Photo Credit: Supriya Yelimeli This time last year, 71-year-old Brenetta Fisher was living with her daughter in East Oakland and undergoing the last of her radiation treatments for breast cancer. The South Berkeley native had moved out of the city 15 years ago after her rental home was sold. She used to think to herself…
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Housing Trust, Kingdom Builders, and BACBO Drive Housing Equity with Innovative Loans
June 7, 2022
Addressing the housing crisis in your own hometown may sound like a daunting challenge. Not for Pastor L.J. Jennings. Born, raised, and proudly immersed in the Oakland community he loves as a church leader and non-profit leader, Pastor Jennings is on a mission to help his neighbors and congregation in need by building affordable housing…
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Eden Housing’s Auzerais Apartments – aided by TECH Fund – Celebrates Groundbreaking in San Jose
December 8, 2021
In Spring 2019, Housing Trust’s TECH Fund made what was then the second-largest loan in our history – $13.75 million to help Eden Housing buy a site on Auzerais Avenue that checked all the boxes for what strong and affordable housing should be. Today some of our team took part in the groundbreaking celebration to…
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Leigh Avenue Becomes First TECH Fund-Backed Affordable Housing to Open its Doors
November 17, 2021
Today, First Community Housing’s Leigh Avenue, which brings 64 affordable homes to San Jose, had its grand opening on its peaceful outdoor patio – not far from the muddy spot where the February 1st, 2019 groundbreaking took place. Geoffrey Morgan, CEO of First Community Housing, began the event by introducing three residents of Leigh Avenue:…
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Empowered by Home: Two South Bay Teachers Find Happiness in Morgan Hill
October 22, 2021
Kristy and David are both teachers in the South Bay. Four years ago, when they moved from the East Coast, they settled in Morgan Hill and found they really liked the community. This was an important factor for them and their two daughters, and they dreamed of owning a home in the town they grew to love. They…
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Representation & Leadership: Coffee and Chat w/ Hilda Ramirez
September 17, 2021
We just had another one of our ‘Representation and Leadership’ coffee & chat meetings. It’s a regularly scheduled event we have as part of our ongoing diversity, equity and inclusion work and just a good chance for our still-mostly-virtual teams to get together over Zoom. This time we met with Hilda Ramirez, CEO of Keller…
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Empowered by Home: Fernando and Stephani Find Their Perfect Condo in San Jose
September 3, 2021
When a job offer brought Fernando and Stephani to the South Bay a few years ago, they settled comfortably into the area. The couple appreciated the diversity of the community and the many activities the Bay Area had to offer. Fernando, who grew up in Oregon to a U.S. citizen dad and Peruvian mom, enjoyed…
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Breaking Ground with PATH in San Jose
August 23, 2021
This morning we got to see our friends from PATH and attend the groundbreaking celebration of Villas at Fourth Street in San Jose – a project that will bring 93 affordable homes for chronically homeless seniors age 55 and above. Two key collaborations brought us to today: Google, which first invested in our TECH Fund…
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A Grand Opening for MidPen’s Chestnut Square in Livermore
August 20, 2021
In 2017, Housing Trust provided a $2 million pre-development loan to MidPen for Chestnut Square, an affordable housing development in Livermore. Friday, August 20, 2021 was the grand opening – and our own Noni Ramos was among the speakers, along with Mayor Bob Woerner of Livermore, County Supervisor David Haubert, MidPen’s Matt Franklin, and others….
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Meet Kent from Leigh Avenue
August 9, 2021
Leigh Avenue, a First Community Housing development in San Jose, has been welcoming residents over the last few months. Our role in the creation of these 63 homes for seniors began with predevelopment lending made possible through our TECH Fund, and continued with a bridge loan and a liquidity line during construction. Our Finally Home…