FOR decades, Seattle has pursued many strategies to be a place for people of all income levels to live. One of the more controversial affordable housing options is allowing construction of backyard ...

Dweller is one of several West Coast startups trying to get more backyard cottages, like this one, into cities. (Dweller Image) Like many entrepreneurs, Bryan Copley had an ambitious — and slightly ...

Young couples and others trying to save money to buy their own home face an uphill battle. With rising rents and a limited supply of housing, finding an affordable place to live is a real challenge.

To speed up building of more housing in Seattle, Mayor Jenny Durkan has directed the the Department of Construction and Inspections to fast-track pre-approved designs for Detached Accessory Dwelling ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A unique solution proponents argue could help Jacksonville’s affordable housing crisis is working its way through the city council. A bill would change zoning to allow for ...

Raleigh City councilors have put the kibosh on backyard cottages. For now, anyway. Councilors voted 7 to 1 to Feb. 12 to nix backyard cottages, also known as granny flats or accessory dwelling units.

Building a backyard cottage is legal, but current regulations make doing so almost as expensive as building an actual cottage. For years, the city’s attempts to ease the process for building so-called ...

Lawmakers in Olympia support backyard cottages for different reasons than Seattleites, but their goals are the same: To increase density in urban single family neighborhoods where the cost of housing ...