Many years ago Palm Desert’s City Council envisioned a well balanced thoughtfully developed City. That long-range planning along with strong continued leadership resonates throughout the City in both services and infrastructure.

By mirroring the goals of the City, and identifying the needs of our community the Housing Department continues diligently to offer a blend of senior and multi-family housing through existing and new developments of affordable rental and homeownership housing. 

If you are a interested in homeownership, please click below for helpful tools to find your next home! http://freehomeownershiphelp.org/

Developer Assisted Locations

The City and the Authority have provided incentives in various forms, such as land donations, down payment assistance silent trust deeds, density bonuses, and loans to developers that dedicate units as affordable and carry affordability restrictions. Currently there are over 600 units provided by developers or non-profit organizations by one of these methods.

Neighborhood Stabilization Program

All City of Palm Desert NSP 2 funds have been distributed at this time. 

Click here to see if you qualify for one of the County of Riverside NSP Programs.

Authority Assisted 

Palm Desert Housing Authority ("Authority") together with the City of Palm Desert ("City") are providing financial assistance to eligible First Time Homebuyer households in the form of silent second and third trust deeds in purchasing a home in an attempt to create affordable homeownership opportunities, at an affordable housing cost.

The Authority and City assistance is specifically designed to provide qualified persons and families with down payment monies necessary to secure financing towards the purchase of a home within the Authority's housing developments. In order to maintain the continued affordability in the development, every buyer will be required to sign an “Affordable Housing Restriction and Lien Agreement”. The agreement will include resale price restrictions, occupancy restrictions, and limitations on encumbrances and transfers, among other limitations and restrictions.

Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. The Authority provides a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and Checklist along with Program information to interested participants. For more information or to apply for assistance, you may contact the Housing Department, or download an application and submit with the requested documents on the application to our office.

You must submit copies of all original documents certifying the photocopies are true and exact copies of the original in order to review your application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

• Click here for a listing of our Authority assisted communities. 

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity has developed several 1200 to 1400 square foot single family homes in Palm Desert for very low-income households. The City and the Agency have assisted Habitat with the homes by donating the land and placing affordability restrictions on the home.

Habitat for Humanity
72680 Dinah Shore Drive, Suite 6
Palm Desert, CA 92211
(760) 969-6917, Ext. 200