That's when I decided to put an ADU in my backyard — back before ADUs were even remotely popular in California ... it up online and saw that they were prefab units. At first, I wasn't interested.

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

Newlyweds Aislyn and Ali Benjamin felt they couldn't afford to buy a traditional property in their corner of California ... an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU. They now live in a 1,200-square ...

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 ...

Uriofte’s original 700-square-foot home stood alone on the property until the delivery of the ADU. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel) The first section of a 945-square-foot modular ...

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 ...

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 ...

Christine Wilder-Abrams began to struggle with the stairs of her two-story house in California. She didn't want to leave her home of 35 years, so she built an ADU, or "granny pod," in the yard. Her 34 ...