Pro Tips to Skinny Down your ADU Construction Costs
Need to reduce construction costs when building your ADU? We have some tips from processionals on how to stretch your construction budget.
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ADUs cash flow MORE with inflation (even with higher rates)
Yeah interest rates are higher than what we're used to, but rents are even higher. While interest rates may come down more slowly than...
New Mortgage Guidelines for ADUs - if you weren't qualified before, you're probably qualified now!
Great news! Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA made major changes to mortgage guidelines that will allow more people to qualify to build...
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Meredith Munger Stowers
- May 7
- 1 min
Local governments should adopt AB 1033 for more family housing
If communities want fewer renters and more homeowners, they should adopt AB 1033 and allow homeowners to build ADUs and sell them off.
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Meredith Munger Stowers
- May 7
- 1 min
How to Permit an Unpermitted ADU
Learn how to navigate the process of permitting an unpermitted ADU in CA. Don't risk liability - ensure safety and compliance today!
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Meredith Munger Stowers
- May 7
- 1 min
Unpermitted ADU? Yikes!
If you have an unpermitted ADU, you DEFINITELY want to get it permitted. And the new housing laws - and additional legislation - are making
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Meredith Munger Stowers
- Dec 5, 2023
- 1 min
Legislation passed!! New things you can do to monetize your ADU and real estate
Great news! The Governor just signed 56 housing laws - including the ability to SELL an ADU! Also, you can subdivide a 5 acre parcel up...
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Meredith Munger Stowers
- Jun 13, 2023
- 1 min
How to Build and Finance an ADU
This detailed weekly seminar (and Q&A) goes over every step to build and finance your ADU project. Details include: - Cost to building a...
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Meredith Munger Stowers
- Nov 22, 2022
- 1 min
BIG PIVOT! Forget ADUs. Think bigger with SB 9 Units
As CA expands law on housing, we are increasingly pivoting away from ADUs to "SB 9 Units." Even if you are only building one ADU now,...
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Meredith Munger Stowers
- Nov 22, 2022
- 1 min
ADUs vs. SB-9 Units: Master planning your Property
New CA State laws allow you to build up to 4 total units on your single-family zoned property. Here's how that might look and why it's...
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Meredith Munger Stowers
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
Loan guidelines vs. permit rules for ADUs
Most people know the permit rules for ADUs, but did you know that the loan guidelines sometimes clash? That's why it's important to get...
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Meredith Munger Stowers
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
Appraisal Institute: How SB 9 and ADUs will revolutionize California real estate
Denis DeSaix of the Appraisal Institute and MetroCal Appraisal discusses how appraisers should treat splitting lots, as authorized under...
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Meredith Munger Stowers
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
New Appraisal Guidelines for ADUs!
Denis DeSaix of the Appraisal Institute explain the exciting new appraisal guidelines for ADUs. “The value of the ADU is closely...
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Meredith Munger Stowers
- Sep 25, 2021
- 1 min
ADU Permit Rules vs. Lending Guidelines
They don't always match, so we have to get creative - together
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Meredith Munger Stowers
- Sep 21, 2021
- 0 min
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