Required items
| # | Required item |
|---|---|
| 1 | Site characteristics, photos, surrounding land uses |
| 2 | Visibility and accessibility (ingress/egress, self-advertising quality) |
| 3 | Walking distance from the site entrance to public transit |
| 4 | Distances to grocery, department store, school/Head Start/daycare, pharmacy, bank, post office, fire/law enforcement, library, health care, hospital |
| 5 | Crime in the PMA relative to the larger area |
| 6 | Employment by industry sector and occupation; major employers with employees |
| 7 | Unemployment last ten years, PMA vs larger area |
| 8 | Planned employer expansions/contractions with proof |
| 9 | Commuting in/out of the PMA |
| 10 | Study valid six months from report date |
| 11 | Site photographs: photos of site and neighborhood plus map; no caption contents specified |
| 12 | At-place employment history, 10 years |
| 13 | Major employers: name, type of business, number of employees; compared to SMA/MSA/county, state, U.S.; plus map or distance narrative |
| 14 | Recent or planned employer expansions and reductions |
| 15 | Wages by occupation or industry |
| 16 | Census-tract exhibits: census tracts as PMA boundary descriptor only |
| 17 | School rating: GreatSchools rating (or Kentucky Department of Education rating) for assigned schools; test scores vs state average |
| 18 | Study within 6 months of the application |
| 19 | Source listed at each table |
| 20 | Agency form: Summary Information Table (Market Analysis Summary Information Table, KHC website) (completed outside StudyScribe) |
| 21 | Analyst: KHC Approved Market Analysts list; certification of no identity of interest (confirm before submission) |
| 22 | Other exhibit: Crime statistics PMA vs SMA with local-perception discussion |
| 23 | Other exhibit: Neighborhood map of services |
| 24 | Other exhibit: Site plan, floor plans, elevations/renderings |
The section and page reference for each item, and the checklist filled in for your report, are in StudyScribe's HFA Guide for account holders. The agency's own guideline is linked at the top.
Kentucky Housing Corporation section headings
Where the agency's wording differs from the NCHMA Model Content Standards, its reviewers look for these headings:
- Site Characteristics and Surrounding Properties (NCHMA: Site & Neighborhood)
- Public Transit and Community Amenities (NCHMA: Locational Amenities & Map - Overview)
- Employment — Major Employers and Planned Changes (NCHMA: Major Employers)
LIHTC market study requirements in Kentucky → — staleness window, capture-rate threshold, QAP link and the full section list.
Export a Front End in the Kentucky Housing Corporation format
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This checklist restates Kentucky Housing Corporation's published market study guidance as understood by StudyScribe on the date above; it is not legal or compliance advice. Confirm against the current guideline linked at the top before submitting.