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<span>"Home Safe Home" Program Protects Families</span><br>119 students at King Chavez Charter Primary School in Grant Hill were tested for elevated blood lead levels, as part of the Housing Commission's "Home Safe Home" program to protect low-income families in the City of San Diego from lead-based paint and other home health hazards. 04.14.11

<span>Home Makeover</span><br>Rehab loan from San Diego Housing Commission allowed City Heights resident to fix termite damage, paint, and install new kitchen. Watch Video

<span>Rehab</span><br>Housing Commission’s Home Rehab programs have helped more than 11,000 San Diego property owners make their homes safer.

Real Estate

The Housing Commission is an active and innovative developer of new affordable housing. It owns and operates 1800 affordable housing units and is rapidly moving forward on buying additional multifamily properties.The agency’s hallmark has been its ability to foster affordable housing projects by forging partnership both with the City of San Diego's redevelopment agencies and non-profit/for-profit developers.

The Real Estate Department oversees a variety of key functions:

Initiates the agency’s property acquisitions and cultivates development partnerships to expand the city's supply of affordable rental units;
Manages and maintains Housing Commission properties;
Administers loans, grants, and other mechanisms to help people with modest incomes become first-time homebuyers;
Monitors thousands of housing units governed by affordable housing policies and regulations; and
When federal funding is available, providing low-cost loans and grants to help low-income homeowers renovate homes, improve access for the disabled, or remove or neutralize toxic lead paint.