Santa Barbara Realtors offers financial assistance to affected households

The Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS® has partnered with the REALTORS® Relief Foundation to provide financial assistance up to $3,000 to Santa Barbara County residents who were impacted by the January 2023 storms. 

The relief program is available to residents who faced displacement or whose homes were damaged or destroyed. 

The assistance is provided to cover the monthly mortgage expense for the primary residence that was damaged, rental cost due to displacement resulting from the disaster, or hotel reimbursement due to displacement resulting from the disaster. 

Applicants who qualify may receive reimbursement of one month's mortgage, rent payment, or hotel reimbursement, or $3,000, whichever is less. This initiative is part of the Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS®' efforts to give back to the community after a disaster, following their assistance to over 200 families in the wake of the Thomas Fire and Montecito Debris Flow. 

The REALTORS® Relief Foundation was established by the National Association of REALTORS® in response to the 9/11 attacks and has helped more than 19,000 families rebuild after various disasters.