In addition to watching the summer roll in, June is the month the entire Housing Trust team has an offsite to talk about what we’ve been able to do and what we want to do when our new fiscal year begins in July. This year we all met at the Hayes Mansion in San Jose…
Success Stories, Updates
Hello Summer (and Hello, Homeownership Month!)
June 28, 2018
It’s June 21st so it means two things: the official start of summer and homeownership month! It’s a time to celebrate the nearly universal American dream of home ownership but also promote ways we can help people close the distance between today and their dream. It’s also a good time to reflect on who we’ve…
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Housing Trust to Administer Empower Homebuyers SCC
June 28, 2018
At the June 19th Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting Housing Trust Silicon Valley was named the administrator of the county’s down payment assistance program. This is among SCC’s big Measure A funded items, and the appointment of Housing Trust to run the county’s program was a natural fit. The funds will assist approximately…
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A Triple Play at Affordable Housing Week 2018
May 30, 2018
A hearty congratulations to our friends at Silicon Valley at Home for their great work on Affordable Housing Week 2018. This year Housing Trust hosted three big events! AHW 2018 – posts from which can be found on social media under the #ItsTime4Yes hashtag – started out with the ADU panel on May 11 “Small Homes, Big Impact” – a…
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WE’VE MOVED!
May 7, 2018
Effective today, Housing Trust Silicon Valley has a new home: 75 E. Santa Clara St., Suite 1350, San Jose, CA 95113.
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Congressman Ro Khanna’s Keynote Speech
April 27, 2018
You could hear a pin drop when our keynote speaker, Congressman Ro Khanna, took a few moments to talk about college students he had met who, until a short time ago, KNEW they could look forward to buying a home and enjoying a middle class life. It was a powerful speech and you can catch…
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Sen. Jim Beall Receives Housing Champion Award
April 27, 2018
With thunderous applause, State Sen. Jim Beall (CA-15) took to the stage to accept Housing Trust’s Housing Champion Award for the tireless work he has done throughout most of his career to get more Californians to live with dignity in safe, affordable homes. Jim’s work as a legislator includes most recently pushing SB3 – the…
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More is More
April 27, 2018
Our CEO Kevin Zwick started the crowd off with laughter at his silly childhood photos. But he also ran through the challenges that still lay ahead and everything that’s been accomplished – none of which would have been possible without the support Housing Trust has received from corporate sponsors, philanthropic organizations, and just ordinary people…
Success Stories, Updates
A Home Touches More Lives Than One Family’s
April 27, 2018
Ever have a moment where your heart sinks only to feel it soaring moments later? One of our homeowners told us about his. Christian, a homeowner who was able to purchase a home through Santa Clara’s below market rate (BMR) program administered by Housing Trust, attended Investor Briefing 2018 and told us his story: living…
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Measure A Funded Project Comes to Cupertino
April 19, 2018
Ground was broken in Cupertino on the first of what will be many Measure A funded projects. Housing Trust provided a $3 million loan for our partners at Charities Housing; which is building affordable homes for seniors in a lot close to a VTA stop and within walking distance to groceries and shopping.