that would give financial assistance to low and moderate-income homeowners who are renovating their home or adding an additional dwelling unit. This resolution comes a week after council passed phase 1 of the H.O.M.E. […]
Welcome to Prefab Profiles, an ongoing series of interviews with people transforming how we build houses. From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry. Do you know a prefab brand that should be on our radar? Get in […]
The Central Coast has run out of space. Housing is so tight; you know you’re from Santa Cruz if you’ve ever bent over in your bedroom and turned on your kitchen stove with your ass. The University of California Santa Cruz’s 2021 No Place Like Home study concludes that Santa Cruz is one of the […]
Complaints rolling in over homeowners using San Diego’s ADU laws to make profits by renting them as short-term rentals. SAN DIEGO — The city of San Diego considers accessory dwelling units (ADUs) an integral part of its plan to boost an inadequate and overly pricey housing supply. To do so, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria has […]
Complaints rolling in over homeowners using San Diego’s ADU laws to make profits by renting them as short-term rentals. SAN DIEGO — The city of San Diego considers accessory dwelling units (ADUs) an integral part of its plan to boost an inadequate and overly pricey housing supply. To do so, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria has […]
Property owners looking to add accessory dwelling units in Springfield can expect an expedited process thanks to the city’s ready-build plans. SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – The City of Springfield will be offering pre-approved plans for accessory dwelling units, helping to expedite the building process while looking to provide more housing in the city. Someone applying for […]
Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! The front-page news headline on Monday should have read, “Oahu looking at up to $100K for ohana unit construction” (Star-Advertiser, Dec. 11). Provide Oahu families (not just those on Maui) with a generous grant to build an ADU (accessory dwelling unit), create a universal set of […]
WORCESTER – The Worcester City Council approved an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance on Tuesday night that allows one additional, self-contained housing unit of up to 900 square feet on residential lots with three or fewer dwelling units. Two councilors proposed amendments to the plan developed and presented by Worcester Chief Development Officer Peter Dunn. […]
Samara is a manufacturer of prefab accessory dwelling units (ADUs) that can be installed and operational in a matter of hours. It started as an R&D unit of Airbnb in 2016. And it eventually was spun off and run by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, who now runs it full-time. [embedded content][embedded content] Samara was founded by […]
Michael Wolff looks over plans for an accessory dwelling unit he is building for his father in Santa Rosa in this September 2019 file photo. (Lea Suzuki / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) State officials have revived a popular grant program to help lower-income California homeowners build accessory dwelling units by covering some of […]