Income Limits

In order to qualify for a moderate- or low-income unit, your income must fall below the 2018 maximum limits, based on the current Area Median Income (AMI) for Alameda County.

Maximum Allowable Household Incomes

Persons	1	2	3	4	5
Moderate Income (120% of AMI)	$104,100	$118,950	$133,800	$148,700	$160,500
Median Income (100% of AMI)	$78,200	$89,350	$100,550	$111,700	120,650
Low Income (80% of AMI)	$69,000	$78,850	$88,700	$98,550	106,450

Below Market Rate (BMR) Ownership Program

A Below-Market-Rate (BMR) unit is a unit that is priced to be affordable to households that are moderate income or below. Moderate income is defined as an annual income of 120% or less of the AMI, and varies depending on the number of people in the household. AMI is adjusted every year. Usually, the BMR price is lower than the prices of other units in the same development that are being sold on the open market. Sometimes BMR units are priced for and restricted to households that are low income (80% or less of AMI) or very low income (50% or less of AMI). BMR owners must occupy the unit as a primary residence. For more information on BMR units, please read this PDF.

Current Available Units

For details on any BMR units currently for sale, click here.

New Housing Notification List

When you sign up for the New Housing Notification List, you will receive emails about newly constructed affordable homes in Emeryville, including rental and ownership units. Emails come directly from the developers. Be advised that emails could end up in recipients’ spam folders.

At this time, there are some new BMR rental units under construction; however, there are no new BMR ownership units under construction or expected to be constructed in the near future.