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 ...

Justin Mauldin built an accessory dwelling unit in his Austin backyard for $41,500. Mauldin says the ADU office allows his family of four to live comfortably in a smaller home. The ADU also boosted ...

After living in New Orleans for 54 years, Al and Nenette Alcazar have settled into their new retirement home, a tiny ADU in the backyard of their son Jay Alcazar and his partner, Andy Campbell. Ever ...

If you've looked into building a tiny home in your backyard, you've probably discovered what many have: While they may save you money in the long run, they can be expensive to build. These backyard ...

Backyard casitas are taking off across Arizona. Here's how metro Phoenix cities across the region regulate them.

A Blaine resident wanted to build the city’s first backyard tiny home. But after learning that homeowner Alex Pepin wanted to ...

Neighborhood leaders across San Diego are lobbying city officials to make a sweeping rollback of a controversial incentive for backyard apartments that many have argued damages community character.