Debunking affordable housing myths

Concerned citizens are often misinformed about the impacts that affordable housing units will have in their communities.

RCAC receives $50,000 grant to promote small business development for mobile home owners

West Sacramento, Calif. – Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) received a $50,000 grant this week from Pacific Western Bank (PWB) . . .

“Company town” grows out of California’s Salinas Valley

Agriculture companies in California and elsewhere are not obligated to house employees, nor is much state or federal money set aside for farmworker housing. In Salinas Valley, which is the fifth least affordable place to live in the United States, one company may be bucking the trend.

RCAC helps homeowners replace dry wells

California’s severe drought continues with no end in sight and families across the state face life without water—something most of us can only imagine—as wells run dry. Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) has been helping homeowners through the California household/small water system drought assistance (HSWSDA) loan/grant program.

For too many, affordable housing is still out of reach

Nearly a decade after the housing market crisis and collapse, home ownership still remains out of reach for many Americans. The demand for rentals has shot up, and unsurprisingly so have rents, creating an economic catch-22.