Required items
| # | Required item |
|---|---|
| 1 | Photographs of the site and neighborhood (within two blocks) and a map |
| 2 | Transportation, community anchors, medical services, public transit, commercial services |
| 3 | Public transit analysis |
| 4 | Public safety: crime statistics in the vicinity of the site |
| 5 | PMA boundaries by census tracts, school districts, jurisdictions, street names, with a map |
| 6 | Employment by industry sector |
| 7 | Major employers in the PMA |
| 8 | Historical unemployment rate for the last ten years |
| 9 | At-place employment |
| 10 | Future trends for employment |
| 11 | Typical wages by occupation |
| 12 | Five-year history of building permits by housing type with comments on trends |
| 13 | Initial submission dated no more than 6 weeks before the deadline; study valid six months (memo Jan 25, 2023) |
| 14 | Recent or planned employer expansions and reductions |
| 15 | Commuting patterns |
| 16 | Study within 1.5 months of the application |
| 17 | Submission format: TOC with electronic links and page numbers; list of tables/charts/maps with page numbers |
| 18 | Source listed at each table |
| 19 | Agency form: MSHDA Market Study Key Data Spreadsheet (one page, after TOC) (completed outside StudyScribe) |
| 20 | Agency AI policy: non-public MSHDA-provided data may not be entered into any AI system — MarketScribe AI drafts only from the public figures on screen; keep any non-public agency data out of it |
| 21 | Analyst: Attachment 1 Approved Market Analyst List (must be on list when ordered); no-identity-of-interest certification (confirm before submission) |
| 22 | Other exhibit: Public safety / crime analysis (site vicinity and PMA vs overall area) |
| 23 | Other exhibit: Railroad proximity question |
| 24 | Other exhibit: Site plan, floor plans, elevations |
| 25 | Other exhibit: List of tables, charts, graphs, maps and plans |
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.
Michigan State Housing Development Authority section headings
Where the agency's wording differs from the NCHMA Model Content Standards, its reviewers look for these headings:
- Site Factors/Location (NCHMA: Site & Neighborhood)
- Market Area Definition (NCHMA: Primary Market Area)
- Employment and Economy — Major Employers (NCHMA: Major Employers)
LIHTC market study requirements in Michigan → — staleness window, capture-rate threshold, QAP link and the full section list.
Export a Front End in the MSHDA format
StudyScribe's Format for selector reorders the Market Data sections to this agency's order, uses its headings, and prints this checklist as the last page with each item marked present or missing — from BLS, Census, FBI and the other official sources, nothing estimated.
Request access →Other agency checklists
This checklist restates Michigan State Housing Development Authority'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.