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Home Ownership Opportunities
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Lease to Locals
Placer County has teamed up with Placemate to help bridge the gap in affordable housing in East Placer County. Find available housing at a fixed cost through the Placemate website.
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Workforce Housing Preservation Program
Placer County offers up to 16% of the purchase price or $150,000 for local workers to buy a home or make renovations in North Lake Tahoe in exchange for a deed restriction. Learn more about the Workforce Housing Preservation program here.
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Workforce Housing Assistance Resources
To help house the local workforce and permanent residents in the East Placer/North Lake Tahoe area, Placer County is working to increase the availability of housing for a variety of income types. View this page for more information on all relevant initiatives.
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First Time Homebuyer Assistance Program
his program provides flexible second mortgages to help families purchase their first home in the unincorporated areas of Placer County. The First Time Homebuyer Assistance Program loan can help make mortgage payments more affordable.
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Martis Fund Down Payment Assistance Program
Martis Fund’s Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance Program provides down payment assistance for median income Tahoe/Truckee locals.
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Hopkins Village
Hopkins Village, a new for-sale housing development located in Martis Valley, will sell to the Tahoe-Truckee workforce. Forty units (20 half-plexes), each containing 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and a garage, will be constructed and sold entirely to local workers with a household income of 180% area median income or less.
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Dollar Creek Crossing
Placer County purchased an 11-acre property near Tahoe City in 2019 to produce a mix of achievable housing for the local workforce in North Lake Tahoe. The Dollar Creek Crossing development is in planning stages.