City BMR Housing Program- Rental & Purchase

The 2024 BMR Waitlist is now closed. The 2025 BMR waitlist will open in October 2024

View the 2024 recorded BMR workshop here, and view the presentation slides here. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT Rise Housing:
cupertino@risehousing.com
(415) 301-5448 (messages returned within 36-48 hours)

Visit Rise Housing for FAQs, Cupertino BMR Rental, and BMR Homeownership information.

The Cupertino BMR Rental Program is designed to assist very-low and low-income households. The City of Cupertino generates affordable housing units through its Housing Mitigation Program. BMR rental units are made available to very-low and low-income households. BMR purchase units are made available to median- and moderate-income households.  The City contracts with Rise Housing to screen and place qualified households in City BMR units. 

The waitlist application period for the BMR Rental and Purchase Program is open annually during the month of October. Eligibility Forms will be accepted on the first business day of October annually and will close on the last business day of October annually. Anyone who wishes to be included on the waitlist must apply each year within this time frame, including those who were on the waitlist in previous years. Each eligibility form will be separated into a subgroup based on priority points. For applicants reapplying for a position on the waitlist, the applicant will maintain their current position on the waitlist from the previous year, provided the applicant continues to qualify for a BMR unit and their priority points remain unchanged. Applicants who are no longer income eligible, or who do not reapply, will be removed from the waitlist each year. Applicants for the BMR Purchase Program are encouraged to attend a First Time Homebuyer Certificate from a HUD certified agency.

Click on the map below to see an overview of the City's BMR portfolio.

Developers constructing new housing in the City of Cupertino may refer to the Housing Mitigation Manual or contact the Planning Department at (408) 777-3308 for more information on the program regulations.