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Virginia Housing Market Study Checklist

The items Virginia Housing requires in the site, market area, economy and data-currency sections of a LIHTC market study, each with the guideline it comes from.

Source: Virginia Housing Federal Housing Credit Manual — Market Study Guidelines (pp. 95-101); read 2026-10-25 · Updated October 2026

Required items

Required itemWhere required
Study within 12 months of the applicationVirginia Housing Federal Housing Credit Manual — Market Study Guidelines (pp. 95-101) — Market Study Guidelines, Effective Date paragraph, p. 96
Inspection within 12 monthsVirginia Housing Federal Housing Credit Manual — Market Study Guidelines (pp. 95-101) — Market Study Guidelines, p. 96 (also: "a site inspection by the market analyst must occur within 12 months of Virginia Housing's application deadline.")
Analyst: Virginia Housing approved market analysts only; list on website; NCHMA membership evidence; 5 years experience criteria (confirm before submission)Virginia Housing Federal Housing Credit Manual — Market Study Guidelines (pp. 95-101) — Market Study Guidelines, p. 95 (also: "A complete listing of approved market analysts can be found on the Virginia Housing website."; approved-analyst criteria p. 103: "That the analyst and/or firm has a minimum of five (5) years of experience")
Other exhibit: Demand/supply/net demand/absorption tableVirginia Housing Federal Housing Credit Manual — Market Study Guidelines (pp. 95-101) — Market Study Guidelines, p. 99
Other exhibit: Analyst affirmations (Section L Other Requirements)Virginia Housing Federal Housing Credit Manual — Market Study Guidelines (pp. 95-101) — Market Study Guidelines, Section L Other Requirements, p. 100 (seven signed affirmations incl. "Evidence of my NCHMA membership is included.", p. 101)

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