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.
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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)
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Success Stories, Updates
Hello Summer (and Hello, Homeownership Month!)
June 28, 2018![Aufdermaur family enjoying a day at the pool](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Aufdermaur-pool-scaled.jpg)
It’s June 21st so it means two things: the official start of summer and homeownership month! It’s a time to celebrate the nearly universal American dream of home ownership but…
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Updates
Housing Trust to Administer Empower Homebuyers SCC
June 28, 2018![At the June 19th 2018 Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Meeting](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pic-of-BOS-meeting-scaled.jpg)
At the June 19th Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting Housing Trust Silicon Valley was named the administrator of the county’s down payment assistance program. This is among SCC’s…
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Success Stories, Updates
A Home Touches More Lives Than One Family’s
April 27, 2018![Christian, who we were able to help buy a home through Santa Clara's Below Market Rate Program](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Christian-scaled.gif)
Ever have a moment where your heart sinks only to feel it soaring moments later? One of our homeowners told us about his. Christian, a homeowner who was able to…
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Updates
Homebuyer Empowerment Loan Program (HELP) Helps First Buyers!
March 16, 2018![Homeownership graphic](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/HELP-graphic.jpg)
A few months ago Housing Trust rolled out our Homebuyer Empowerment Loan Program (HELP) which assists middle-income first-time homebuyers with down payment assistance. It got off to a great start…
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Updates
New Grant Program for First-Time Homebuyers
September 28, 2017![New Grant Program for First-Time Homebuyers](https://housingtrustsv.org/wp-content/themes/housingtrust3.0/img/featured-placeholder.png)
The Housing Affordability Fund was launched with $100,000 from the California Association of REALTORS® Housing Affordability Fund plus additional donations for operational costs contributed by the Santa Clara County REALTOR® Foundation and the Silicon Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation.