In California, where most backyard homes are built, permits can cost anywhere from $450 to $15,000, according to Backyard Unlimited, a company that builds ADUs. In October 2022, the Benjamins began ...

Experts say affordable housing must come in many forms. But early signs show backyard homes—a win for landowners and renters ...

They used the money to build an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in the groom's parents' backyard. As buying a traditional home remains expensive, some Americans are turning to ADUs. Newlyweds Aislyn ...

Abrams, 72, spent $350,000 on an ADU in her yard so she could age in place, and her daughter moved into the property's main ...

Dozens of homeowners have shown NBC Bay Area how they have little or nothing to show, despite paying Anchored Tiny Homes tens of thousands of dollars each to build a backyard ADU. “They haven't ...

In California, where most backyard homes are built, permits can cost anywhere from $450 to $15,000, according to Backyard Unlimited, a company that builds ADUs. In October 2022, the Benjamins began ...

Thanks to California laws making accessory dwelling ... Knobel says as she offers a tour of the 533-square-foot ADU behind the main house. “I wanted them to have a safe and comfortable place ...

This is especially true in California: Since 2019 ... can't keep up with the costs of maintaining a house. Guest houses: Even if you use an ADU as a place for friends to stay over, the addition ...