You can tell immediately that Jeff Wilson, the 42-year old founder of Kasita, an Austin-based micro-housing start-up, has been courting venture capital. He has his sales pitch nailed—which is pretty ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Every part of Barbara Peraza-Garcia and her family’s single-room apartment in Seattle has a double or even triple purpose. The 180-square-foot (17-square-meter) room is filled with an ...

Although micro-housing is not a nationwide phenomenon, it has become a niche option in cities with expensive housing. College students, young professionals, and beginning families, rather than living ...

Communities have failed to find ways for the poorest of the poor to live among us, said an advocate for the homeless from Eugene, Ore. The Rev. Dan Bryant, executive director of a micro-housing ...

Cities across America are facing a devastating housing affordability crisis. One obvious potential solution is micro-units. Adding density without affecting the skyline, they offer housing at a lower ...

Dawn Davis knew what she was getting into. She showed up, months before, to measure the space. All 380 square feet of it. She planned where her bed would fit — in the corner by the window, with a ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - You’ve heard of tiny houses, but what do you know about micro-apartments? There are significant efforts being made to build new micro-housing units in San Diego. “It's a budding ...