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 ...

Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, can be a source of extra income or extra space. Here's what they are and how to finance ...

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 ...

As cities statewide grapple with California’s housing crisis ... a novel “plug-in” garage ADU conversion kit that can be snapped together on-site much like Lego pieces.

What was once a two-car garage is now a studio ADU with decidedly stylish touches ... who visit frequently from out of state. Thanks to California laws making accessory dwelling units, or ADUs ...

They used the money to build an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in the groom's parents ... to buy a traditional property in their corner of California, in the small city of Danville, just ...

or ADU, in the groom's parents' backyard. As buying a traditional home remains expensive, some Americans are turning to ADUs. Newlyweds Aislyn and Ali Benjamin felt they couldn't afford to buy a ...