We had been looking forward to the honor of having Senator Beall and several of his counterparts from the assembly join us to celebrate on stage at Investor Briefing. We are thankful we could still accept this honor from Sen. Beall in person this afternoon. Sen Beall was the recipient of our Housing Champion Award…
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Bolder Measures, Greater Equity
March 13, 2020
by: Kevin Zwick, CEO, Housing Trust Silicon Valley Today, I had planned to welcome more than 600 friends and neighbors at our annual Investor Briefing to celebrate our collective work and Housing Trust’s 20th anniversary. But a week ago, we heeded the call to do our part to slow the spread of the COVID-19 and…
Success Stories
Empowered by Home: Laura’s Story
March 12, 2020
By: Laura Jones, schoolteacher, Santa Clara Unified I was fortunate enough to be able to purchase my first home through the Empower Homebuyers SCC program. I first heard about the program in November 2018 and I closed on my home in May 2019. As a third generation native Californian as well as a third generation…
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Important Update on Investor Briefing
March 6, 2020
Like you, we’ve been watching the news about coronavirus and following the advice of Santa Clara County Public Health Department to postpone or cancel mass gatherings. To that end, we are announcing today that we are cancelling our annual Investor Briefing scheduled for March 13. It was a disappointing decision to make given the knowledge…
Success Stories, Updates
A Grand Opening for Villas on the Park
March 6, 2020
The morning of March 6 was a morning long in the making. Villas on the Park – an 83 home permanent supportive housing development in San Jose just up the street from our office – had its grand opening. Jim Silverwood, President and CEO of Affirmed Housing correctly referred to the project as “a Rubik’s…
Newly Funded, Press Releases, Success Stories
$17.4 Million Supports Low-Income Housing for Seniors in Santa Cruz County
March 5, 2020
Marina, CA-Monterey Bay Economic Partnership and Housing Trust Silicon Valley announced today a $4 million loan to BRIDGE Housing for a portion of the acquisition of Paloma Del Mar senior apartments with the purpose of maintaining affordability for low-income senior households in Freedom, CA. The loan is part of a joint program between Housing Trust…
Press Releases
Housing Trust Launches Apple’s $150 Million Affordable Housing Fund
March 2, 2020
Today we are proud to announce the launch of Apple’s $150 Million Affordable Housing Fund. It is funded by a $150 million grant to Housing Trust with the goal of building more affordable housing in the greater Bay Area, and part of Apple’s $2.5 billion commitment to combat California’s housing crisis announced in November. To…
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Welcome Representative Zoe Lofgren to Investor Briefing!
February 28, 2020
Housing Trust’s Investor Briefing is in two weeks, and we’re delighted to announce Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren is joining our lineup of distinguished speakers! Lofgren represents California’s 19th district and is the Chairperson of the Committee on House Administration and Chair of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. She currently serves on the House Judiciary Committee, the…
Press Releases, Updates
Housing Trust Welcomes Five New Members of the Board of Directors
February 20, 2020
Housing Trust is pleased to announce Mike Beasley of Beasley Consulting, Kevin Deeble of Cisco, Jonathan Fearn of Greystar, Papia Gambelin of Platinum Advisors and Meg McGraw-Scherer of California Housing Partnership have joined the Board of Directors at Housing Trust Silicon Valley. Mike Beasley is the retired Chairman of the Board of Rocket Software. Before…
Updates
Housing Trust Welcomes Jason Elliott to Investor Briefing
February 14, 2020
Today we’re pleased to share the news that Jason Elliott, senior counselor to California Governor Gavin Newsom for housing and homelessness, will be speaking at Investor Briefing on March 13th. Jason is primarily responsible for the Administration’s legislative and policy approach to the issues of housing & homelessness, including working closely with local governments to implement the Governor’s agenda. …