San Jose homeowners can now sell ADUs off as condos
San Jose this week became the first city in California to make it legal for homeowners with backyard cottages to sell those properties separately as condominiums. Construction of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, has taken off in recent years, as property owners take advantage of new streamlining laws that makes them easier to build. San […]
A streamlined future for the pre-fab granny flat
REDWOOD CITY, CA – SEPTEMBER 5: Eric McInerney, left, and John Geary, right, co-founders of Abodu are photographed in front of a modular home on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Redwood City, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) The reasons a homeowner can dismiss building a backyard granny flat run the gamut — from complicated […]
Much Ado About ADUs—a Popular Housing Alternative
Let’s get one thing straight: Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are not tiny houses. ADUs, most of them illegal, have existed in North American cities since the early 1900s, when owners of single-family homes would erect smaller structures on their properties as living space for extended family. Now ADUs are making a comeback, and they’re a […]
A streamlined future for the pre-fab granny flat – Daily Democrat
The reasons a homeowner can dismiss building a backyard granny flat run the gamut — from complicated city permits to unexpected, exorbitant fees to neighborhood spats. But some companies and cities are trying to clear up the red tape surrounding accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. San Jose this month gave its first builder — Bay […]
Backyard bungalows are becoming big business
They’re not just she-sheds or he-sheds or granny pods or tiny homes. The latest housing trend in the backyard is now front and center for a new breed of homebuilder and landlord. Second homes, formally called accessory dwelling units (ADUs), are cropping up in back and side yards across America, acting as either rental units […]
Acton Construction, Inc. launches Acton ADU, a new company that specializes in Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
CAMPBELL, Calif., March 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Acton Construction, a residential building company operating in the Silicon Valley for 30 years, has launched Acton ADU, a company specializing in designing and building customized Accessory Dwelling Units (while also navigating changing California regulations), with a focus on long-term family planning. Acton Construction, Inc. launches Acton ADU, a […]
Amid the housing NIMBYs and YIMBYs, meet PIMBYs—“Parents in my Backyard”
In summary A growing number of California seniors are building “in-law units” or “granny flats,” and having their adult children move into their backyards—or vice-versa. Paul Boehm wasn’t sure how his daughter would react to the idea of moving into her childhood backyard. The 63-year-old retired San Jose school teacher thought there was a good […]
Backyard bungalows are becoming big business
Growth in the sector has been fueled by changes to local and state zoning rules. Some municipalities are struggling with a lack of affordable housing and see these additional units as one remedy. In 2010 Portland, Oregon, waived impact fees for ADUs, making them significantly less expensive. As a result, the number of ADU permits […]
San Jose homeowners can now sell ADUs off as condos
An accessory dwelling unit behind a home in Menlo Park, Calif., on Monday, May 20, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group) San Jose this week became the first city in California to make it legal for homeowners with backyard cottages to sell those properties separately as condominiums. Construction of accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, has […]
The Tiny Home Revolution in Bay Area Backyards – NBC Bay Area
Housing may be the biggest challenge facing the San Francisco Bay Area — and for solutions, some enterprising builders are thinking small. Among the providers of new Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs, is Alameda Tiny Homes. Founder Hank Hernandez recently welcomed dozens of prospective East Bay buyers to an evening seminar in Alameda, where they […]