ADUs and Middle Housing Report for Real Estate Agents

ADUs and Middle Housing Report

Keeping real estate professionals up to date on Middle Housing news across Washington State far and wide! Includes news, middle housing Q and A, updates, resources, and more!

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Black Friday Sale - ALL COURSES ON SALE NOW!

Issue 25 What do we want for Christmas? MORE HOUSING! Sorry - my magic wand is in the shop, but I HAVE created a special coupon code to help spread the word about middle housing. Take a look at my video below and use the code BLACKFRIDAY2025 by December 9th to get 50% off all courses INCLUDING ...

by Shauna Naf — Nov 25, 2025 1110 1337 adu city development homeownership housing middle

The 7 Features We Expect Will Drive Home Search in The Future (it's not about starting with townhouses or condos anymore)

Issue 24 You may recall in last week's article, we took a look at supply and pricing trends in Seattle around single family detached homes and a new bucket of product that includes the following for-ownership product: Condoized detached ADUs and cottages Condoized attached ADUs and multi-famil...

by Shauna Naf — Nov 17, 2025 1110 1337 adu city development homeownership housing middle

How Will ADUs and Middle Housing Impact Future Appreciation For Smaller Product?

Issue 23 This week, Denise and I were sent a question about a specific project which has us thinking about a more-general question that should be on the minds of real estate agents far and wide. As more types of middle housing are built, how is that going to impact appreciation rates for smalle...

by Shauna Naf — Nov 10, 2025 1110 1337 adu city development homeownership housing middle

Elevating Homeownership Options in Middle Housing - Condoization vs Small Lots

Issue 22 Larger cities across Washington State have seen an upsurge in multi-family construction over the last several years - much of this is built for rent. The Federal Reserve of St Louis, citing Census Bureau data indicates nationally, the August 2025 single family housing starts to be 890,...

by Shauna Naf — Nov 04, 2025 1110 1337 adu city design development homeownership housing middle rent

Alleys Help ADU Design Win Big!

Issue 21 If you are helping a buyer find a great property in which to build an ADU, one feature that should be at the top of your property search checklist is an alley. The presence of an alley can transform what might be a complicated project into a streamlined opportunity with the potential fo...

by Shauna Naf — Oct 27, 2025 1337 adu alley city design development

Great ADU and Small Space Design - it’s in the details!

Issue 20 As you may have ascertained from reading our newsletter, we are passionate about housing - of all types and sizes. For years, we have shouted from rooftops that our housing starts were not keeping pace with the numbers needed to house our growing population. Now our national housing sho...

by Shauna Naf — Oct 20, 2025 1110 1337 adu city design development

Q&A - I am thinking about building an ADU. Where do I start in terms of design?

Issue 19 Q: I am a real estate agent in Everett. We don’t have a lot of people here thinking about ADUs just yet. We are seeing townhomes and more-dense housing, but ADUs aren’t on everyone’s radar. I think it is just a matter of time. However, I have been thinking about building an ADU myself –...

by Shauna Naf — Oct 13, 2025 1337 adu city design development

Q&A - How Important is Highlighting Separate ADU Access in a Listing?

Issue 18 Q: I have a new listing coming up. It is a house with an ADU built onto the back of the garage. Technically, it can be accessed from the front, around a path to space behind the garage. However, it is also accessed through the house. The current owners are not using the exterior access ...

by Shauna Naf — Sep 29, 2025 1337 adu city design development listing

Q&A - Do Buyers Really Care About ADU Development Potential In My Listing?

Issue 17 Q: I have heard it mentioned that if we are listing a home in an city or UGA that has adopted all of HB 1337 that we should go ahead and include information in the listing that there is potential to develop an ADU or even two. But if ALL the homes in the area have this potential, is t...

by Shauna Naf — Sep 22, 2025 1337 adu city dadu development

Seattle Considers Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Have You Ever Thought About Seattle's Car Population?

Issue 16 Seattle Considers Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan Seattle is still undergoing amendments to their Comprehensive Plan. Although the plan covers everything from the economy, environment, bike lanes, public health, and more, housing, including middle housing and ADUs, is one of the mo...

by Shauna Naf — Sep 15, 2025 1337 adu city comp dadu development plan seattle

Q&A - How Can I Connect With ADU Condo Builders and Developers?

Issue 15 Q: I am looking forward to seeing a lot of new construction inventory...a large amount of tiny inventory! Developers in my area may be looking to Seattle's model of condoizing everything - existing houses, tearing down old houses and redeveloping lots and a lot of it is for-sale prod...

by Shauna Naf — Sep 08, 2025 1337 adu city dadu development

Q&A - Does a DADU have to go behind the primary house?

Issue 14 Q: If I am listing a property in which there can, by zoning, be two ADUs, but the primary residence is set in the back of the property, can I still market the property as having the ability to add ADUs? My question is really, can ADUs be between the primary residence and the street...

by Shauna Naf — Sep 01, 2025 1337 adu city dadu development

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