Housing Trust Silicon Valley is happy to announce Sharon Lee, an attorney in the greater Bay Area with a long history in nonprofit and community work, has joined the Board of Directors.
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Cisco, LinkedIn and Pure Storage Collaborate to Commit $20 Million to TECH Fund to Help Build Affordable Housing
November 27, 2018
In the first ever collaborative effort, new TECH Fund investor Pure Storage and early investors LinkedIn and Cisco are together bringing $20 million to help build affordable homes in the greater Bay Area.
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New Down Payment Assistance Program Has Launched
November 19, 2018 Empower Homebuyers SCC – a 2016 Measure A down payment assistance program created by the County of Santa Clara and administered by Housing Trust Silicon Valley – is now open. Empower Homebuyers is intended to put the dream of home ownership within reach for low to moderate income people – including nonprofit workers, teachers, healthcare…
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New Empower Homebuyers SCC Program Provides Down Payment Assistance for First-time Homebuyers in Santa Clara County
November 19, 2018
ANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.—The Housing Trust Silicon Valley and County of Santa Clara are launching Empower Homebuyers SCC, a new down payment assistance program for first-time homebuyers in Santa Clara County.
Newly Funded, Press Releases, Updates
With Housing Trust’s Biggest Loan to Date, First Community Housing Aims for 300+ Homes Near Diridon Station
August 8, 2018
A $15.85 million acquisition and pre-development loan – the largest loan made by Housing Trust in the organization’s history – was made to First Community Housing for McEvoy Apartments.
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Housing Trust’s TECH Fund Celebrates First Year Milestones
April 4, 2018
Housing Trust Silicon Valley, a nonprofit community loan fund based in San Jose, is announcing the one-year mark for TECH Fund, its investment vehicle for affordable housing.
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Housing Trust Welcomes Four New Board Members
February 14, 2018
Lisa Gutierrez of US Bancorp, Sparky Harlan of Bill Wilson Center, Nathan Ho of Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and Jim Morgensen of LinkedIn have joined Housing Trust Silicon Valley’s board of directors, bringing decades of wisdom and intelligence in affordable housing and Bay Area issues with them. Lisa Gutierrez is the vice president, assistant director of business development at US Bancorp Community Development…
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More affordable housing coming to Mountain View thanks to TECH Fund
January 18, 2018
Housing Trust Silicon Valley, a nonprofit community loan fund based in San Jose, has announced LinkedIn’s $10 million investment in TECH Fund has already been used to assist in the construction of 163 affordable housing units in Mountain View. LinkedIn’s investment is part of a $8.1 million loan to Palo Alto Housing (www.pah.community) to purchase a…
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LinkedIn Invests $10 million in TECH Fund
December 22, 2017
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network based in Silicon Valley, has invested $10 million in TECH Fund, an initiative of Housing Trust Silicon Valley to get more high-tech organizations, large employers and philanthropists involved with creating affordable housing in the Bay Area.
Press Releases, Success Stories
Housing Trust Silicon Valley TECH Fund Campaign Reaches $20 Million Milestone
August 22, 2017
Housing Trust Silicon Valley achieved a significant milestone in its goal to help build or preserve 10,000 affordable homes in the coming decade as its TECH Fund campaign reached $20 million in commitments.