Alicia Byassee came to look for her dream home. But instead, she found a floor plan that would help her mother better care for her grandparents.“She’s driving over an hour every day to come see them or to come stay with themand it would just be a lot easier on her and her family if there was something like that that they can live in,” she said.This new development is filled with homes with a so-called “mother-in-law suite” -- a section of the house with a separate living space,kitchenette, bedroom and bathroom.Perfect for those entering their 50's and 60's, said developer Emile Haddad.“The baby boomers are all reaching an age where one of the two parents are passing awayand a lot of people would like to have mom or dad move in with them rather than going into a home,” she explained.A nationwide survey by homebuilder PulteGroup finds a growing number of homeowners expect to have more family members live with them.Pulte's Kristin Pasternak said that includes aging parents and grown children.“It seems like there is starting to be a little bit of a cultural shift about maybe a different attitude towards multi-generation families living together and staying in the same space,” she said.The study finds that many of these families are planning to either renovate their home or buy a new one. Helen Artienda is one of them.“I’m kind of looking for a house within a house so that my son can move back home after he finish his school since the economy is not too well nowadays,” Artienda stated.
