Help us open the door
because everyone deserves a place to live and a chance to succeed.
We use transformative housing finance and public and private partnerships to create more equitable and affordable communities. As a certified CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution), we lead the greater Bay Area in delivering innovative financial solutions and creating a strong affordable housing market.
Great Minds Tackle Big Challenges
Using innovation and strong partnerships to tackle the Bay Area housing crisis
Investment Opportunities
Our innovative investment options help make our communities affordable, sustainable, and vibrant.
Developer Financing
When developers partner with a lender, affordable housing becomes a reality.
Homeownership Assistance
We believe communities prosper when people can own a home in places that matter to them.
News and Updates
Just Funded: Gateway Tower, Santa Clara County
Developer: The Core Companies Housing Trust Loan: $1,500,000 Predevelopment Units: 220 Population Served: Families earning 30% to 70% AMI Congratulations to The Core Companies on closing predevelopment financing for Gateway Tower, a future 220-home, 100% affordable housing community in the SoFA area…
Home Is Where the Heart Stays
Anna always dreamed of staying close to her family in San Jose, where her parents—immigrants from Mexico—bought their home in 1976. Back then, San Jose still carried the soul of…
Building Disability-Forward Housing Through Partnership
How The Kelsey Civic Center translates inclusive design and mission-aligned capital into stable housing and community When Gladis moved into The Kelsey Civic Center in downtown San Francisco, it marked…
Our Impact is Here at Home
This past fiscal year has been a busy one across the 14-county greater Bay Area, including Sacramento, with the Apple Affordable Housing Fund, Google’s Launch Initiative, Supportive Housing Fund, TECH Fund, Sonoma County Housing Fund, Monterey Bay Housing Trust, and more.
Since 2000
$690M
Invested in Affordable Housing
28,700
Housing Opportunities Created
53,800
People Housed
$9B
Leveraged by Our Partners