Clarendon Awarded Texas Contract
Clarendon has been selected by Opportunity Home San Antonio (formerly San Antonio Housing Authority) to provide HUD Section 8 Rent Comparability Studies (RCS) for properties in its San Antonio, Texas portfolio.
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.
For more information on the market rent threshold test, read our article HUD Introduces New 150% Mandatory Market Rent Threshold Test.
Search the HUD FY 2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR) - these numbers will be effective for any Rent
Comparability Study (RCS) signed by the owner’s appraiser on or after October 1, 2025.
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 THE OPPORTUNITY HOME SAN ANTONIO (FORMERLY SAN ANTONIO HOUSING AUTHORITY)
Opportunity Home San Antonio, founded in 1937, is the largest housing authority in Texas by number of housing units and one of only 39 public housing authorities nationwide with the prestigious Moving-to-Work designation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
This designation provides Opportunity Home with administrative and programmatic flexibilities to test innovative, locally-designed housing and self-sufficiency strategies. The organization serves over 65,000 children, adults, and senior citizens through three primary affordable housing programs: Public Housing (6,252 units at 70 properties), Housing Choice Voucher Program/Section 8 (13,922 voucher holders), and Mixed-Income Housing (7,038 units at 46 properties).
ABOUT CLARENDON
Clarendon, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a trusted partner for government compliance and advisory solutions, specializing in HUD-compliant services, property inspections, facility support and strategic guidance for agencies, housing authorities and property owners nationwide.
Clarendon has been awarded contracts with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including the Northeast Region, and provides compliance services in major markets nationwide. Our core services include Valuation Services, Inspection Services, Facility Support Services, and Advisory Services.
Clarendon is committed to delivering compliance through expertise and innovation, serving local, state and federal agencies while empowering property owners and being trusted by housing authorities nationwide.
