Yorba Linda

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Yorba Linda ("Beautiful Yorba", in English) is an affluent suburban city in northeastern Orange County, CA.  Yorba Linda has been identified as one of the richest cities in the U.S. by the U.S. Census Bureau, which shows a median household income of $121,075, higher than any other city in 2006.

As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 64,234. Its most famous resident was Richard Nixon, who was born there; however, his father moved the family away before Yorba Linda incorporated. The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is in Yorba Linda.

In 1834, Jose Antonio Yorba’s most successful son, Bernardo Yorba (after whom the city would later be named), was granted the 13,328-acre Rancho Canon de Santa Ana by Mexican governor Jose Figueroa. Most of this original land was retained after the Mexican-American War in 1848 by descendants of the Yorba family. A portion of the city's land is still owned and developed by descendants of Samuel Kraemer, who acquired it through his marriage to Angelina Yorba, the great-granddaughter of Bernardo Yorba. The site of the Bernardo Yorba Hacienda, referred to as the Don Bernardo Yorba Ranch House Site, is listed as a California Historical Landmark.

In 1912, several things happened in Yorba Linda: it received its first post office; the Yorba Linda Citrus Association was founded; the Southern California Edison Co. began providing electricity; and the first church was constructed. The area that would later become downtown was also connected to Los Angeles by the Pacific Electric Railway in 1912, primarily for citrus transport.

In 1913, Richard Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, the chamber of commerce was set up, a library opened as part of the school, and avocado trees were first planted. A year later a separate district was established for the library system.

In 1915, the Susanna Bixby Bryant Ranch house was constructed. It is now a museum and can be toured by the public.

In 1917, the Yorba Linda Star began publication. It has since become an online section of the OC Register. 

 The small town had grown significantly by the 1960s, with more than 1,000 residents by the 1960 Census, and survived or fought off three annexation considerations or attempts: one by Brea in 1958 and one each by Anaheim and Placentia in 1963. These experiences culminated in incorporation, which occurred in 1967.

The City of Yorba Linda has a Mortgage Assistance Program designed to help low-and moderate-income, first time homebuyer purchase a home by providing a “silent second” mortgage loan. Properties that are eligible for this program include any single-family detached home, attached or detached townhouse, or condominium unit within the City of Yorba Linda.

To be eligible, the buyer’s income cannot exceed 120% of the Orange County Area Median Income, adjusted for family size. The buyer must not have owned a home in the past three years, unless the buyer is a displaced homemaker, a single parent with joint or full custody of minors, or has been displaced by a redevelopment project and has not yet been relocated. The buyer must also occupy the property as a principal residence, and must make a minimum contribution of 5%. Furthermore, the buyer may not have liquid assets that exceed the buyer’s portion of the down payment, closing costs, six-month reserves for mortgage payments, plus $5,000 in emergency funds.

For additional information and to find out how to qualify for this and other programs, please contact Andres Morales at (949)306-9260. You may also email directly at ThankYou@AndresCanHelp.com.

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