Christine Wilder-Abrams began to struggle with the stairs of her two-story house in California. She didn't want to leave her home of 35 years, so she built an ADU, or "granny pod," in the yard. Her 34 ...

The city of Bellingham just approved its first registered Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) plan as a way to encourage this type of housing by streamlining the process for homeowners. The city’s first pre ...

California is in the midst of a building boom for accessory dwelling units, which accounted for almost one-fifth of the housing units permitted and built in 2022. The number of unpermitted ADUs ...

Several local cities have already adopted preapproved accessory dwelling unit designs and plans. Pictured are renderings of ADU plan options from Santa Barbara (top), Carpinteria (bottom left) and ...

Few people are better qualified to answer your questions about building an accessory dwelling unit in Los Angeles than your neighbors who have already gone through the process. That’s why I asked a ...

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In 1984, Mike Bradley bought a brown-shingled home on a quiet street in central Berkeley. Forty years and three generations later, the Bradley family has grown — and so has their home. In 2009, the ...

The couple enjoys perks like having a dog sitter and not having to worry about HOA fees. However, there are also downsides, like not having final say over projects on the property. With their low cost ...