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Affordable housing? Think small! (Maybe an ADU?)
Published by Jim Smith, the owner of Golden Real Estate: ADUs have gotten a lot of attention recently as a housing option. My thanks to...
John Phillips
May 93 min read
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Manufactured ADUs - positives, challenges
Gary Fleisher posted this on LinkedIn several weeks ago, about the positives and negatives of manufactured housing. It has particular...
John Phillips
Sep 4, 20241 min read
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ADUs as housing resource in small towns
This has special relevance in Colorado because of the new ADU law that takes effect January 1. https://modularhomesource.com/?s=Small+towns
John Phillips
Aug 15, 20241 min read
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Tiny homes and ADUs in Colorado, part III
Verdant Living specializes in manufactured ADUs. Why not tiny houses? Tiny houses are not a permanent housing solution. For that, an ADU...
John Phillips
Aug 7, 20241 min read
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Tiny homes and ADUs in Colorado - part 2
What are tiny homes? Tiny homes are typically standalone structures with very small living areas, often as small as 100 square feet....
John Phillips
Jul 28, 20241 min read
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Tiny homes and ADUs in Colorado
Understanding the difference between Tiny Homes and ADUs in Colorado is important when addressing housing needs here In Colorado. As...
John Phillips
Jul 15, 20241 min read
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Manufactured housing works great for ADUs
This story is on the front page of the Denver Post today (July 11th), At Verdant Living, we apply the many positives of manufactured...
John Phillips
Jul 11, 20241 min read
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Municipal leaders in ADU development
This article was posted on LinkedIn about cities leading the way in ADU (accessory dwelling unit) adoption. Those cities are Portland OR,...
John Phillips
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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Paying for an ADU
https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/newsletter/2023-04-05/how-to-finance-and-pay-for-adu-you-do-adu The LA Times does a series...
John Phillips
Jun 4, 20241 min read
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Inter generational housing
The West Denver Renaissance Collaborative has done great work finding ways to build ADUs (accessory dwelling units) in west Denver...
John Phillips
May 28, 20241 min read
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ADUs in Colorado
This is an article that was in the Business section of the Denver Post on Sunday May 12th. It is based on a pitch from the American...
John Phillips
May 20, 20241 min read
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ADU legislation
As part of a state level effort to increase the supply of housing, Colorado has passed a law to encourage ADUs....
John Phillips
May 16, 20241 min read
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ADU Legislation
A bill has been introduced in the Colorado legislature to expand the adoption of ADUs statewide. https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/...
John Phillips
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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ADUs, off site construction, and affordability
https://www.probuilder.com/offsite-construction-prefab-accessory-dwelling-units-provide-affordable-housing Verdant Living’s ADUs...
John Phillips
Jan 11, 20241 min read
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Manufactured housing helps create a better world
From Doug Tollin at Skyline Champion (supplier to Verdant Living): The housing industry is undergoing a transformation, and it’s not just...
John Phillips
Nov 16, 20231 min read
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Affordable housing - part II
There is understandable consternation about the cost of housing. One way to attack this: go small. Do an ADU sized mini home as a stand...
John Phillips
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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ADUs as affordable housing
Many ADUs are not considered "affordable"; they are custom and stick built where the buyers have specific ideas and have the resources to...
John Phillips
Oct 5, 20231 min read
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Financing an ADU - part 3
The cost of the ADU affects the ability to pay for it, of course. The number quoted in the media is $250,000, often much more; that is...
John Phillips
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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Financing an ADU - part 2
Financing is available to credit worthy buyers, that is, the ones who show they can afford the loan payments. Duh. But what does that...
John Phillips
Sep 28, 20231 min read
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Financing an ADU - part 1
There has been a lot of positive buzz about ADUs/mini homes/backyard bungalows, but actually doing one is a challenge. It is a...
John Phillips
Sep 27, 20231 min read
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