Featured Article | April 9, 2025
Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes: Who Pays the Price?
California has a severe shortage of affordable and available rental homes for extremely low-income (ELI) renters —a deficit of nearly 1 million units. According to a recent report, the Gap, from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, only 24 affordable homes are available for every 100 ELI renter households in the state. And according to […]
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Nobody blames firefighters for the fact that we still have fires. Nobody blames healthcare workers…
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Heart and Home Column by Joshua Ishimatsu
Lessons from my Grandpa, Part I I have been thinking a lot lately about building…
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San Jose Tenant Preference Policy
On Monday, February 26, the Community and Economic Development Committee (CED) will review the tenant…
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$10-20 Billion Regional Affordable Housing Bond Gaining Steam
At SV@Home, we are very excited about how much good $10 to $20 billion could…
February 15, 2024
Community Engagement for Pleasant Hills Golf Course
On February 21st from 6-8 pm, the City of San Jose is holding a virtual…
December 7, 2023
Heart and Home: New Monthly Column from Josh Ishimatsu, Deputy Director
Hi all and welcome to my new column, Heart and Home! Years ago, I used…
December 7, 2023
Fair Housing and the State’s Opportunity Maps
By Alison Cingolani Fair Housing & the State’s Opportunity Maps Last week, SV@Home and other…
December 1, 2023
The Mercury News: Santa Clara County moves forward with 100% affordable downtown San Jose development
Mathew Reed, policy director for the housing nonprofit SV@Home, said the county’s including the for-sale…
November 16, 2023
Navigating the Storm: Unraveling the Growing Insurance Challenges in Affordable Housing
The Current Landscape: The affordable housing sector is facing a challenging landscape with insurance premiums…