Clarendon Awarded Massachusetts Contract

Clarendon has been awarded a contract with the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to provide Reviews of HUD Section 8 Rent Comparability Studies (RCS) for the State of Massachusetts.

Section 8 laws and administrative procedures require HUD to obtain and review Rent Comparability Studies (RCS) when initially renewing most Section 8 contracts and when processing some rent increase using the Annual Adjustment Factors. The market rents resulting from these studies determine the rents owners can receive and, hence greatly influence whether an owner will renew and continue providing assisted housing or optout of the Section 8 contract and convert to unassisted, market rent housing. The market rents set in these studies also drive HUD’s outlays for Section 8 project-based subsidy. 

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Clarendon offers a full range of affordable housing valuation products and services including:

  • HUD Section 8 Rent Comparability Studies

  • LIHTC Market Studies

  • Rent Reasonableness Studies

  • Flat Rent Studies

  • Development Support

  • Appraisals

To learn more about Clarendon’s services, please click here.

ABOUT MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The Department of Housing and Community Development, through its community and business partners, provides affordable housing options, financial assistance, and other support to Massachusetts communities.  

ABOUT CLARENDON

Clarendon, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, specializes in Affordable Housing Valuation, Market Studies, Research, Development Support and Investment Sales services for public and private clients in major markets nationwide.

Clarendon has been awarded contracts with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including the New York, Boston, New Jersey and Baltimore offices.  These contracts required the completion of a high volume of Rent Studies for family and senior housing, with HUD as an intended user.  Clarendon has also been awarded contracts to provide Reviews of HUD Section 8 Rent Comparability Studies for the states of Connecticut, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Clarendon is a certified WOSB, MWBE and we believe in a firm commitment to diversity and giving back to the communities that we live and work in. To learn more about our Real Estate Training Programs, click here.

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