tiny homes

A tiny-home community near San Antonio, Texas, is raising eyebrows for marketing pint-sized houses for over $140,000.Elm Trails is the first tiny-home community built by Lennar, a home construction company based in Florida.Rhonda Ober, a Lennar representative, told Business Insider that construction started eight months ago and is expected to be completed within a year.Around…

John and Fin Kernohan are Airbnb hosts who rent out eight units in their backyard in Georgia.They live in a tiny cabin on the property and built a community around tiny living.The tiny firehouse, tiny houses, yurts, and domes that they rent out range from $99 to $148 a night. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for…

California set aside $50 million in the state budget for homeowners building backyard homes. The cash plays a "vital," part of the state's ability to increase housing supply, one expert said. The state is short 2 million homes, and many experts think ADUs can ease the issue. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up!…

Home Depot is selling a tiny house frame for $44,000. In tight real estate markets, tiny homes are becoming an increasingly attractive living option. But outside the US, like in Germany, prefab tiny homes also come with financial risks. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed…

Home Depot is selling the frame of a quaint 540 square-feet "Getaway Pad" for $43,832. The ADU's listing is shown complete with one bedroom and a spiral staircase to an optional deck. But the unit will cost you more to complete the design with windows, doors, and other finishings. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for…

Ansel Troy is an Airbnb host and the owner of two tiny homes in Oakland, California. Troy bought the homes for about $35,000 each, and Airbnb is now Troy's primary source of income. "I'm what you call a house hacker," Troy said. "I'm always thinking of ways to utilize my property." Loading Something is loading.…

Maggie and John Randolph are building affordable housing in their Southern New Hampshire community. It began as a way to provide housing and childcare to employees at their long-term care facility. Now, they are going beyond that and building affordable housing for the community.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite…

Customers can choose between two different homebuilding kits: the starter kit ($199) and the complete package ( $1,995 to $4,195). Courtesy of Den Outdoors The starter kit includes information on elevation, foundation requirements, and window and door installations.The complete package features everything in the starter kit with the addition of roof and floor planning, a…

All of Abodu's ADUs are built in factories within four to six months and then loaded on a truck and brought to their final location. A crane then puts the units in place. An Abodu ADU in Sonoma Courtesy of Abodu Abodu has four different floor plans, each inspired by Scandinavian minimalism and with a…

These homes, called accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, have become increasingly popular in California, especially since the state passed legislation in 2020 that made it easier for homeowners to install them. A 400-square-foot, one-bedroom Villa ADU with a shed-style roof in a San Jose backyard. miller.photo for Villa Accessory dwelling units — including the homes…