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Placer County Workforce Housing Preservation Program

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Grant with deed restriction Check official rules 2026-04-20
Agency Placer County Economic Development and Housing
Support type Grant with deed restriction
Amount highlight Current Placer County materials say the funded East Placer track can contribute up to 16% of the purchase price, capped at $150,000, toward down payment or renovations.
Last verified 2026-04-20

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Countywide track is not currently funded

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This public detail is anchored on the funded East Placer track. Placer County separately says the countywide track is not currently funded, so buyers should not assume the same assistance is available countywide today.

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Amount

Current Placer County materials say the funded East Placer track can contribute up to 16% of the purchase price, capped at $150,000, toward down payment or renovations.

Type

Grant with deed restriction

Repayment

Placer County says the funding does not need to be paid back as a normal cash-repayment loan. Instead, the assistance is exchanged for a deed restriction that runs with the land for 55 years and auto-renews with each sale or transaction, so future occupancy and resale remain limited to qualified local-worker households.

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Who qualifies?

Households with at least one adult local worker employed within the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District boundary

What support do you get?

Current Placer County materials say the funded East Placer track can contribute up to 16% of the purchase price, capped at $150,000, toward down payment or renovations.

Do you repay it?

Placer County says the funding does not need to be paid back as a normal cash-repayment loan. Instead, the assistance is exchanged for a deed restriction that runs with the land for 55 years and auto-renews with each sale or transaction, so future occupancy and resale remain limited to qualified local-worker households.

How do you apply?

Use the current online East Placer buyer application or apply in person through Placer County, discuss the program with a compatible mortgage lender, and meet the published local-worker and property rules. The countywide track is not currently funded and only offers an interest-list signup.

Official source evidence

The current Placer County WHPP page says the program pays homebuyers up to 16% of the purchase price toward a down payment in exchange for deed restricting the home for local workers, that the funding does not need to be paid back, and that the deed restriction runs with the land for 55 years and auto-renews with each sale or transaction.

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2026-04-20

Program approved 2021-02-16; current guidelines updated 2025-06

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Placer County Workforce Housing Preservation Program

Amount: Current Placer County materials say the funded East Placer track can contribute up to 16% of the purchase price, capped at $150,000, toward down payment or renovations.

Repayment: Placer County says the funding does not need to be paid back as a normal cash-repayment loan. Instead, the assistance is exchanged for a deed restriction that runs with the land for 55 years and auto-renews with each sale or transaction, so future occupancy and resale remain limited to qualified local-worker households.

First-time buyer: Unknown

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What gets flagged before you call a lender

  • Placer County Workforce Housing Preservation Program must be paired with a specific first mortgage.
  • Placer County Workforce Housing Preservation Program can trigger repayment on sale or refinance.

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  • Which first-mortgage product must be paired with Placer County Workforce Housing Preservation Program, and what breaks eligibility?
  • Which events trigger repayment for Placer County Workforce Housing Preservation Program: sale?

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  • Review the official WHPP page for Placer County Workforce Housing Preservation Program
  • Carry the lender question kit for Placer County Workforce Housing Preservation Program
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