Government entities have to permit you to build an ADU, but what about an HOA? Hat tip to 'just some guy' for sending in this article about the ADU dispute at the Carlsbad condo complex called Mystic Point (where we just sold a view condo for $960,000). An excerpt:...
The tiny-house options available for less than $50,000 on Amazon are intriguing! [button...
Hat tip to Jakob who left this in the comment section but it deserves full exposure. If you live within a half-mile of a transit station in the City of San Diego, this type of ADU construction is permissible. Hi Jim, here’s one of these ADU complexes for sale. They...
These guys are advertising on sports-talk radio and at first I thought it was just another ADU builder. The problem with SB9 is being able to sell the newly-built ADU. In order to obtain regular financing and title insurance, either the property would need to be...
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Building ADUs is one thing - being able to sell them separately would be a game-changer. To sell them, either the group needs to be condo-ized or the lot needs to be officially split. This new law says that if the governing entity doesn't approve your plan within 60...
I keep hoping there will be a cool, high-quality tiny house at any price - even the ones over $200,000 here weren't that spectacular (including the 3D-printed house made of recycled plastic bottles (65%) and fiberglass (35%) that cost $220/sf):
An interview with California state assembly member Phil Ting, the author of the $40,000 ADU grants, and the sponsor of many ADU bills in California. He authored AB 1033, which clarifies that anyone who wants to sell their ADU must file a condo map with the state....
AB 1033 is the latest state law designed to develop a market for ADUs, and thus lessen California’s grinding housing crisis. However, past legislative attempts have not met with much success. In 2021, the legislature passed SB 9, which allowed homeowners to split...
Hat tip to 'just some guy' for sending in this ADU update - an excerpt: For Millstone, making her ADU feel like part of the community was key. Small touches, such as tiling, hark back to the area's Latino roots, while native California plants and materials are...
