Breaking ground on new affordable housing projects like Eden Housing, Inc.‘s La Avenida in Mountain View brings a new wave of hope to the Bay Area. We are proud to have supported this project from the beginning and were so happy to celebrate the groundbreaking with all the public and private partners who helped make…


Updates
Housing California’s 2023 Conference
March 22, 2023
Housing Trust is looking forward to attending Housing California‘s 2023 Conference in San Diego, March 27-29. If you’re heading there too, be sure to stop by and meet our team at Booth #32 in the Exhibitors’ Hall!

Press Releases
New Updates to the Empower Homebuyers SCC Down Payment Assistance Program
March 15, 2023
Program offers loan amount of $250,000, up to 30% of the purchase price with no maximum purchase price San Jose, CA – March 15, 2023 – The County of Santa Clara and Housing Trust Silicon Valley, a nonprofit community loan fund, announced today new updates to the Empower Homebuyers Santa Clara County (SCC) Down Payment Assistance…

Updates
Welcoming New Board Member
March 8, 2023
We warmly welcome Fiona Hsu from Silicon Valley Bank to the Housing Trust Board of Directors as our newest member. We look forward to her leadership and expertise as we move the needle on affordable housing. Welcome, Fiona!

Updates
Welcome To The Board
March 1, 2023
We welcome Tim Steele from The Sobrato Organization to the Housing Trust Board of Directors as our newest member. Another great mind to help us tackle big challenges. Welcome, Tim!

Updates
Thank you for your leadership
February 22, 2023
Thank you for your leadership Craig Robinson from Silicon Valley Bank, outgoing Chair of our Board of Directors at Housing Trust! We appreciate your dedication and support in helping us make an impact with affordable housing in our region. We’re so happy you’ll remain on the board and will continue to inspire us all.

Updates
Congratulations to our new Board Chair and Vice-Chair
February 22, 2023
Please join us in congratulating our new Board of Directors Chair, Joe Anzalone from Technology Credit Union and Vice-Chair, Lisa Gutierrez from U.S. Bank! We look forward to your leadership.

Updates
Attention First-time Homebuyers
February 16, 2023
Are you a renter thinking about becoming a first-time homebuyer in County of Santa Clara, California and think you may need help coming up with the down payment? Join us for our March 9, 2023 #downpaymentassistance webinar from 11:30am-12:30pm to learn how the #EmpowerHomebuyersSCC program can help! Register today at https://bit.ly/EmpowerMarch9.

Newly Funded, Updates
Newly Funded: 350 Affordable Homes to be Developed in the Greater Bay Area
February 16, 2023
Hundreds more of our neighbors will soon have housing options. We are excited to share that four Newly Funded loans that closed during the second half of 2022 (July through December) will create 350 new affordable homes for our community members. We are proud to be able to help more mission driven affordable housing developers…

Updates
Real Perspectives Podcast with Noni Ramos, CEO at Housing Trust
January 31, 2023
We are excited to share that The Registry’s podcast interview with our CEO, Noni Ramos is live! Check it out – https://lnkd.in/giyArndP. We hope you can take 30 minutes out of your day to listen to it, it is well worth the time. Noni speaks about Housing Trust’s work, our industry, as well as her background and leadership in…