Ron Durand shows the apartment above his garage in Newmarket, N.H., where his daughter and granddaughter live. Durand was the first in the town to build an accessory dwelling unit since it loosened ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ADUs, or ‘‘Accessory Dwelling Units’’ are having a moment right now. And no wonder: as housing affordability continues to be a ...

The passage of a sweeping state housing law in 2022 was intended to standardize and encourage the construction of more ...

Preliminary data shows that accessory dwelling units accounted for roughly 9% of the building permits issued in 2025.

Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs, are small, fully-functional secondary homes located on the same property as a main home ...

Housewives from the 50s were seen as the definition of perfection, always put together, always smiling, and somehow managing everything at home without breaking a sweat. From glamorous looks to ...

The state’s ADU zoning reform achieved “more in one year than 50 years of local reform did” — but confusing town-by-town ...

Where are all the mother-in-law apartments? Barriers from permitting to financing have made it hard to scale ADUs, Utah's ...

Accessory dwelling units are now permitted by right in single-family zoning districts across Massachusetts. In the Berkshires, municipalities are still working to bring local bylaws into compliance ...

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Accessory dwelling units can help fix the housing crisis, but first more people need to build them. “There are so many permits right now,” she says. “It’s showing great promise, but it’s really only ...

ADUs, or ‘‘Accessory Dwelling Units’’ are having a moment right now. And no wonder: as housing affordability continues to be a countrywide issue, ADUs are providing real living solutions for many ...