The Corpus Christi Housing Finance Corporation is seeking proposals from qualified consultant teams to prepare a Housing Needs Assessment that will identify current and projected gaps between demand for and supply of housing within the city limits at all household income levels and housing types. The Housing Needs assessment will provide a critical review of the community’s housing ecosystem, including demographic and housing data trends and projections, as well as current and anticipated future financial and policy barriers/challenges. While the focus of the analysis is on affordable housing needs, a comprehensive investigation across all incomes and housing types is necessary because of the market pressures on lower-income households. Based on the findings of the Housing Needs Assessment, the consultant team will prepare a Toolkit with recommended policy and programs to address the current and projected gap in housing availability at all income levels and housing types. Both the Housing Needs Assessment and Toolkit documents will establish quantitative metrics that will permit the City to measure progress over time. The selected consultant team should have demonstrated experience with demographic and housing data analysis from secondary sources. Such sources should include but are not limited to U.S. Decennial Census and American Community Survey, HUD CHAS dataset, Texas Demographic Center, local appraisal district datasets, local and state real estate research centers such as the Texas A&M Real Estate Center and local Realtor associations, as well as private-sector real estate data sources. In addition, the consultant team should have experience with GIS and data visualization software to be able to communicate key findings that emerge from the data analysis, including geographic distribution of housing needs and opportunities.
