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

The final design is notable for its asymmetric layers, with a slanted, flat roof that avoids nearby power lines and a ...

For an extra $9,990, you can get a fully off-grid Microhaus with solar power, a battery, and a composting toilet.

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

Her design allows her and her labradoodle to use ... which provides extended living space for her backyard ADU. Photo by Magali Gauthier. A surge in backyard cottages Ousterhout isn’t alone ...

designs of small backyard dwelling units available to property owners in any given city. As part of the new law, cities also must then approve or deny applications for any of those designs within ...

or ADU, in her backyard that she could live in and then ask her daughter to move into the main house. "I was ready to downsize and have a smaller place to live and take care of," Wilder-Abrams ...

Phoenix has discontinued its prohibition of not allowing residents to use backyard guest houses as short-term rentals.

The loophole allowed backyard apartments — which many call granny flats, and which city officials call accessory dwelling units — to be built directly next to a neighboring property with no ...

or ADU, in her backyard that she could live in and then ask her daughter to move into the main house. "I was ready to downsize and have a smaller place to live and take care of," Wilder-Abrams, 72, ...