HEART is hiring! Please see below the job description as well as how to apply. If you would like to download the job description, please click here. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- JOB DESCRIPTION To conduct primary and secondary research; interpret, manage, and analyze housing and construction data to inform affordable housing investment decisions; to assist and support senior more »
HEART Now Offers Up To $3,000 in Closing Costs Assistance for First Time Homebuyers
HEART and SAMCAR Have Partnered Together to Offer Up To $5,000 in Closing Costs Assistance for First Time Homebuyers in San Mateo County HEART, through a partnership with SAMCAR (the San Mateo County Association of REALTORS®) will now offer up to $3,000 in closing costs assistance to potential participants of HEART’s more »

HEART makes $3.5M loan for land acquisition in North Fair Oaks neighborhood of Redwood City
HEART makes $3.5M loan for land acquisition in North Fair Oaks neighborhood of Redwood City. This is HEART’s largest loan to date, and the first partnership with Palo Alto Housing for 67 units of housing for low and very-low income families and homeless and at-risk veterans.

NEW! Higher loan limits up to $781,875 for first time homebuyer program
HEART and Meriwest Mortgage can help you buy your first home in San Mateo County with a loan package up to $781,875 with only 5% down and no PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) Find out more and download a workshop presentation….

Thanks to our 54 sponsors, HEART raises $136K to support teacher housing
Thanks to our 54 amazing sponsors and 320 guests, HEART raised $136,000 to offer technical assistance and pre-development loans to help school districts develop rental housing on school property. Click to see more photos….

HEART has moved to San Mateo
New address: 2905 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403
New Phone: 650-242-1764
HEART is now located in a ground floor office at Peninsula Station, a mixed-use affordable housing development for 68 working families owned by MidPen Housing. We are directly across the street from Hillsdale Shopping Center.

Thank you for helping HEART raise $120K for housing on May 15
Thanks to our 380 guests who came to celebrate “Ten Years: A Thousand Doors,” HEART’s 10th Anniversary Luncheon” on May 15 in South San Francisco. Our keynote speaker John Stewart, a noted developer in the Bay Area, rocked the room. We debuted two new films, and raised over $120K for affordable housing programs. Read and see more….

HEART awards $25K in grants from new Facebook fund for Menlo Park and East Palo Alto
HEART is pleased to announce the award of two grants of $12,500 each to MidPen Housing and AbleWorks for housing-related activities located in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto. These funds are being made available through the generosity of Facebook.

HEART annual lunch raises $115K for affordable housing; Thank you to keynote speaker Kojo Ako-Asare of Google…and many, many more
HEART’s annual lunch was attended by 320 guests on May 6 and raised $115K for affordable housing programs. Read more to see two new HEART film and photos…..

Redwood City – we can afford it!
Joann and Dennis bought their dream home in Redwood City with help from HEART and MeriWest Mortgage …”better than an FHA loan and no PMI insurance….and we closed in 30 days over Christmas!” Find out if you qualify for HEART’s first time homebuyer program and read more….
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