“Granny Flats” Could Remake the Housing Market. Why Are They So Contentious?
Advocates say that granny flats, mother-in-law suites, cat mansions, or—as one couple built—sex dungeons can add affordable housing stock without changing the streetscape.
Advocates say that granny flats, mother-in-law suites, cat mansions, or—as one couple built—sex dungeons can add affordable housing stock without changing the streetscape.
They have swimming pools, dozens of beds, and at least one stripper pole in a backyard school bus (you read that right). Locals say they’re are turning a vulnerable community into a “theme park” for hard-partying tourists.
Spoiler: They’re both in the path of a tropical storm right now.
Online real estate empire Trulia says that they certainly are.
Things are tough all over—but they're especially tough in College Station and Laredo.
Infographic illustration by Luke Shuman. Click to enlarge.April may be the cruelest month, but not for the housing market, which always picks up this time of year, as families try to settle in to new homes before the fall semester. And this year’s real estate season
And hello to high prices, high interest rates, high rents, and a new low for the American dream.