Our 2024 Annual Report is live! Together with our resolute partners and investors, we have cumulatively invested $615 million in our community, creating over 27,200 affordable housing opportunities, positively impacting…
Success Stories
Empowered by Home: Family of Four Dreams Big
August 28, 2024
Born and raised in San José, Kai and Daphne have spent most of their life in the Bay Area. Kai works in the restaurant and hotel industry while Daphne works…
Success Stories
Empowered by Home: Foundations for Family
June 26, 2024
For Billy and Joleigh, having roots in San José means an abundance of family and proudly growing up as part of the Mexican American community. Thanks to the Empower Homebuyers…
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…
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…
Seminario virtual sobre asistencia para el pago inicial de vivienda a primeros compradores, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
October 4, 2021
Muchas personas piensan que conseguir suficiente dinero para comprar casa en el area de la Bahía es casi imposible. Hoy tenemos buenas noticias para usted. El Condado de Santa Clara…
Empower Homebuyers SCC Webinar: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
October 4, 2021
Join Housing Trust’s Homebuyer team for this informational webinar about how the County’s down payment assistance program can help you buy your first home. All are welcome. Register Today! Empower is…
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…
Empower Homebuyers SCC LUNCH & LEARN Webinar: 12pm – 1pm
September 13, 2021
Join Housing Trust’s Homebuyer team for this virtual LUNCH & LEARN about how the County’s down payment assistance program can help you buy your first home. All are welcome. Register Today!…
Success Stories
Empowered by Home: Fernando and Stephani Find Their Perfect Condo in San Jose
September 3, 2021
When a job offer brought Fernando and Stephani to the South Bay a few years ago, they settled comfortably into the area. The couple appreciated the diversity of the community…