Housing & Community Development Department
Michelle Starratt, Housing Director
By Paulette Perhach, New York Times Either by choice or because they are priced out of the market, many people plan to never stop renting. Building wealth without home equity requires a different mind-set. As in any other market, predicting the future of rent charges is impossible. Rents could deflate as they did during the pandemic … Read more
Running the numbers It is the biggest financial decision for many younger adults: Should I rent a home or buy one? The decision is especially difficult these days, with both interest rates and rents having risen in the past few years. To help people understand the trade-offs, The Times has just relaunched its popular rent-versus-buy … Read more
Alameda County is engaging in an assessment of what the highest housing needs are throughout the county. As a part of this process, we have created a website (www.housingneedsac.org), held community feedback sessions, given presentations to community and stakeholder groups and will be presenting our findings in our report to the Board of Supervisors to … Read more
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The County is releasing $3 million in funding through federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). Through this RFP, Alameda County seeks exceptional projects that meet the County’s stated goal to expand the supply of affordable housing to serve the neediest households throughout the County through construction, preservation, and rehabilitation of affordable rental … Read more
HCD is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) from organizations interested in serving as the Program Administrator for a countywide Anti-Displacement and Homelessness Prevention Housing Stabilization Services Program, Alameda County Housing Secure.
No State Has an Adequate Supply of Affordable Rental Housing for the Lowest-Income Renters The U.S. has a shortage of 7.3 million rental homes affordable and available to renters with extremely low incomes – that is, incomes at or below either the federal poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income, whichever is greater. … Read more
To better understand the quality of the housing stock in the Unincorporated Areas of Alameda County, the Community Development Agency wants to know information on housing conditions. This information will help guide the direction of future policy. Take the survey
Check out our new Proposed Regional housing Bond website, Housing Needs in Alameda County, or https://housingneedsac.org/. There you’ll be able to request a listening and sharing session for your community group, share a story, and take a survey about your thoughts on housing in Alameda County.
HCD is inviting nominations of people to serve on the Measure A1 Citizen Oversight Committee from the following groups: Residents of Subsidized Housing, Faith Communities, the Alameda County City Managers Association, the League of Women Voters of Alameda County and a resident of District 5. Learn more about the committee. Committee members can expect to attend regular public … Read more