The State has accepted Fremont’s 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report (APR), which the Fremont City Council received on March 10, 2026. State law requires jurisdictions to submit this annual report summarizing how they are meeting their goals for planning and building housing in accordance with their General Plan and Housing Element. Fremont’s General Plan outlines the City’s long‑term vision for development, and the 2023–2031 Housing Element serves as the comprehensive roadmap for guiding housing development.
The APR outlines Fremont’s progress toward meeting its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)—the City’s assigned share of the region’s housing production needs—for all income levels through 2031. Fremont must plan for nearly 13,000 new homes between 2023 and 2031, including more than 7,000 affordable units. The APR tracks annual progress toward these targets and highlights the actions the City is taking to support housing development.
Now that the State has accepted Fremont’s APR, the data will be posted on the State’s Housing Element Implementation and APR Dashboard, an online tool that allows the public to view data by jurisdiction or county.
Ensuring housing production at all income levels is essential to addressing statewide challenges related to housing supply and affordability. While Fremont has established a regulatory framework that supports housing construction, external factors such as unfavorable market conditions and high construction costs continue to limit development activity. Because the City does not build housing itself, private developers play a significant role, and current economic conditions are affecting their ability to move projects forward.
The City views the APR process as an important way to maintain transparency and track progress toward long‑term housing objectives.
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