Have questions about permitting your ADU or don’t know where to start? Join us for the 2nd module in our Small Homes, Big Impact Webinar Series – “ADUs: All About Permitting.” We will be joined by City of San Jose’s ADU Ally, Sarah Shull, for a step-by-step guide on getting your ADU permitted through the…
Small Homes, Big Impact – Building and Financing an ADU, Part I (4:00pm Webinar)
May 29, 2020
Join Sonya Singha, Mortgage Loan Officer, Construction & ADU and Bonnie Cheung, ADU Program Associate for part 1 of a 4 part series for Housing Trust’s Small Homes, Big Impact. The first online webinar filled up quickly so if you wish to attend, be sure to register for the May 29th event today. Stay tuned…
Small Homes, Big Impact – Building and Financing an ADU, Part 1- 10:30am Webinar
May 18, 2020
Topic: Can I build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on my site and How do I pay for it? Join Sonya Singha, Mortgage Loan Officer, Construction & ADU for part 1 of a 4 part series for Housing Trust’s Small Homes, Big Impact. Stay tuned for more online Educational Workshops to help you plan, design,…
Updates
Affordable Housing Month 2020: Housing Trust’s Events May 18 – 21
May 15, 2020
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…
Press Releases, Updates
Housing Trust Receives $120,000 Wells Fargo Grant to Boost the Production of ‘Granny Units,’ Increase the Supply of Affordable Housing in Bay Area
May 4, 2019
Housing Trust Silicon Valley, a nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI) focused on affordable housing in the greater Bay Area, is pleased to announce it received a $120,000 Wells Fargo grant to help the Small Homes, Big Impact (SHBI) program build its reach and capacity.
Updates
ADU Program Shows Off “Micro Unit” at Fall Event
October 31, 2018
Our ADU Program continued this fall and partnered with SCCAOR® to use a 155 s.f. “micro unit” as a centerpiece for back-to-back events. The ADU was built by prefabADU, a Fairfield-based company specializing prefabricated homes that can be placed on any legal foundation – but placed on wooden blocks in the SCCAOR® parking lot for the demo. The first…
Updates
Small Homes, Big Impact Gets Boost from SVCF
August 30, 2018
Housing Trust’s ADU program got a big boost over the summer thanks to a grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The operating grant will help further our work in the program, which launched in early 2018 to help educate and provide funding for homebuyers willing to build an ADU on their property. According to a…