Housing Trust is happy to announce Assemblymember David Chiu, who has represented the 17th district since 2014, as a featured speaker at Investor Briefing 2019 – coming up on Friday, March 29th.
![Assemblymember David Chiu](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/David-Chiu-012-Headshot-350x350.jpg)
Updates
Investor Briefing 2019 Update: Assemblymember David Chiu Joins as Featured Speaker!
February 15, 2019![Assemblymember David Chiu](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/David-Chiu-012-Headshot-scaled.jpg)
![Sharon Lee](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Sharon-Lee-headshot-350x350.png)
Press Releases, Updates
Sharon Lee Joins Housing Trust Board
February 15, 2019![Sharon Lee](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Sharon-Lee-headshot.png)
Housing Trust Silicon Valley is happy to announce Sharon Lee, an attorney in the greater Bay Area with a long history in nonprofit and community work, has joined the Board of Directors.
![Griselda and family in the community garden at Betty Ann Gardens](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Griselda-and-Rafael-pic-for-Newly-Funded-350x350.jpg)
Newly Funded
$1.4 Million Loan to First Community Housing Preserves Affordable Homes in San Jose
January 25, 2019![Griselda and family in the community garden at Betty Ann Gardens](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Griselda-and-Rafael-pic-for-Newly-Funded-scaled.jpg)
A $1.4 million loan was made to First Community Housing to purchase the investor limited partner’s interest for Betty Ann Gardens – an existing FCH project. A portion of the loan will also be used for predevelopment costs to rehabilitate the individual homes.
![Fremont Island concept](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Fremont-Islander-rendering-Van-Meter-Williams-Pollack-350x350.jpg)
Newly Funded
TECH Fund at Work: $4.3 Million for 128 Affordable Homes in RCD’s Fremont Project
January 25, 2019![Fremont Island concept](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Fremont-Islander-rendering-Van-Meter-Williams-Pollack-scaled.jpg)
The collaboration among Pure Storage, LinkedIn and Cisco which invested $20 million in Housing Trust Silicon Valley’s TECH Fund in November is being put to work quickly as a $4.3 million acquisition…
![The Pratt family at home](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Pratt-Family-3-350x350.jpg)
Updates
Ten Things We’re Thankful For As We Close Out 2018
December 21, 2018![The Pratt family at home](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Pratt-Family-3-scaled.jpg)
There is a lot to celebrate and be thankful for as we reflect on everything we’ve done over the past year – and there’s still more we can do with your help. In no particular order (except No. 1!) here are some of the highlights we shared in 2018:
![Neighborhood Stabilization Program](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/themes/housingtrust3.0/img/featured-placeholder.png)
Updates
Neighborhood Stabilization Program
December 6, 2018![Neighborhood Stabilization Program](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/themes/housingtrust3.0/img/featured-placeholder.png)
Housing Trust Silicon Valley was awarded $25,000,000 in NSP2 funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Our organization was…
![Cisco, LinkedIn and Pure Storage Collaborate to Commit $20 Million to TECH Fund to Help Build Affordable Housing](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/themes/housingtrust3.0/img/featured-placeholder.png)
Press Releases, Updates
Cisco, LinkedIn and Pure Storage Collaborate to Commit $20 Million to TECH Fund to Help Build Affordable Housing
November 27, 2018![Cisco, LinkedIn and Pure Storage Collaborate to Commit $20 Million to TECH Fund to Help Build Affordable Housing](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/themes/housingtrust3.0/img/featured-placeholder.png)
In the first ever collaborative effort, new TECH Fund investor Pure Storage and early investors LinkedIn and Cisco are together bringing $20 million to help build affordable homes in the greater Bay Area.
![Empower Homebuyers SCC logo](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/empowering-homebuyers-logo-cmyk-300x176.png)
Press Releases, Updates
New Down Payment Assistance Program Has Launched
November 19, 2018![Empower Homebuyers SCC logo](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/empowering-homebuyers-logo-cmyk-300x176.png)
Empower Homebuyers SCC – a 2016 Measure A down payment assistance program created by the County of Santa Clara and administered by Housing Trust Silicon Valley – is now open….
![New Empower Homebuyers SCC Program Provides Down Payment Assistance for First-time Homebuyers in Santa Clara County](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/themes/housingtrust3.0/img/featured-placeholder.png)
Press Releases, Updates
New Empower Homebuyers SCC Program Provides Down Payment Assistance for First-time Homebuyers in Santa Clara County
November 19, 2018![New Empower Homebuyers SCC Program Provides Down Payment Assistance for First-time Homebuyers in Santa Clara County](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/themes/housingtrust3.0/img/featured-placeholder.png)
ANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.—The Housing Trust Silicon Valley and County of Santa Clara are launching Empower Homebuyers SCC, a new down payment assistance program for first-time homebuyers in Santa Clara County.
![Rendering of Alum Rock in San Jose](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Alum-Rock-Rendering-2018-350x350.jpg)
Newly Funded
87 Home Project by Affirmed Housing Comes to San Jose
November 8, 2018![Rendering of Alum Rock in San Jose](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Alum-Rock-Rendering-2018-scaled.jpg)
Housing Trust Silicon Valley has made a $4 million acquisition loan to Affirmed Housing for an 87 home development in San Jose – which will be modeled closely on a previous project we helped fund, Villas on the Park.