Affordable Homebuilder Rebuilding our community one family at a time.
HUD-certified Housing Counseling Agency, Community Housing Development Organization
Thanks to Congressman Joaquin Castro and Bexar County
Congressman Joaquin Castro selected Our Casas Resident Council, Inc. to receive a Community Project award of $1,057,257 for the High Impact Housing Project for owner-occupied home repairs in the near Westside. Congressman Castro secured a total of $15.6 million for Community Projects in San Antonio. The HUD-funded project should start in a couple of months. Bexar County also awarded $300,000 for owner-occupied home repairs in the Westside. Coupled with the construction of affordable homes in the Westside, Our Casas will be rebuilding our community one family at a time with the help of our funders and partners. More information and applications will be available soon.
Meet the team
Zeke Romo, Executive Director
Juan Gutierrez, HUD-certified Housing Counselor
Maricela Casanova, Construction Project Director
Richard Trevino, Contract Accountant
A dedicated staff committed to helping you achieve your dream of homeownership. We take our convictions and turn them into action.
Our members and volunteers provide the momentum that helps us affect change. Using data-driven models, we provide solutions that make a long-lasting difference.
Two Affordable Homes on Chihuahua Street For Sale; Five More on North Zarzamora Available Soon
January 26, 2023
The next set of affordable homes are being built by Our Casas at the corner of North Hamilton and Chihuahua Streets. Our Casas is now taking applications from families or individuals interested in buying the homes on 2427 and 2423 Chihuahua Street (on the corner of North Hamilton and Chihuahua Street) with three bedrooms and two baths that will be ready for a qualified first-time homeowner in the fall of this year. Since Our Casas uses City of San Antonio/HOME federal funds to keep the price of the home affordable, the first-time homeowners need to have a family income that is 80% or less of the area's median income (for a family of four this translates to an income of $66,300 or less). The family must still make enough money and have a credit score and other financial matters in place to qualify for a mortgage from a lender. The five homes in the Zarzamora Homes Project will be on Vera Cruz, Santiago, and Chihuahua Streets--between N. Zarzamora and Apache Creek. If you feel that you qualify, please call Our Casas at 210 354 2400 or email us at ourcasas@stic.net or send a message via this website for more information and to start your application. Our Casas' HUD-certified housing counselor, Juan Gutierrez, can help you get your financial matters in order. Thanks to the City of San Antonio HUD/HOME program and the San Antonio Affordable Housing program, LISC of San Antonio, the San Antonio Housing Trust, SER National, and Esperanza for their financial support and technical assistance. SEE MORE PHOTOS OF HOMES IN PHOTO GALLERY
Community Meeting on Affordable Housing Challenges and Opportunities in the Westside
The Community Meeting on Affordable housing in the Westside co-sponsored by Our Casas and LISC of San Antonio on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 had 80 persons attended, and every speaker showed except Cong. Castro who couldn't make it because of official business.
Thanks to the following who did a great job!
*Councilwoman Teri Castillo's Rep
* Pete Alanis, Executive Director of the SA Housing Trust
*Veronica Garcia, Director City of San Antonio NHSD
*Albert Uresti, Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector
*Carlos Acha, Truist Branch Leader II
*Kristin Davila, Merced
*Michael Taylor, SA Habitat for Humanity and CrossTimbers
*Lety Sanchez
Affordable Housing non profits/CHDOs; LISC of SA rep; Our Casas Board members and Executive Director. TOPICS: Housing Bonds for affordable housing; Land inventory; Community Land Trust; Controlling property taxes increases; Address gentrification; and other topics introduced by public. Homeowners, renters, neighborhood associations' members, and public invited.
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