Jen, Alec and their family make a future in San Francisco

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Jennifer and Alec’s apartment was overcrowded and it was becoming an increasing challenge to raise their family there.

When they looked for options to stay in the city, the going rate for market-rate rental was completely unaffordable (and their income did not qualify them for a below market rate home). They were facing the real prospect of having to leave behind the community they loved and moving to the central valley.

Thankfully, they became proud Habitat homeowners in San Francisco. Their home means Jennifer and Alec can stay in their long-term community and raise their children near their parents. Because of their predictable mortgage payments, capped at 30 percent of their annual income, they are able to plan for the future and start saving for their children’s college education. After all these years, Jennifer and Alec can confidently call San Francisco their home.

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Stability for a young family:

Becoming Habitat homeowners kept this family from leaving the city, while bringing a sense of security to their lives and the lives of their children.
According to the California Policy Lab, there was a 30% increase in migration out of San Francisco from 2019 to 2020.
In a 2021 survey of Habitat GSF homeowners, only 6% plan to leave the Bay Area in the next 5 years.

“Being a homeowner feels unreal to us, especially since we came so close to having to leave the city. Owning a home brings a sense of security we simply haven’t had before.”

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