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The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) will accept pre-applications for the housing assistance waiting list beginning Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
OCHA will continue to accept applications for a two week period – through Wednesday, February 29, 2012.
Press Release
OCHOPC is pleased to announce the availability of its new Walk-In Housing Resource Center that is available for any homeowner needing immediate assistance. The center is staffed with a HUD Certified Housing Counselor who is available to meet one on one with clients. Please see the attached flyers for more information and feel free to send homeowners from any area to this Walk-in clinic to receive immediate counseling every Tuesday.
Hours: Tuesdays from 12:00 noon to 4:30 PM
Location: Assistance League of Santa Ana
Housing Resource Center
Housing Resource Center – Spanish

Ms. Sandra Speed, Charitable Manager at Wells Fargo Housing Foundation and Carlos Escobar, Home Mortgage Consultant provided a grant to AHC for the organizations Affordable Housing Programs and Services. On behalf of staff and clients we serve thank you to Wells Fargo Housing Foundation for your support throughout the years.
As you may be aware Affordable Housing Clearinghouse participates in the National Stabilization Program in Orange County. If you have an interest in partnering with AHC on single family rehabilitation opportunities please click here.
The County of Orange Housing and Community Resources Department and Affordable Housing Clearinghouse invite lenders to attend a lender training to participate in the County’s Mortgage Assistance Program.
The following information will be presented:
- Program overview
- Mortgage Assistance Program requirements
- Participation criteria for lenders
Thursday, October 6, 2011
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
County of Orange Housing and Community Resources
Multipurpose Room A
1770 N. Broadway, Santa Ana
Please confirm attendance by October 3, 2011, 5:00 PM.
Lender Attendance Confirmation Form
Now Accepting Applications
Application Deadline: Open until all homes are sold; seven homes remaining
Submit Yours Today
First Lottery: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 10:00 AM
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The Affordable Housing Clearinghouse has received one of the first grants approved by the board of directors of the Opus Community Foundation, formed in September 2010.
Opus Bank and Opus Community Foundation announced on March 16th the foundation’s first 15 grant awards. The Opus Community Foundation was established to improve the quality of life of individuals and families living in or around Opus Bank’s communities.
The grants were awarded to nonprofits in Los Angeles County and Orange County with a focus on affordable housing, community development, education, financial literacy, or the arts. The grant supports AHC’s programs to create affordable housing.
Opus Community Foundation Announces First Grant Awards
On March 10, 2011, Affordable Housing Clearinghouse celebrated its 20th Anniversary at Costa Mesa’s Turnip Rose. More…
Affordable Housing Clearinghouse is in a consortium agreement with Neighborhood Housing Services of Orange County, Orange County Community Housing Corporation, Mary Erickson Community Housing, Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, Irvine Community Land Trust, and Community Housing Resources has been awarded $7.5 million in NSP2 funds. These funds will be used in targeted areas across 129 census tracts affected by high foreclosure and vacancy risk scores.
The consortium will acquire and rehabilitate 68 foreclosed or abandoned properties for resale and rental and provide financing mechanisms, in the form of homebuyer assistance, for 45 households to purchase and rehabilitate foreclosed homes. These activities will benefit households whose income is at or below 120 percent of area median income, with 25 percent of the funds for households at or below 50 percent of area median income.
Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, this round of NSP grants is being awarded competitively to applicants who developed the most innovative ideas to address the impact foreclosure crisis has had on local communities, while demonstrating that they have the capacity to be responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars.