{"id":2317,"date":"2015-09-18T13:04:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T13:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2020-07-13T22:34:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T22:34:21","slug":"targeted-areas-nc-mcc-tax-credit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/targeted-areas-nc-mcc-tax-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Buyers Get an Exception for a tax credit in Targeted Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2326\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2326 size-square\" src=\"https:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/first-time-buyers-family-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"You don't always have to be a first time buyer for an MCC tax credit!\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You don&#8217;t always have to be a first time buyer for an MCC tax credit!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>The first time homebuyer requirement for an <a href=\"http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/1st-time-buyer-mcc-tax-credit-nc\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MCC Tax Credit<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>through the NC Housing Finance Agency does not have to be met if the borrower&#8217;s residence is located in a &#8220;designated Targeted Area&#8221; as listed below.<\/h1>\n<p>A targeted area is any area designated by the federal government to receive special consideration based on economic conditions and the housing stock.\u00a0 A Targeted Area is defined as a census tract in which 70% or more of the households have an income which is 80% or less of the area median family income.\u00a0 Such areas are not subject to the prior home ownership restriction.\u00a0 Federal regulations require NC Housing Finance Agency\u00a0to set aside a portion of the bond funds for Targeted Areas for one year.<\/p>\n<h2>Targeted areas eligible for the first time home buyer exemption with an <a href=\"http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/1st-time-buyer-mcc-tax-credit-nc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MCC Tax Credit<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>are as follows:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ffiec.gov\/Geocode\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FFIEC Geocoding System<\/a>. This list is subject to change.\u00a0 Click on the county to view eligible areas<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/NEW-MCC-INCOME-LIMITS-06012016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to see the Household Income limits for the MCC Tax Credit<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[av_button label=&#8217;Read More About the MCC Tax Credit Here&#8217; link=&#8217;manually,http:\/\/teammovemortgage.com\/1st-time-buyer-mcc-tax-credit-nc\/&#8217; link_target=&#8217;_blank&#8217; size=&#8217;large&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; icon_select=&#8217;no&#8217; icon=&#8217;ue800&#8242; font=&#8217;entypo-fontello&#8217; color=&#8217;theme-color&#8217; custom_bg=&#8217;#444444&#8242; custom_font=&#8217;#ffffff&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 2705px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"465\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37001_alamance\/DC10CT_C37001_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alamance<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0208.01, 0210.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37013_beaufort\/DC10CT_C37013_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beaufort<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">9303.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\" width=\"150\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37021_buncombe\/DC10CT_C37021_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buncombe<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\" width=\"315\">0002.00, 0009.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37025_cabarrus\/DC10CT_C37025_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cabarrus<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0407.03, 0419.01, 0421.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37027_caldwell\/DC10CT_C37027_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caldwell<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">0302.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37035_catawba\/DC10CT_C37035_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catawba<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0104.02, 0107.00, 0110.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37045_cleveland\/DC10CT_C37045_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">9509.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37049_craven\/DC10CT_C37049_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craven<\/a><\/td>\n<td>9608.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37051_cumberland\/DC10CT_C37051_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cumberland<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">0002.00, 0005.00, 0010.00, 0012.00, 0024.01, 0034.03, 0034.08, 0038.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37057_davidson\/DC10CT_C37057_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Davidson<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0608.00, 0614.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37061_duplin\/DC10CT_C37061_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Duplin<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">0908.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37063_durham\/DC10CT_C37063_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Durham<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">0005.00, 0009.00, 0011.00, 0013.01, 0014.00, 0015.01, 0015.02, 0017.09, 0022.00, 0023.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37065_edgecombe\/DC10CT_C37065_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edgecombe<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">0202.00, 0204.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37067_forsyth\/DC10CT_C37067_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forsyth<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0003.01, 0004.00, 0005.00, 0006.00, 0007.00, 0008.01, 0008.02, 0009.00, 0016.02, 0019.01, 0034.03, 0034.04, 0037.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37071_gaston\/DC10CT_C37071_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaston<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0319.00, 0320.00, 0321.00, 0331.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37075_graham\/DC10CT_C37075_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graham<\/a><\/td>\n<td>9201.00, 9203.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37081_guilford\/DC10CT_C37081_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guilford<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">0101.00, 0103.00, 0110.00, 0111.01, 0112.00, 0114.00, 0115.00, 0116.02, 0119.04, 0126.08, 0126.11, 0127.07, 0136.01, 0138.00, 0139.00, 0140.00, 0142.00, 0143.00, 0145.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37097_iredell\/DC10CT_C37097_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iredell<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0602.00, 0604.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37105_lee\/DC10CT_C37105_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lee<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0303.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37107_lenoir\/DC10CT_C37107_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenoir<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0102.00, 0103.00, 0104.00, 0105.00, 0107.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37119_mecklenburg\/DC10CT_C37119_000.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mecklenburg<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0008.00, 0009.00, 0019.10, 0019.18, 0023.00, 0031.09, 0037.00, 0038.08, 0039.02, 0039.03, 0041.00, 0042.00, 0043.02, 0045.00, 0047.00, 0051.00, 0052.00, 0053.01, 0053.07, 0053.08, 0058.24, 0058.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37129_new_hanover\/DC10CT_C37129_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Hanover<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0101.00, 0105.02, 0110.00, 0111.00, 0114.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37133_onslow\/DC10CT_C37133_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Onslow<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">0008.00, 0009.00, 0026.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37135_orange\/DC10CT_C37135_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orange<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0113.00, 0116.01, 0116.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37139_pasquotank\/DC10CT_C37139_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pasquotank<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">9603.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37141_pender\/DC10CT_C37141_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pender<\/a><\/td>\n<td>9202.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37147_pitt\/DC10CT_C37147_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pitt<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0002.01, 0006.02, 0007.01, 0007.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37151_randolph\/DC10CT_C37151_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Randolph<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0303.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37153_richmond\/DC10CT_C37153_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richmond<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">9706.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37155_robeson\/DC10CT_C37155_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robeson<\/a><\/td>\n<td>9603.00, 9605.01, 9608.01, 9608.02, 9611.00, 9618.02, 9620.01, 9620.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37157_rockingham\/DC10CT_C37157_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rockingham<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0414.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37159_rowan\/DC10CT_C37159_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rowan<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0504.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37165_scotland\/DC10CT_C37165_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scotland<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0102.00, 0103.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37179_union\/DC10CT_C37179_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Union<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0204.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37181_vance\/DC10CT_C37181_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vance<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">9606.00, 9607.00, 9608.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37183_wake\/DC10CT_C37183_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wake<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0507.00, 0508.00, 0509.00, 0511.01, 0520.01, 0524.08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37191_wayne\/DC10CT_C37191_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wayne<\/a><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\">0007.00, 0015.00, 0018.00, 0020.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.census.gov\/geo\/maps\/dc10map\/tract\/st37_nc\/c37195_wilson\/DC10CT_C37195_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilson<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0001.00, 0002.00, 0003.00, 0007.00, 0008.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- InstanceEndEditable --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first time homebuyer requirement for an MCC Tax Credit through the NC Housing Finance Agency does not have to be met if the borrower&#8217;s residence is located in a &#8220;designated 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