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WBARS uses “most restrictive” income and rent limits ALL Funders—except WSHFC—use the Section 8 income and rent limits WBARS Nuances - Limits

Other funders Most restrictive limits Only WSHFC Tax Credit limits

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Set up UTILITY ALLOWANCES correctly! WBARS Tips

Importance of Utility Allowances Affect the rent that can be charged Biggest reason for over charging Tax Credit rent Alternate methods in WSHFC Tax Credit Manual Appendix O

Table 4 is used by Funders to: Confirm compliance with contracts Evaluate financial condition of properties Calculate averages Do trending analysis Incomplete/inaccurate info skews these analysis

FUN FACTS FROM FUNDERS OCCUPANCY RATES BY POPULATION Average for OH funded projects was 94.7% General Population—96.3% Chronic Mental Illness—94.8% Developmentally Disabled—97.2% Elderly/Senior Housing—95.5% Veterans—94.0% Youth—86.1%

FUN FACTS FROM FUNDERS INCOME AND EXPENSES in 2012 Average Effective Gross Income--$9,340/unit/year Average Operating Expense--$6,593/unit/year Include Reserves & Total Average Cost--$7,107 Replacement Reserve deposits are averaging $451/unit/year Cashflow after debt service and reserves is $584/unit/year

FUN FACTS FROM FUNDERS EXPENSES by Population General Population--$5835/unit/year Chronic Mental Illness--$7,529/unit/year Developmentally Disabled--$3,538/unit/year Senior Housing--$5,908/unit/year Veterans--$7,387/unit/year Youth--$15,763/unit/year

FUN FACTS FROM FUNDERS Around the State with WBARS data: 7 monitoring funders 1,529 Projects 380 unique Contractor/Owners 1,679 Sites (69 in Yakima County) 79,675 Units

FUN FACTS FROM FUNDERS Households & Occupancy in 2012: 79,326 Households Served 26% of sites serve primarily special needs Average Occupancy Rate was 93.5%

FUN FACTS FROM FUNDERS First cut of Financial Data Net Operating Income averaged $179k Cash Flow averaged $ 52k 57% of sites reported debt payment Average debt payment was $128k

FUN FACTS FROM FUNDERS A Brief Look at Reserves: Operating Reserves Balance per UNIT was $1,301 on avg Replacement Reserves Balance per UNIT was $2,410 on avg

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