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The most complete interactive zoning intelligence, applied lot by lot — delivering clear, property-specific answers for ADUs, home additions, and residential projects, powered by our proprietary zoning engine.
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
Built by real estate experts and powered by AI with human oversight, FutureLot helps homeowners and builders understand what is possible on a property before time and money are spent.
Homeowners get a clear picture of what is possible on their lot and a path to trusted local professionals.
Builders and residential pros get fast, lot-specific zoning analysis, qualified inbound leads, and tools to move the right projects forward.
Our customers love FutureLot.
Zoning rules felt overwhelming, and we did not know where to start. FutureLot gave us a clear picture of what was possible on our lot in minutes, including how an ADU could fit and what constraints to consider. It helped us move forward with confidence and have informed conversations with local professionals.
Emily R.
Homeowner
Worcester, MA
Before FutureLot, feasibility questions slowed everything down. Now I can enter an address, see the buildable envelope, and walk a homeowner through real constraints on the first call. It has made my process faster, clearer, and more credible.
Daniel M.
Residential Builder
San Jose, CA
FutureLot helps us quickly understand which lots are a good fit for our designs and which are not. The lot-specific zoning insights and shareable reports reduce back-and-forth and let us focus on projects that are ready to move forward.
Laura P.
Residential Design-Build Firm
Boulder, CO
News and Events
March 12, 2026 - A family earning the median US income of $104,200 needs to spend 34% of it just to cover the mortgage on a median-priced new home. The starter home is disappearing. Forbes contributor Jennifer Castenson recently took a close look at the innovators working to change that, and we were honored to be included in the conversation.
February 11, 2026 – FutureLot, an AI-powered zoning and feasibility platform for residential construction and accessory dwelling units (ADUs), announced today that it has been selected to participate in the Startup Zone and showcase new products in the New Product Zone at the 2026 International Builders’ Show (IBS).
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
It's home show season. Here's how FutureLot customers are walking away with more quality leads than ever before.
We just rolled out a set of updates designed to help builders and dealers communicate feasibility more clearly and move faster with homeowners.
The modular building industry's biggest annual event is just around the corner, and FutureLot will be exhibiting April 21-22 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Find us at booth 1506.
Until now, FutureLot helped you deliver a Pre-Feasibility Report. Now you can go one step further and generate a full Site Plan from the same workflow. It’s included in your subscription, so there’s no need to use a separate provider.
Forbes contributor Jennifer Castenson recently took a close look at the innovators working to change that, and we were honored to be included in the conversation.
We caught up with Chris Pace and Mark Biller of New England Tiny Homes at a New England Home Show, where they've been using FutureLot to have better, faster conversations with potential customers.
FutureLot's Avi Kaufman recently joined Gavin Coyle on Episode 104 of the I'm The Gaffer podcast to dig into one of the most costly and misunderstood parts of any residential build: zoning research and pre-planning.
Big news for ADU professionals, builders, and homeowners in the Pacific Northwest: FutureLot is now available in Washington State.
BIG NEWS! We were selected to participate in the Start-Up Zone at the 2026 International Builders Show in Orlando February 17-19.
👉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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