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Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) Market Study Checklist

The items Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) requires in the site, market area, economy and data-currency sections of a LIHTC market study, each with the guideline it comes from.

Source: Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E Market Study Standards (December 18, 2025); read 2026-10-25 · Updated October 2026

Required items

Required itemWhere required
Area services table and map: transportation, police, fire department, schools, day care, library, community center, roads and traffic, shopping, restaurants, parks, recreational facilities, hospital, health care facilities, services for special needs (if applicable)Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E Market Study Standards — 2026 Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E item 7, p. 19
Major employers: description and evaluation of employers in the PMA; no count/sort/type statedMultifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E Market Study Standards — 2026 Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E item 7 Description of Public Services, p. 19
Source listed at each tableMultifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E Market Study Standards — 2026 Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E item 12 Data Sources Used in the Market Study, p. 20 (also: "A list of all data sources used in the market study.")
Agency form: OHFA Market Study Checklist (completed outside StudyScribe)Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E Market Study Standards — 2026 Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E, p. 18
Analyst: OHFA-approved market study professional (Preferred Market Study Provider Application); NCHMA standards and terminology; no financial/business relationship certification (confirm before submission)Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E Market Study Standards — 2026 Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E, p. 18 (also: "Market analysts must certify that they have no financial or business relationship with the applicant, developer, or related parties beyond preparation of the market study.")
Other exhibit: Market Study Certification (no financial interest)Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E Market Study Standards — 2026 Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E item 11 Financial Interest, p. 20
Other exhibit: Derived Rent and Programmatic Rent Comparison ChartMultifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E Market Study Standards — 2026 Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E item 5 Rent Comparison Chart, p. 18
Other exhibit: NCHMA Model Content Standards sectionsMultifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E Market Study Standards — 2026 Multifamily Rental Underwriting Guidelines, Section E, p. 18

LIHTC market study requirements in Ohio → — staleness window, capture-rate threshold, QAP link and the full section list.

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