Take the Housing Issues Survey in English, Spanish, or Chinese

The Chinese and Spanish version of a flyer for a housing Survey, a bunch of hands on top and two separate QR codes on bottom

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

System Administrator for the Alameda County Mobile Home Rent Registry RFP (Deadline Extended)

The Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) from organizations interested in serving as the System Administrator for the Alameda County Mobile Home Rent Registry. View the RFP. Applications are due by 5pm on October 21, 2024. FAQ will be released Monday, October 14. Interested applicants must … Read more

Emerging Developers Predevelopment Loan Program Request for Proposal (RFP)

HCD announces the release of up to $7,000,000 in Measure A1 Innovation and Opportunity funds to support emerging developers with predevelopment funding for activities related to the new construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing units. Anticipated awards are approximately $500,000 and will advance projects towards eventual construction. Applications are due by 5pm on Monday, December 2.  … Read more

Housing Provider Small Grant Program Opens Round 3

Round 3 of the Alameda County Housing Provider Small Grant Recovery Program is NOW OPEN and the grant amount has increased to $10,000! Housing Providers operating units in the Unincorporated County may be eligible for grants of $10,000 with no use restrictions and no expectation of grant repayment. Applications are due by 5 pm on … Read more

Learn About Impediments to Fair Housing Choice & Take FH Survey

Do you live in Alameda County and are you concerned about housing discrimination or equal access to housing? The Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) is a county-wide study of fair housing concerns. Take our online survey here: https://bit.ly/acfairhousing24 to directly impact housing policy and help us protect the right to fair housing (and get … Read more

Alameda County 10-Year Housing Plan 2025-2035 Draft, Now Accepting Public Comments

On August 1, 2024, Alameda County Housing and Community Development released the newly produced 10-Year Housing Plan to drive the County’s investments in housing affordability for the next decade. The Housing Plan will serve as a policy and planning framework for implementing efforts to address the housing and homelessness crisis impacting Alameda County.  The Housing … Read more

Why a California Plan to Build More Homes Is Failing

California state Sen. Toni Atkins is working to fix some of the obstacles homeowners meet when trying to build under SB9. A middle-aged lady sitting in front of the California State Flag wearing a red outfit

By Christine Mai-Duc, Wall Street Journal Only a few dozen people have built housing under a law allowing them to construct duplexes alongside single-family houses When California legislators voted in 2021 to eliminate zoning laws that require neighborhoods to have only single family homes, supporters celebrated it as a tool to alleviate the state’s crippling housing shortage. Opponents … Read more

Renting Forever and Trying to Create a Strong Financial Future

A couple playing air hockey on an apartment complex's community center, an open airy space with huge floor to celling windows and comfortable couches

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