Required items
| Required item | Where required |
|---|---|
| Effective date stated (date of site inspection or end of competitive research) | §7.5.2.A |
| Effective date within 120 days before the pre-application (180 days before the Firm Commitment) | §7.5.2.A |
| Effective date within 30 days of the site inspection | §7.5.2.A |
| Description of the site and the immediate surrounding area | §7.5.6.A |
| Legible PMA map with delineated boundaries, subject, highways, geographic features and political divisions | §7.5.8.B |
| PMA map has a title, bar scale, north arrow and legend | §7.5.8.B |
| PMA boundaries described and the delineation justified (competition, services and amenities, employment) | §7.5.8.B |
| Growth sectors and sectors with major impact on the housing market | §7.5.9.A |
| Employment trends: unemployment, historical nonfarm and resident employment | §7.5.9.A |
| Historical at-place (nonfarm) employment levels and changes | §7.5.9.A |
| Anticipated closings, openings, expansions or cutbacks by leading employers | §7.5.9.A |
| Types of jobs and pay scales, related to the affordability of the proposed units | §7.5.9.A |
| Major employers in the PMA with type of business and number employed | §7.5.9.A |
| Long-term employment projections (input to the forecast below) | §7.5.9.A |
| Employment forecast for the forecast period and how it supports demand (analyst) | §7.5.9.A; §7.5.3 |
| Past building trends compared with household trends | §7.5.10.A |
| Population and household trends, 5-year projections, household characteristics, income by tenure (analyst) | §7.5.10.A |
| Competitive rental inventory, vacancy, absorption and effective rents over 24–36 months, with a map (analyst) | §7.5.11 |
| Pipeline: units under construction and in planning, LIHTC not yet placed in service, map (analyst) | §7.5.12 |
| Net Demand and Effective Demand over a three-year forecast period (analyst) | §7.5.3; §7.5.13 |
| Sources cited for all data, estimates and forecasts | §7.5.16.A |
HUD Office of Multifamily Housing — MAP section headings
Where the agency's wording differs from the NCHMA Model Content Standards, its reviewers look for these headings:
- Site and Surrounding Area (§7.5.6–7.5.7) (NCHMA: Site & Neighborhood)
- Primary Market Area (§7.5.8) (NCHMA: Primary Market Area)
- Economic Context — Major Employers (§7.5.9) (NCHMA: Major Employers)
- Economic Context — Employment Trends (§7.5.9) (NCHMA: Employment Trends)
- Economic Context — Unemployment (§7.5.9) (NCHMA: Workforce and Unemployment Trends)
- Economic Context — Pay Scales and Affordability (§7.5.9) (NCHMA: Wages by Occupation)
- Past Building Trends (§7.5.10) (NCHMA: Building Permits)
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