Did you know that seventy percent of Portland's Housing Stock is comprised of single family dwellings? This is a big problem as we seek to provide housing for people moving to our city. Utilizing the backyards of pre-existing lots to build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) is one way to tackle the problem.
As realtors, The Grover Team has worked with many clients that have either thought about building an ADU on their property, or have sought out properties with an ADU in mind. In order to promote the construction of ADUs, The City of Portland has eased barriers to building ADUS on properties within the city limits by waiving the hefty impact fee. Unfortunately, even this has not been enough for some home-owners to be able to afford the costly investment of building an ADU from scratch on their property. However, a new Portland Startup called Dweller has an intriguing new concept: provide pre-fab ADUs and split the rental income with the property owner. Read an article about the issues here:www.citylab.com/equity/2018/03/portlands-granny-flats-get-an-affordable-boost/555083/?utm_source=twb Visit Dweller's Website here : www.dweller.com/about-dweller/
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