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Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Market Study Checklist

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

Source: VHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) (revised October 2024, effective January 2025); read 2026-10-25 · Updated October 2026

Required items

Required itemWhere required
Site photographs: site and neighborhood photographs plus location map; captions not addressedVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, D.3, p. 5
Area services table and map: transportation linkages, shopping, schools, medical services, public transportation, places of worship, libraries, community centers, banks, grocery, drugstore, convenience store, pharmacy, hospitals, community health centersVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, D.3, p. 5 (also G.1.a 'nearest grocery, drugstore, convenience store, pharmacy' and G.3.a 'nearest hospitals and community health centers', p. 7)
Public transit: comment on availability; describe bus service and transit centersVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, G.2.b, p. 7 (also D.4 'Comment on the availability of public transportation.', p. 5)
At-place employment history, 5 yearsVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, H. Economy and Employment, H.5, p. 8
Unemployment history, 5 yearsVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, H. Economy and Employment, H.4, p. 8
Major employers: major PMA employers, type of business, number employedVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, H. Economy and Employment, H.2, p. 8
Wages by occupation or industryVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, H. Economy and Employment, H.6, p. 8
Commuting patternsVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, H. Economy and Employment, H.7, p. 8
Study within 6 months of the applicationVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, Timing and Updates, p. 2
Submission format: Market Study Checklist must indicate page numbers per sectionVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, Format, p. 3
Source listed at each tableVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, E.1, p. 6
Agency form: Market Study Checklist (required); Executive Summary section B (completed outside StudyScribe)VHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, Format, p. 3; M.8, p. 11
Analyst: VHFA must approve the analyst (confirm before submission)VHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, Market Study Analysts, p. 2
Other exhibit: Date of site visitVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, A.3.c, p. 3
Other exhibit: Compliance statementVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, A.6, p. 3
Other exhibit: List of sourcesVHFA Market Study Standards (QAP Appendix 3) — VHFA Market Study Standards, M.5, p. 11

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