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 […]
As downtown St. Petersburg continues to grow, commercial development is starting take shape in the abutting neighborhoods. The self-proclaimed “#1 ADU Builder,” Cask Construction, set its eyes on the Woodlawn Oaks neighborhood, located within one mile of the much- anticipated Historic Gas Plant redevelopment anchored by Hines Development and the Tampa Bay Rays. Chad Holman […]
State officials have revived a popular grant program to help lower-income California homeowners build accessory dwelling units by covering some of the upfront costs. But funding is limited, so demand for aid may soon outstrip the supply of dollars. The California Housing Finance Agency’s ADU Grant Program offers up to $40,000 to qualified homeowners to […]
Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Maui was experiencing a housing crisis even before thousands were left in dire need of shelter from the Aug. 8 wildfires. Which explains why in June — two months before the fires that destroyed scores of homes in Lahaina and Upcountry — the Maui County Council […]
REGION — The cities of Del Mar and Solana Beach recently adopted new incentives to encourage the construction of affordable accessory dwelling units to help meet state housing goals. Both cities are relying heavily on accessory dwelling units, commonly known as ADUs, to help meet their Regional Housing Needs Allocation obligations within their respective housing […]
The lack of affordable housing in major cities across America has reached a crisis stage, and New York City is a prime example of how bad it is. The shortage is so severe and the rents so high that some people have even taken to YouTube to show how terrible their apartments are. This is […]
“If you add an ADU to your property, you will need to add it to your coverage. That’s because your homeowners policy was designed with dwelling coverage limits based on the cost to rebuild the original home — not the home with the new granny flat,” says Angela Orbann, vice president for personal insurance at […]
The Del Mar City Council approved multiple updates to the city’s policies for accessory dwelling units on Dec. 4, including a provision that requires them to be used as housing units. Council members have discussed a possible requirement for accessory dwelling units to be used for housing, as opposed to home offices or other purposes, […]
The city found an innovative way to quickly add affordable units. [Photo: courtesy PALO] By Adele Peters4 minute Read A typical accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, is small and hidden behind a larger house. But a program in San Diego makes it possible to add several units to a single lot—in some cases even dozens […]
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