Housing Trust had their first Empower Homebuyers SCC webinar on May 7th and the next is coming next week, which will feature a full lineup of virtual events we hope you can attend: Monday, May 18th, 10:30am – Part one of Small Homes, Big Impact’s ADU webinar series Register for Part 1 of the ADU…
Updates
New Housing Trust ADU page, An ADU Webinar, and New Legislation Could Make Building Your Accessory Dwelling Unit Easier
May 13, 2020
Housing Trust’s Accessory Dwelling Unit program, Small Homes, Big Impact, is proud to take part in Affordable Housing Month and aims to get Bay Area homeowners up to speed on new resources and developments pertaining to the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). For instance, as of January 1, 2020, the State of California unveiled…
Updates
Beyond Affordable Housing Month: Non-Profit Housing Association Leading Long Term
May 4, 2020
Affordable Housing Month is a big effort engaged in by a lot of committed partners, and we’d like to take a moment to acknowledge Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California. If the last few months have taught us anything it is that a definitive and timely response to a crisis can make a huge difference…
Updates
Affordable Housing Month Kicks off May 1
April 24, 2020
Yesterday, the same day our Homeownership Team had their first Empower Homebuyers SCC webinar, Sonya Singha, a member of our ADU team, took part in an online panel discussion of financing an ADU. Both are just a warm-up for the growing list of coming events in May as SV@Home opens Affordable Housing Month. The theme…
Updates
SVLG Regional Economic Forum on May 1
April 24, 2020
Next Friday, May 1, our friends at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group are hosting Regional Economic Forum: In the COVID-19 Era. It’s the first time as a virtual event and our own Kevin Zwick will be on the Housing and Homelessness panel and our Chief Lending Officer Fathia Macauley will be on the virtual stage…
Updates
A Smile for Eden Housing and Volunteering
April 24, 2020
When COVID-19 is behind us we will all commit to things that were postponed in the wake of the Shelter in Place. For many of us it is a long list – and for our organization we will happily present Linda Mandolini, President of Eden Housing, with the Housing Champion Award. We have been checking…
Updates
Homeownership at Work: First Empower Webinar Takes Shape
April 24, 2020
Since the Shelter in Place order began, the Homeownership team closed two loans for Empower Homebuyers SCC – the Measure A funded down payment assistance program created by the County of Santa Clara and administered by us. One of the loans went to a Cupertino teacher named Dmitry and the other for Katie and Carlos’…
Newly Funded, Updates
More Multifamily Lending – and More to Come
April 24, 2020
Today we are happy to report continued strides in our lending thanks to funding from a host of wonderful supporters – including our TECH Fund investors, Supportive Housing Fund partner County of Santa Clara, all of our banking and philanthropic partners, and the County of Santa Clara’s Measure A. Our Multifamily Lending Team has…
Updates
52 Proposals: An Apple Affordable Housing Fund Update
April 16, 2020
To our Valued Partners, We want to thank you all for your continued commitment to affordable housing. A special thanks to those who submitted an RFP for the Apple Affordable Housing Fund; we know that a lot of hard work and thoughtfulness went into each proposal. We are pleased to announce we have received 52 proposals…
Success Stories, Updates
Empowered by Home: Dmitry’s Story
April 9, 2020
Dmitry, a teacher for the visually impaired, has worked for the Cupertino Union School District for the last four years. He loves the community he serves and could not imagine working anywhere else. Last fall, Dmitry first discussed his dream to own a home with his parents and they suggested he look into local down…