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…
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…
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“Permanent Home Feeling” – an Empower Homebuyers SCC Update
September 23, 2020
Housing Trust Silicon Valley’s virtual fall event, On the House, is on Tuesday, October 6. Get your tickets here! Empower Homebuyers – the Measure A funded down payment assistance program…
Updates
Empower Homebuyers SCC Update
July 29, 2020
Our Homeownership team continues to work remotely while finding ways to keep potential homebuyers engaged. In June and July, we held five Empower Homebuyers SCC Zoom webinars and a Lender…
Updates
City of Santa Clara Below Market Purchase (BMP) Program Update: Open Application Period for Catalina Development
July 14, 2020
We are excited to announce that the next Open Application Period for the City of Santa Clara’s Below Market Purchase (BMP) Program will take place from August 3, 2020 through…
Success Stories
Empowered by Home: Justin’s Story
May 8, 2020
An assistant principal at Branham High School and a single dad, Justin Ponzio dreamed of having a home for his kids – ages five and six – to live and…
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Empowered by Home: Megan’s Story
May 8, 2020
Megan, a Bay Area native and a special education teacher at Union School District in San Jose, had been living in a tiny apartment in Campbell. In her third year…
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Home over Time: Michele & Don’s Story
May 4, 2020
Michele, an elementary schoolteacher, worked with our homeownership team in 2016 for our Below Market Purchase (BMP) program we administer for the city of Santa Clara. We caught up with…
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Homeownership at Work: First Empower Webinar Takes Shape
April 24, 2020
Since the Shelter in Place order began, the Homeownership team closed two loans for Empower Homebuyers SCC – the Measure A funded down payment assistance program created by the County…