Kol Peterson's Build Small, Live Large: Portland’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Tour on June 25 has 15 self-contained small dwellings that meet new zoning rules.

The AIA tour of seven homes designed by some of Portland's top architects is part of Design Week Portland, which returns April 6-13 with more than 350 low-cost and free events in every corner of ...

The accessory dwelling unit behind Nancy Hiss' house is the new home for a family priced out of their Northeast Portland apartment complex. Amelia Templeton / OPB The ADU is small, about 800 ...

Though they’re still far from common — it’s only about 3 percent of new dwellings citywide, and fans say those that exist remain in hot demand — the backyards, cellar doors and underused garages of ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — The hottest homes on Instagram and on the real estate market are mid-century modern. Think "Mad Men" style: homes built in the late-1940s to mid-1970s that have a certain ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- They're called ADUs or accessory dwelling units. You might know them better as "mother-in-law apartments." And if you're interested in having one but can't afford it, Portland ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It started out as a bold idea to give Portland homeowners a free tiny home in their backyard – in exchange for housing a homeless family in the unit for five years. The ...

Portland allows most homeowners to put up ADUs on their lots, but they’ve been an adjunct to the main house. Condoizing opens up new opportunities, converting a single-family lot to a duplex lot.

That’s the case even though Portland doesn’t restrict ADU construction to the blocks facing bus and rail lines, as it often does for new apartments. Advertisement As we reported in February, the ...

PORTLAND, OREGON—A wind through the back alleys of the Alberta Arts District reveals an eye-catching assortment of little buildings behind homes: a low-slung converted garage, a wooden A-frame ...

Developers pitch second condo complex with accessory dwelling units in Portland GreenMars Real Estate is pioneering a housing model made possible by a state law that encourages denser development ...

SOUTH PORTLAND — Accessory dwelling units, commonly known as in-law apartments or granny suites, would be permitted in all single-family residential zones under a proposal that won the City ...