Many renters in the Bay Area think it would never be possible to come up with a down payment to buy a home. With a down payment assistance loan of…
Updates
Santa Clara County’s Down Payment Assistance Program Makes Buyer-Friendly Changes
December 1, 2021
Updates
Katie Ferrick, Ahmad Thomas join Housing Trust’s Board of Directors
October 21, 2021
Housing Trust is proud to announce LinkedIn’s Katie Ferrick and Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s Ahmad Thomas have joined our Board of Directors. Katie Ferrick is the Senior Director of Community…
Success Stories, Updates
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…
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We’re Hiring! Chief Development & Communications Officer
September 10, 2021
Housing Trust Silicon Valley has always been a place where public and private resources come together in creative ways to support housing opportunities for all our neighbors – from those…
Success Stories, Updates
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…
Success Stories, Updates
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 –…
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Welcome Lupita – Housing Trust’s First Human Resources Director
August 18, 2021
Some big news just happened internally: Housing Trust, which has been growing quite a bit in recent years – we only had a staff of three about twelve years ago…
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Come Work With Us – We’re Hiring!
August 10, 2021
At Housing Trust Silicon Valley, we believe our employees are the greatest asset in supporting our quest to create affordable housing opportunities. Join us! We offer competitive salaries, generous vacation and…
Success Stories, Updates
Housing Trust Awarded $1.8 million from U.S. Treasury for COVID-19 Relief
June 15, 2021
Today Housing Trust Silicon Valley is proud to announce we are among 863 community development financial institutions (CDFIs) in the U.S. to be awarded funds from the Treasury’s CDFI Rapid…
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For All Neighbors: A Short Update on Empower Homebuyers SCC
June 7, 2021 Since Housing Trust started diversity, equity and inclusion work a few years ago, we’ve been trying to do more outward facing efforts for the communities we serve, such as creating…