In this webinar, we covered all the details of the new program, including offering several examples of hypothetical homeowners that walk you through just what the return on investment for your ADU could look like with the help of a forgivable loan.
Read MoreWe covered their financial expertise on how to reasonably pay for your ADU, including answers questions such as:
What's the Return on Investment (ROI) for an ADU with current interest rates what they are (in December 2022)?
What are the financial pros and cons of building an ADU right now?
What loans and grants can you get to pay for an ADU?
What’s the status of the CalHFA ADU predevelopment grant from the State of California?
Is it safe to take out a second mortgage on your house to pay for an ADU?
We covered all kinds of topics, including:
How are ADU projects penciling out in the current economy?
What are ADU project cost drivers?
Septic systems, wells, city sewer & ADUs
Differences between traditional construction and prefab
What to ask prefab companies when vetting them
And more!
We covered all kinds of topics, including:
How are ADU projects penciling out in the current economy?
What are ADU project cost drivers?
Septic systems, wells, city sewer & ADUs
Differences between traditional construction and prefab
What to ask prefab companies when vetting them
And more!
Join us here to catch a recording of our webinar, Real-world ADU stories from your neighbors! We were joined by four panelists for the webinar:
Scott Johnson, ADU Expert for Napa Sonoma ADU Center and Founder, Pocket Housing, LLC
Kyle, a new ADU homeowner from City of Napa
Ash & Debbie, two new ADU homeowners from unincorporated Sonoma County
Join us here to catch a recording of our webinar, How to Create an ADU Permit Application
Read MoreJoin us here to catch a recording of our webinar, All You Need to Know About Prefab, Modular & Manufactured ADUs!
Read MoreJoin us here to catch up on a recording of our webinar, ADU Building Roundtable Webinar with Local Experts!
Read MoreFor those of you who missed our webinar, “Building ADUs in Napa & Sonoma Counties Webinar” -- we’ve got the whole thing recorded and available right here for you on-demand! This accessory dwelling unit webinar is relevant to building ADUs in all 16 jurisdictions (aka all cities and the two unincorporated county regions) across both Napa & Sonoma counties.
Read MoreFor this webinar, homeowners and housing professionals alike joined the Napa Sonoma ADU Center and staff at Permit Sonoma, who walked viewers through the planning, permitting, and building process in unincorporated Sonoma County and answered homeowners’ questions live.
Read MoreWith nearly 800 homes destroyed or damaged, and more than 1,000 commercial and other structures burned (at time of publication) across Napa and Sonoma counties due to the Glass Fire, compounding the hundreds of homes lost in the LNU Complex fire just recently extinguished, the already existing need for housing in our communities has only deepened.
Read MoreHomeowners in Santa Rosa learned all about the planning, permitting, and building process for accessory dwelling units during our ADU Webinar on September 23rd. Santa Rosa's Chief Building Official Jesse Oswald joined us, and he shares that “Accessory dwelling units are an important way that we can increase much-needed housing for our community. City staff are here to provide ADU guidance and information to homeowners and property owners in the City of Santa Rosa."
Read MoreOn September 23rd, the Napa Sonoma ADU Center launched our ADU Fall Webinar series as a means of providing homeowners with information and an opportunity for live Q&A with experts virtually, from the comfort of your own home.
Read MoreHave you ever wished you could connect directly with your local Planning & Building Department in a low-pressure, friendly environment just to ask some of your most burning accessory dwelling unit questions?
Read MoreWell, we are making it possible for homeowners across Napa and Sonoma counties to connect directly with local Planning & Building Department, with our brand new ADU webinar series which just launched with an engaging live webinar in collaboration with the terrific folks at the City of Calistoga’s Planning & Building Division.
Read MoreADUs are becoming increasingly popular as an important staple of our local housing diversity, but questions remain about how homeowners can benefit and how cities can enable greater growth in this section of the housing market.
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