Annual Reporting

The Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and HOME programs require an annual report for each multifamily or homeownership project under contract. The report documents each project’s performance during the previous calendar year. To learn more about how HTF reviews reports and monitors contractors, please refer to Chapter 5 of the HTF Handbook (PDF).

How are Annual Reports Submitted?

Multifamily and homeownership projects report through the Web-Based Annual Reporting System (WBARS).

When are Annual Reports due?

For multifamily projects reporting in WBARS:

  • Tables 1, 2 and 3, detailing calendar year tenant and demographic information, are due by January 31 of each year.

  • Table 4, detailing calendar year financial and reserve information, is due by June 30 of each year.

For shelters, seasonal farmworker housing, and other projects using an “alternate” report format in WBARS:

  • Tables 2 and 3, detailing calendar year tenant and demographic information, are due by January 31 of each year.
  • Table 4, detailing calendar year financial and reserve information, is due by June 30 of each year.
  • Table 1 is not required.
  • Note that projects with multiple sites may have multiple report formats.
  • For homeownership projects:
  • Annual reports for calendar year 2020 are due by Dec. 15, 2021.
  • PLEASE NOTE: Effective from the 2020 reporting year, all annual reporting is now done through WBARS.

For WBARS Users

For information, instructions, and WBARS training opportunities, refer to the Washington State Housing Finance Commission’s WBARS webpage. A User Guide (PDF) is also available.

Please mark www.wbars.com as safe in your junk mail to ensure your email system will accept messages from WBARS.

Backup documentation is required. Please refer to the Matrix of Supplemental Annual Report Materials (PDF) to see what documents are required by the state Housing Trust Fund. Email Commerce-required supplemental materials directly to 2023htfannualreport@commerce.wa.gov.

Program Contacts

For Contract Compliance

Teri Lawless
teri.lawless@commerce.wa.gov

Sarah Dunn
Email: Sarah.Dunn@commerce.wa.gov

Josh Peck
Email: josh.peck@commerce.wa.gov

Tracy Aiken
Email: tracy.aiken@commerce.wa.gov

For Homeownership Contract Compliance

Homeownership Annual Report Mailbox
Email: htfhomeownership@commerce.wa.gov

For Contract Review or Amendment

HTF Portfolio Management
htfportfoliomgmt@commerce.wa.gov

For WBARS Compliance Technical Assistance

Sarah Blackburn
wbars@commerce.wa.gov

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