Housing Trust Silicon Valley warmly welcomes Prathit Thaker, who joins us as Chief Credit Officer. His responsibilities will include leading the credit, risk management, loan administration, asset management, and compliance functions. Prathit is a seasoned executive with 25+ years of depth and breadth of credit risk management, commercial real estate finance and debt capital markets…
Press Releases
Housing Trust Silicon Valley to Join White House Panel on Addressing Supply Constraints in the Housing Market
February 1, 2022
Virtual Event to Focus on Solutions for Easier Building of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) San Jose, CA – February 1, 2022 – Housing Trust Silicon Valley, a nonprofit community loan fund, today announced its CEO, Noni Ramos, will join senior Biden-Harris Administration officials, local government officials, researchers, financial institutions, and practitioners in a virtual White…
Success Stories
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…
Updates
Nazmin Bishop joins Housing Trust as Chief Development & Communications Officer
December 7, 2021
Today, Housing Trust Silicon Valley welcomes Nazmin Bishop, who joins us as Chief Development and Communications Officer. Nazmin is a Bay Area native who has always loved the richness of the cultural diversity and the innovation and forward thinking of the region. She has been in the fields of Business Development, Marketing, and Communications most…
Updates
Santa Clara County’s Down Payment Assistance Program Makes Buyer-Friendly Changes
December 1, 2021
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 up to 17% through Empower Homebuyers SCC – a program funded through Santa Clara County’s Measure A – first-time homeownership is possible, and we’re reminded…
Success Stories
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:…
Success Stories
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…
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 Development, Sustainability, and Workplace Programs at LinkedIn. In 2019, she was named Housing Champion by Housing Trust Silicon Valley for her work in bringing LinkedIn…
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 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…
Press Releases
Agrihood Breaks Ground in Santa Clara
September 15, 2021
On the morning of September 15th, 2021, we gathered with a lot of friends and partners for the groundbreaking of Agrihood; a development which will provide 361 new homes – including 181 below-market rate homes for seniors and senior veterans. Read the press release here and see the rendering of the Agrihood project. Agrihood was…