Building a backyard cottage is legal, but current regulations make doing so almost as expensive as building an actual cottage. For years, the city’s attempts to ease the process for building so-called ...

Young couples and others trying to save money to buy their own home face an uphill battle. With rising rents and a limited supply of housing, finding an affordable place to live is a real challenge.

A legal ruling Monday allows Seattle City Council to loosen restrictions on property owners looking to build accessory dwelling units. A hearing examiner determined an environmental review from the ...

If you’re thinking about potential income properties, you may want to take another look at your backyard. Backyard cottages — sometimes referred to as accessory dwelling units, laneway housing, or ...

Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)—like backyard cottages, coach homes, casitas, granny flats and other tiny homes—are no longer niche projects. A recent market analysis found U.S. homeowners spent over ...

Backyard cottages, or ADUs, are affordable housing options in expensive neighborhoods. Landry enjoys the freedom of renting and values her close relationship with her landlord. What if the mayor lived ...

BERKELEY, California (KGO) — Buying a home may soon be in closer reach for folks in Berkeley, as long as you’re ok with living in someone else’s backyard. “I think that people just need a place where ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- More and more cities across the country are turning to accessory dwelling units (ADUs), like backyard cottages, basement apartments and garage conversions, to address housing ...

California State Senator Jerry McNerney Announces His Bill to Streamline Construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), ...