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Patrick Bowen Presents Downtown Morgantown Retail Analysis

On Tuesday, June 30, 2015, Patrick Bowen presented findings from a Downtown Retail Feasibility Study, conducted for Main Street Morgantown in West Virginia. Below is an article written after this presentation. Study: Parking, safety could be reasons for vacant retail space Andrew Hesner TheDPost.com MORGANTOWN — A feasibility study on downtown Morgantown and the Wharf District shows that of the

Patrick Bowen July 13, 2015

Downtown Housing Needs Assessment in Charleston, WV

In January of this year Bowen National Research were hired by the Charleston Area Alliance to conduct a Downtown Housing Needs Assessment in Charleston, West Virginia. Patrick Bowen, the principal and author of the report, presented the report’s findings last Tuesday (April 21st) at the Charleston Area Alliance “Think Tank” event. You can read more about the presentation via the link below of the article

Patrick Bowen April 27, 2015

Asheville Housing Needs – Newsletter

In 2015 & 2020, Bowen National Research completed a regional housing needs assessments on behalf of the city of Asheville, North Carolina that included analyses of the city of Asheville and the surrounding four-county region of Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania counties. Our firm has continued to provide ongoing consulting services to the city for a variety of projects. The

External January 20, 2015

Ohio Statewide Tax Credit Rental Housing Data

Since 2011, our firm has been conducting statewide rental housing surveys on Tax Credit properties for various states that we select. Thus far we have surveyed nine different states, which include Georgia (2013), Indiana (2012), Iowa (2012), Kentucky (2013), Ohio (2014 our most recent), Pennsylvania (2012), South Carolina (2012), Tennessee (2013), and Virginia (2012). These surveys are all conducted by

Patrick Bowen October 28, 2014

Importance of a Market Feasibility Analysis

End users such as developers, syndicators and/or state agencies often hire professional market analysts to conduct a market feasibility analysis (market study) for a proposed development within a particular market. But what is the need for, or importance of, a market study? Further, and more importantly, what makes a good market study? The need for, or importance of, a market

Craig Rupert August 19, 2014

How Tribal Housing Authorities Can Improve Telling the Story of Housing Needs

As part of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, applicants for Tax Credits are required to submit a variety of documents and reports to their state housing finance agency as part of the application process. One element of the application process is a market feasibility study. Market feasibility studies are reports that include such things as demographic, economic and

Patrick Bowen July 14, 2014