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ADU stands for “Accessory Dwelling Unit.” You may also know them as backyard cottages, granny flats, in-law suites, or converted garages.
ADU stands for “Accessory Dwelling Unit.” You may also know them as backyard cottages, granny flats, or in-law suites.
FutureLot
Combining the Power of AI with Human Oversight
FutureLot
Built by real-estate experts and powered by AI, FutureLot puts instant, property-specific insight in everyone's hands.
Homeowners get a clear picture of what tis possible on their lot and who they can hire.
Builders gain fast zoning checks, qualified leads, and the data they need to win more projects.
Our customers love us.
We’d been searching for a safe way for our parents to age in place, but zoning felt like a maze. FutureLot gave us a clear roadmap in minutes - showing exactly how a backyard cottage could fit on our lot, how much space we had to work with, and which local pros were the perfect match. It saved us weeks of research and gave us the confidence to move forward.
Emily R.
Homeowner
Portsmouth, NH
Before FutureLot, zoning reviews and site feasibility could stall a project for days - sometimes weeks. Now I can drop an address in, see the buildable envelope, and share a polished report with the client in under 10 minutes. It’s streamlined my workflow, helped me win bids faster, and filled my pipeline with homeowners who are already pre‑qualified.
Alex M.
Home Builder
Medford, MA
FutureLot lets us match each property’s zoning limits to our prefab catalog in minutes, not days. The instant lot analysis and shareable reports make it easy to show homeowners exactly which models will fit, cutting design revisions and speeding us straight to production.
Sofia L.
Prefab Manufacturer
Worcester, MA
News and Events
January 27, 2025 - FutureLot (FKA TheBuilder AI) has officially launched with two state-of-the-art tools, Studio Pro™ and Website Booster™, designed to empower builders and homeowners to address MA's housing challenges.
April 3, 2024 - “Part of the inspiration comes from seeing the housing crisis day in and day out,” Kaufman said. “I work with people who are struggling to find homes and who are stretching their budgets... Read More
Blog Posts
👉Now that the 2025 season has come to an end, let's do a quick ADU news roundup from around the states.
Governor Healey has just announced this week there's going to be a bunch of new initiatives to try and take away some of the barriers to building ADUs and promote more construction.
What do you do when the regulations seem to contradict themselves? We know how complicated zoning can be without the right tools and insight, that’s why we started FutureLot!
Cities for a Small Planet makes a really compelling case that sustainable cities don't require radical redesign, they just require letting people add thoughtful, human-scale decisions and human-scale housing where it already makes sense.
Let's rank the New England states. We all have ADU laws. It's a strong showing for our region, but they're not all created equal. And let me say, New England, I love each of you. We're an amazing region, and we're all Red Sox fans here.
In this episode of Beyond the Bid, Avi Kaufman, CEO of FutureLot, reveals the AI-powered zoning analysis system that helps ADU builders instantly determine what can be built on any property.
In the first six months of 2025, homeowners in 170 Massachusetts communities filed 844 applications to build ADUs on their properties, of which at least 550 had been approved as of July 2025.
With HB 577 officially signed into law, New Hampshire has cleared the path for more housing across the state—starting July 1, 2025.
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