Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Expand ADU Financing

Algona adopts new accessory dwelling unit regulations

Algona City Council members have approved new regulations governing secondary homes on residential lots. Known as accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, these are smaller, secondary homes built on the same lot as the main home. While Algona already had ordinances covering these structures, the new ordinance was passed Monday, July 21, to comply with changes in state law.

Alderwoman Wants More Carriage Houses in St. Louis - Construction Forum

From St. Louis Magazine: Some people call them carriage houses. Others say “mother-in-law suite” or “granny flat.” However you want to refer to a smaller, independent unit on the same lot as a bigger house— think of a garage converted into an apartment—a bill working its way through City Hall could make it much easier to build one in the city of St. Louis. Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard prefers the term “accessory dwelling units”—and a bill sh…

Bipartisan legislation aims to expand ADU financing

A bipartisan bill introduced last week in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to address the nation’s housing shortage by expanding financing options for accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Reps. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.) and Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) unveiled H.R. 4568 — the Supporting Upgraded Property Projects and Lending for Yards (SUPPLY) Act. The proposed legislation would allow homeowners to access federally backed, second-lien mortgages t…

Rep. Liccardo Unveils Bipartisan Housing Bill to Expand ADU Financing Options - The Registry

New legislation aims to tackle housing crisis by creating federal financing pathway for accessory dwelling units U.S. Representative Sam Liccardo (CA-16) introduced new bipartisan legislation last week designed to address America’s housing shortage by expanding financing opportunities for accessory dwelling units, commonly known as ADUs or granny flats. Speaking from inside an ADU at the […] The post Rep. Liccardo Unveils Bipartisan Housing Bill…

Bill Would Provide Funding for Accessory Dwelling Units - Long Island Life & Politics

By Hank Russell A local congressperson is supporting a bill that would allow homeowners to finance the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) that can be rented out. The legislation has been introduced and is [...] The post Bill Would Provide Funding for Accessory Dwelling Units appeared first on Long Island Life & Politics.

Liccardo bill would create pathway to financing ADUs

U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo introduced a bill last week that would create a new federal financing pathway for accessory dwelling units to address the nation’s housing shortage. The post Liccardo bill would create pathway to financing ADUs appeared first on The Almanac.