Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development

MOHCD supports residents with affordable housing opportunities and essential services to build strong communities.

San Francisco rental opportunities

Learn about various rental programs in San Francisco.
San Francisco homebuyer programs

Learn about various homebuyer programs in San Francisco.
Community Development RFP FY25-30

Apply for Community Development grants by Nov 1, 2024!

Meetings

Past meetings

Citywide Affordable Housing Loan Committee Meeting

Friday, Nov 15, 2024, 11:15 am

Citywide Affordable Housing Loan Committee Meeting

Friday, Nov 1, 2024, 11:15 am

Citywide Affordable Housing Loan Committee Meeting

Friday, Oct 11, 2024, 12:00 pm
See past meetings

Services

Eviction help

Get help if you might be evicted

Resources if you are having conflicts, served an eviction notice, or need help paying rent.

Rental housing

Find a housing counselor

Counselors can help with your application and housing search.

Ask about your rent increase in affordable housing

Tenants in City sponsored affordable housing should ask their property managers about rent increases.

Homeownership

Buy a home with City help

First time homebuyers can get help from the City to buy a home or get downpayment assistance.

Apply to buy a home with City help

First time homebuyers can apply for specific listings, or apply for a downpayment loan on any home.

Get help if you own a home

All San Francisco homeowners can apply for preservation programs to fix or keep their home.

Get services if you bought a home with City help

Help for City program homeowners to refinance, improve, or resell their home.

Total Number of MOHCD Affordable Units Over Time
MOHCD Total Development Units

Units include all completed 100% affordable and inclusionary BMR.

See department data

News

Mayor London Breed Celebrates Grand Opening of New 100% Affordable Housing Project in San Francisco's Tenderloin Neighborhood

Mayor London Breed Celebrates Groundbreaking of New 100% Affordable Housing Project in Bernal Heights

San Francisco Receives Prohousing Designation from State of California

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Events

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Resources

For community development grantees
About Community Development

An overview of MOHCD's Community Development
Community Development grantee forms and documents

Documents for grantees including program, reporting, fiscal, and compliance forms
Guidelines on asking race & ethnicity and sexual orientation and gender identity questions
Manage grants on GMS

Manage current community development grants on the Grants Management System
Community Development Capital project information

Forms, program manuals, and Capital Implementation Manual
For rental and ownership partners
Lenders and ownership housing counselors

Annual training, forms and documents, program information, subordination, loan payoff, and other services.
Realtors

Steps to sell a below market rate (BMR) home.
Leasing agents and rental housing counselors

Annual training, pricing, marketing, recertifying, and rerenting below market rate apartments.
Income limits, rent limits, and price levels for MOHCD programs

Information about income limits for leasing agents, developers, realtors, and housing applicants.
Inclusionary Housing Program Manuals

Access current and archived Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program manuals as well as lottery preferences and general program information.
For housing development partners
Affordable Housing Developer Resources

Forms and documents, funding opportunities for developers of multifamily rental housing financed by MOHCD.
Market-rate Developers

Pricing and marketing BMR units in the Inclusionary Housing Program. Track active housing developments.
Asset management resources for multifamily rental housing

Documents and forms related to the monitoring of MOHCD-supported multifamily rental housing projects
Multi-family housing forms, documents, policies and guidelines
Interdepartmental community programs
The San Francisco Cultural Districts Program
San Francisco Digital Equity
For department support
MOHCD Vendors and Contractors

View and submit proposals for contracting opportunities for MOHCD.
For Homebuyers
First Come First Served BMR Listings
City Second Program current listings

About

MOHCD supports residents with affordable housing opportunities and essential services to build strong communities. We create housing, preserve existing housing, protect vulnerable residents, and empower neighborhoods.

Learn more about us

See our plans and reports

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Contact

Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development

1 South Van Ness Avenue
5th floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
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Phone

MOHCD Front Desk

MOHCD Fax

Housing hotline for housing questions and to report fraud (BMR violations, illegal rentals)

Request public records

Email sunshinemohcd@sfgov.org to submit a request.

Archived website

See previous website archived November 2022.