The first section of a 945-square-foot modular prefabricated accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is craned Thursday into a backyard ...

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 ...

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 ...

For those who want to see how prefab homes are actually put together, ADU provider Prefab ADU will hold a live construction demonstration of their panelized home kit at the event’s free Info Hub ...

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

As cities statewide grapple with California’s housing crisis ... garage conversion will take longer than a drop-in prefab, but a backyard ADU typically costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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 ...