BMR Program Overview
The 2025 BMR waitlist is open for applications from October 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025.
View the 2025 recorded BMR workshop and view presentation slides.
For more information, contact Rise Housing:
cupertino@risehousing.com
415.301.5448 (messages returned within 36-48 hours)
Visit Rise Housing for FAQs, Cupertino BMR Rental, and BMR Homeownership information.
The City of Cupertino (City) invites proposal submittals from qualified consultants to provide services to administer the City’s Below Market Rate (BMR) Housing Program on an annual fiscal year basis (July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027). Applicants may be considered for multi-year deals depending on availability of funding and the cost effectiveness of proposals received. The City is seeking to secure a firm that has the required experience, qualifications, expertise and resources to perform the services identified in this Request for Proposal (RFP).
RFP Application Information & Deadlines: The RFP application period will open at 8:00am on Monday, November 3, 2025, and will end at 5:00pm on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Interested firms must submit an electronic PDF format copy of their proposal to Nicky Vu at nickyv@cupertino.gov by December 3, 2025, 5:00 pm PST. Include “RFP for [CDD-2025-827 - BMR Program Administrator]” in the subject line. If a cost proposal is requested with the RFP submittal, submit under separate cover to purchasing@cupertino.gov.
For additional questions, please contact Nicky Vu, Senior Housing Coordinator, at NickyV@cupertino.gov or 408.777.1347. Any RFP application that does not meet the deadline will not be accepted.
The Cupertino BMR Rental Program is designed to assist very-low and low-income households. The City of Cupertino generates affordable housing units through its Housing Mitigation Program. BMR rental units are made available to very-low and low-income households. BMR purchase units are made available to median- and moderate-income households. The City contracts with Rise Housing to screen and place qualified households in City BMR units.
The waitlist application period for the BMR Rental and Purchase Program is open annually during the month of October. Eligibility Forms will be accepted on the first business day of October annually and will close on the last business day of October annually. Anyone who wishes to be included on the waitlist must apply each year within this time frame, including those who were on the waitlist in previous years. Each eligibility form will be separated into a subgroup based on priority points. For applicants reapplying for a position on the waitlist, the applicant will maintain their current position on the waitlist from the previous year, provided the applicant continues to qualify for a BMR unit and their priority points remain unchanged. Applicants who are no longer income eligible, or who do not reapply, will be removed from the waitlist each year. Applicants for the BMR Purchase Program are encouraged to attend a First Time Homebuyer Certificate from a HUD certified agency.
Expedited Re-application for Displaced BMR Tenants
On June 17, 2025, the City Council voted to approve amendments to the BMR manual to allow tenants of expiring BMR rental units to re-apply to the program and to be placed in available units at the highest priority.
The expedited re-application form can be found here. Tenants of expiring BMR rental units may apply anytime within 12 months of their unit's expiration date.
Affordable Senior Apartment Listings
Senior Apartments within the City of Cupertino manage separate waitlists. To apply for these properties contact them at:
Special Project Listings
Certain Special Projects within the City of Cupertino manage separate waitlists through non-profit housing groups. To apply for these properties contact them at:
Supportive Housing Projects
Community Development Block Grant Projects
City's BMR Portfolio
See an overview of the City's BMR portfolio.
On June 17, 2025, the City Council adopted an updated version of the Policy and Procedures Manual for Administering Deed Restricted Affordable Housing Units (BMR Manual)(PDF, 1MB) to include a BMR Anti-Displacement Policy for renters in expiring affordable units.
See Chapter 19.172 of the Municipal Code for more information on the City's BMR Program.