Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a housing shortage and expensive mortgages, Accessory Dwelling Units -- or ADUs -- are becoming more common throughout ...

“2026 is a pivotal year for ADU construction in California,” said Daniel Zaragoza, owner of Animas Valley Construction. “These new laws remove red tape and give homeowners real options. We’re seeing ...

The past half decade has seen the state of California push hard to make accessory dwelling units a part of its solution to the housing crisis — but even as laws become easier to navigate and ...

Since state laws changed in 2016 to encourage the construction of accessory dwelling units, Los Angeles County has been at the forefront of the ADU construction frenzy. One in five housing units built ...

The popularity of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) is on the rise across the West Coast. In the Seattle area, there was a 250% ADU construction increase in 2022 compared to 2019. And in California, ...

Something quietly remarkable is happening across America's residential backyards and basements. More and more families are ditching the assisted living brochure in favor of a construction permit. The ...

A Blaine couple who wanted to build a small dwelling on their property for another family in need is suing the city of Blaine, alleging that the City Council violated state and federal law by denying ...

Pearland City Council denied a conditional use permit request to build an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, on a home, citing concerns that the space could be used in the future to rent to non-family ...

Portsmouth recently changed a section of its zoning ordinance to comply with NH law and make it easier for people to build ...

Recent zoning reforms make it easier to permit backyard homes like this in the East End of Boise. (Photo by Daniel Malarkey / Sightline Institute) This is your first of three free stories this month.

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