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Adult children moving back home with parents

Extended families sharing a home was once an American tradition. Now with rising foreclosures and layoffs, it's a necessity. But there is a silver lining.

Donald Garcia, 35, and his wife, Augustine, were living in a Burbank apartment when Augustine's mother approached them for help. She had refinanced her three-bedroom Tujunga home a year and a half earlier with an interest-only loan, and what had been a $900 monthly house payment had doubled.

11/14/2008 4:00:00 PM

'Granny flats' let aging relatives live close -- but not too close

For some families, a second home on the same lot yields perks: You can keep tabs on aging parents, and the kids can spend more time with grandma.

Their homes are too big, their friends have moved or their families are too far-flung. But those aren't the only reasons aging adults are moving into separate residences on their children's properties.

11/14/2008 4:00:00 PM

Rebuilding a home after a fluke flood

Three days before Christmas 2006, as chef Matt Beville was sliding a tray of pastries into the oven at work, he had no idea events were unfolding at his 1924 Burbank home that would displace him for 18 months and lead to a $209,000 whole-house remodel.

10/24/2008 5:00:00 PM

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