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California Tax Credit Allocation Committee Market Study Checklist

The items California Tax Credit Allocation Committee requires in the site, market area, economy and data-currency sections of a LIHTC market study, each with the guideline it comes from.

Source: CTCAC Market Study Guidelines (December 2024 edition, linked from the 2026 application page) · Updated September 2026

Required items

Required itemWhere required
Location description with closest streets, acreage, map of site configuration and contiguous land useSec. III
Color photographs of the site and adjacent areasSec. III
Map with the closest transportation linkages, shopping, schools, medical services, public transportationSec. III
Crime information for the PMA relative to the overall areaSec. III
Description and evaluation of visibility and accessibilitySec. III.E
Employment by industry sector (numbers and percentages) vs the larger areaMarket Area Economy
Major employers with type of business and number employed; expansions/contractionsMarket Area Economy
Unemployment for the last ten years, PMA vs MSA/county; total workforce and number unemployedMarket Area Economy
Typical or mean wages by occupationMarket Area Economy
Commuting patterns when availableMarket Area Economy
10-year building permits by housing typeDemographic section
Study prepared or updated within 180 days of the filing deadlineSec. I

California Tax Credit Allocation Committee section headings

Where the agency's wording differs from the NCHMA Model Content Standards, its reviewers look for these headings:

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

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