WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III L P
10-K/A, 1999-06-29
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                                   FORM 10-K/A
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

(Mark One)

   x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
                                  ACT OF 1934

                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998

                                       OR

     o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

             For the transition period from ________ to ___________

                         Commission file number: 0-21494


                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.

California                                                           33-0463432
State or other jurisdiction of                                 (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization                                Identification No.)



              3158 Redhill Avenue, Suite 120, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

                                 (714) 662-5565

                    Securities registered pursuant to Section
                               12(b) of the Act:

                                      NONE

                    Securities registered pursuant to section
                               12(g) of the Act:

                      UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ____

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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation  S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,  to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.  x

State the  aggregate  market  value of the  voting and  non-voting
common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant.

                                  INAPPLICABLE


                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part
of the Form 10-K  (e.g.,  Part I, Part II,  etc.)  into  which the  document  is
incorporated:  (1) Any  annual  report  to  security  holders;  (2) Any proxy or
information  statement;  and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or
(c) under the  Securities Act of 1933.  The listed  documents  should be clearly
described for identification  purposes (e.g.,  annual report to security holders
for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).

                                      NONE
















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UNIT I.

Item 1.  Business

Organization

WNC  Housing Tax Credit  Fund III,  L.P.  ("the  Partnership")  is a  California
Limited  Partnership formed under the laws of the State of California on May 10,
1991. The  Partnership was formed to acquire  limited  partnership  interests in
other  limited  partnerships  or limited  liability  companies  ("Local  Limited
Partnerships")  which own multifamily  apartment complexes that are eligible for
low-income housing federal income tax credits (the "Low Income Housing Credit").

The  general  partner  of  the  Partnership  is WNC Tax Credits  Partners,  L.P.
("TCP"  or the  "General  Partner").  The  general  partners  of TCP  are  WNC &
Associates,  Inc.  ("Associates")  and Wilfred N. Cooper, Sr. Wilfred N. Cooper,
Sr., through the Cooper Revocable Trust,  owns 66.8% of the outstanding stock of
Associates.  John  B.  Lester,  Jr.  was the  original  limited  partner  of the
Partnership and owns,  through the Lester Family Trust, 28.6% of the outstanding
stock of  Associates.  The business of the  Partnership  is conducted  primarily
through Associates, as the Partnership has no employees of its own.

Pursuant to a  registration  statement  filed with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission on January 2, 1992, the  Partnership  commenced a public  offering of
15,000 Units of Limited Partnership  Interest ("Units") at a price of $1,000 per
Unit.  As of the close of the public  offering on September 30, 1993, a total of
15,000  Units  representing  $15,000,000  had been  sold.  Holders  of Units are
referred to herein as "Limited Partners."

Description of Business

The  Partnership's  principal  business  objective  is to  provide  its  Limited
Partners with Low Income Housing Credits.  The Partnership's  principal business
therefore  consists of investing as a limited partner or non-managing  member in
Local  Limited  Partnerships  each of which will own and operate a  multi-family
housing  complex (the "Housing  Complex")  which will qualify for the Low Income
Housing Credit.  In general,  under Section 42 of the Internal  Revenue Code, an
owner of low-income housing can receive the Low Income Housing Credit to be used
to reduce  Federal  taxes  otherwise due in each year of a ten-year  period.  In
general,  under Section 17058 of the  California  Revenue and Taxation  Code, an
owner of low-income housing can receive the Low Income Housing Credit to be used
against  California taxes otherwise due in each year of a four-year period.  The
Housing Complex is subject to a fifteen-year  compliance period (the "Compliance
Period"),  and under state law may have to be maintained  as low income  housing
for 30 or more years.

In general,  in order to avoid  recapture  of Low Income  Housing  Credits,  the
Partnership  does not  expect  that it will  dispose of its  interests  in Local
Limited Partnerships ("Local Limited Partnership Interests") or approve the sale
by any Local Limited  Partnership of its Housing Complex prior to the end of the
applicable  Compliance  Period.  Because  of  (i)  the  nature  of  the  Housing
Complexes,  (ii) the  difficulty of predicting  the resale market for low-income
housing  15 or more years in the  future,  and (iii) the  ability of  government
lenders to  disapprove  of transfer,  it is not possible at this time to predict
whether the liquidation of the  Partnership's  assets and the disposition of the
proceeds,  if any, in  accordance  with the  Partnership's  Agreement of Limited
Partnership,  as amended "by Supplements thereto" (the "Partnership Agreement"),
will be able to be accomplished  promptly at the end of the 15-year period. If a
Local  Limited  Partnership  is  unable  to  sell  its  Housing  Complex,  it is
anticipated that the local general partner ("Local General Partner") will either
continue to operate such Housing Complex or take such other actions as the Local
General  Partner  believes  to be in the  best  interest  of the  Local  Limited
Partnership.  Notwithstanding the preceding, circumstances beyond the control of
the  General  Partner  or the  Local  General  Partners  may  occur  during  the
Compliance   Period,   which  would  require  the  Partnership  to  approve  the
disposition of an Housing Complex prior to the end thereof,  possibly  resulting
in recapture of Low Income Housing Credits.

As of December 31, 1998,  the  Partnership  had  invested in  forty-eight  Local
Limited  Partnerships.  Each of these Local Limited  Partnerships owns a Housing
Complex  that is eligible  for the federal Low Income  Housing  Credit.  Certain
Local Limited  Partnerships may also benefit from government  programs promoting
low- or moderate-income housing.

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The Partnership's  investments in Local Limited  Partnerships are subject to the
risks incident to the management and ownership of low-income  housing and to the
management and ownership of multi-unit  residential  real estate.  Some of these
risks  are that the Low  Income  Housing  Credit  could be  recaptured  and that
neither the  Partnership's  investments  nor the Housing  Complexes owned by the
Local Limited Partnerships will be readily marketable. To the extent the Housing
Complexes  receive  government  financing  or operating  subsidies,  they may be
subject to one or more of the following risks: difficulties in obtaining tenants
for the Housing Complexes; difficulties in obtaining rent increases; limitations
on cash distributions; limitations on sales or refinancing of Housing Complexes;
limitations on transfers of Local Limited Partnership Interests;  limitations on
removal of Local General Partners; limitations on subsidy programs; and possible
changes in applicable regulations. The Housing Complexes are subject to mortgage
indebtedness.  If a Local  Limited  Partnership  does  not  makes  its  mortgage
payments,  the lender could foreclose resulting in a loss of the Housing Complex
and Low Income Housing Credits.  As a limited partner or non-managing  member of
the Local Limited  Partnerships,  the Partnership  will have very limited rights
with respect to  management  of the Local  Limited  Partnerships,  and will rely
totally  on the  general  partners  or  managing  members  of the Local  Limited
Partnerships for management of the Local Limited Partnerships.  The value of the
Partnership's  investments  will be subject to  changes  in  national  and local
economic conditions,  including unemployment  conditions,  which could adversely
impact vacancy levels, rental payment defaults and operating expenses.  This, in
turn, could substantially  increase the risk of operating losses for the Housing
Complexes and the Partnership.  In addition,  each Local Limited  Partnership is
subject to risks relating to environmental hazards and natural disasters,  which
might be uninsurable.  Because the Partnership's operations will depend on these
and other  factors  beyond the  control  of the  General  Partner  and the Local
General  Partners,  there can be no assurance  that the  anticipated  Low Income
Housing Credits will be available to Limited Partners.

In addition,  Limited  Partners are subject to risks in that the rules governing
the Low Income  Housing  Credit are  complicated,  and the use of credits can be
limited.  The only  material  benefit from an investment in Units may be the Low
Income Housing Credits. There are limits on the transferability of Units, and it
is unlikely that a market for Units will  develop.  All  Partnership  management
decisions are made by the General Partner.

As a limited partner or non-managing  member,  the  Partnership's  liability for
obligations of each Local Limited Partnership is limited to its investment.  The
Local General Partners of each Local Limited  Partnership retain  responsibility
for developing,  constructing,  maintaining,  operating and managing the Housing
Complexes.

Item 2. Properties

Through its investments in Local Limited  Partnerships,  the  Partnership  holds
limited  partnership  interests in the Housing  Complexes.  The following  table
reflects the status of the forty-eight Housing Complexes as of December 31, 1998
and for the periods indicated:

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                                                                              As of December 31, 1998
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                                                                       Partnership's                                    Encumbrances
                                                                       Total Investment  Amount of     Estimated        of Local
                                    General Partner   Number    Occu-  in Local Limited  Investment    Low Income       Limited
Partnership Name      Location      Name              of Units  pancy  Partnerships      Paid to Date  Housing Credits  Partnerships
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   <S>                <C>           <C>                 <C>     <C>       <C>           <C>             <C>               <C>

Beaumont Elderly      Beaumont,     Donald W. Sowell    30      100%      $ 229,000     $  229,000      $  462,000        $  933,000
Housing, L.P.         Mississippi

Brownfield Seniors    Brownfield,   Winston Sullivan    24      100%        147,000        147,000         292,000           691,000
Community, Ltd.       Texas

Buffalo Apartments,   Buffalo,      Donald W. Sowell    24      100%         91,000         91,000         177,000           388,000
Ltd.                  Texas

Cambridge Court       Grottoes,     Alexander P. Fekas
Associates Limited    Virginia      and Fred P.
Partnership                         Bullington          39      100%        254,000        254,000         557,000         1,333,000

Candleridge Apart-    Bondurant,    Eric A. Sheldahl    23      100%         99,000         99,000         222,000           605,000
ments of Bondurant    Iowa
L.P.

Candleridge Apart-    Waukee,       Eric A. Sheldahl    23      100%        101,000        101,000         227,000           659,000
ments of Waukee L.P.  Iowa

Carlinville           Carlinville,  Kenneth M. Vitor    20       75%        105,000        105,000         208,000           503,000
Associates I, L.P.    Illinois

Cherokee Housing,     Cedar Bluff,  Thomas H. Cooksey
Ltd.                  Alabama       and Apartment
                                    Developers, Inc.    19      100%        110,000        110,000         272,000           624,000

Chester Associates    Chester,      Kenneth M. Vitor    24       88%        159,000        159,000         358,000           694,000
I, a Limited Partner- Illinois
ship

Clinton Terrace       Albany,       Eddie C. Dalton     24       92%        138,000        138,000         290,000           774,000
Apartments, Ltd.      Kentucky

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                                                                                   As of December 31, 1998
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                                                                          Partnership's                     Estimated   Encumbrances
                                                                          Total Investment   Amount of      Low Income  of Local
                                        General Partner   Number   Occu-  in Local Limited   Investment     Housing     Limited
Partnership Name      Location          Name              of Units pancy  Partnerships       Paid to Date   Credits     Partnerships
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<S>                   <C>              <C>                 <C>    <C>       <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>
Coffeeville           Coffeeville,     Thomas H. Cooksey
Housing, Ltd          Alabama          and Apartment
                                       Developers, Inc.    19      63%      103,000         103,000         239,000          547,000

Coosa County          Rockford,        Thomas H. Cooksey
Housing, Ltd.         Alabama          and Apartment
                                       Developers, Inc.    19      90%      103,000         103,000         265,000          566,000

Crockett Manor,       Crockett,        Jean Johnson        40      98%      184,000         184,000         383,000          905,000
Ltd.                  Texas

Crockett Manor        Crockett,        Jean Johnson        36      94%      203,000         203,000         446,000        1,026,000
SeniorCitizens        Texas
Complex, Ltd.

Delta Manor, L.P.     Techula,         Glenn D. Miller     36      94%      227,000         227,000         499,000        1,239,000
                      Mississippi

Eupora Apartments,    Eupora,          Richard Tenhet and
L.P.                  Mississippi      Geraldine Tenhet    36     100%      138,000         138,000         310,000        1,208,000

Fairview Village V,   Carroll,         Kevin A. Bierl      20     100%      119,000         119,000         273,000          597,000
Limited Partnership   Iowa

Fox Lake Manor        Fox Lake,        William E.
Limited Partnership   Wisconsin        Paschke, Jr. and
                                       Robert E. Campbell  12      75%       84,000          84,000         161,000          376,000

Ft. Deposit Housing,  Fort Deposit,    Thomas H. Cooksey
Ltd.                  Alabama          and Apartment
                                       Developers, Inc.    23      83%      127,000         127,000         330,000          706,000
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                                                                                As of December 31, 1998
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                                                                      Partnership's                                    Encumbrances
                                                                      Total Investment  Amount of     Estimated        of Local
                                     General Partner  Number  Occu-   in Local Limited  Investment    Low Income       Limited
Partnership Name    Location         Name            of Units pancy   Partnerships      Paid to Date  Housing Credits  Partnerships
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<S>                  <C>             <C>               <C>      <C>        <C>             <C>                <C>          <C>
Gulf Coast           Gulfport,       Philip Napier     59       98%        320,000         320,000            698,000      1,454,000
Apartments, L.P.     Mississippi

Gulf Coast Apart-    Long Beach,     Philip Napier     60       95%        315,000         315,000            685,000      1,462,000
ments of Long        Mississippi
Beach, L.P.

Heritage Colonial    Blackshear,     Robert J.
Homes, L.P.          Georgia         Deharder and
                                     Jacqueline F.
                                     McPhillips        20      100%        125,000         115,000            126,000        530,000

HOI Limited          Benson, North   Housing
Partnership of       Carolina        Opportunities,
Benson                               Inc.              50       98%        269,000         269,000            577,000      1,234,000

HOI Limited          Dallas, North   Housing
Partnership of       Carolina        Opportunities,
Dallas                               Inc.              60      100%        366,000         366,000            787,000      1,719,000

HOI Limited          Dunn, North     Housing
Partnership of       Carolina        Opportunities,
Dunn                                 Inc.              34       97%        170,000         170,000            366,000        830,000

HOI Limited          Kings           Housing
Partnership of       Mountain,       Opportunities,
Kings Mt.            North Carolina  Inc.              46       98%        262,000         262,000            563,000      1,245,000

HOI Limited          Sanford, North  Housing
Partnership of       Carolina        Opportunities,
Lee                                  Inc.              78       93%        419,000         419,000            901,000      2,008,000

HOI Limited          Sanford, North  Housing
Partnership of       Carolina        Opportunities,
Sanford                              Inc.              50      100%        277,000         277,000            594,000      1,283,000

HOI Limited          Selma, North    Housing
Partnership of       Carolina        Opportunities,
Selma                                Inc.              58       98%        271,000         271,000            582,000      1,250,000

Killbuck Limited     Killbuck,       Georg E. Maharg   24      100%        151,000         151,000            338,000        753,000
Partnership          Ohio

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                                                                                As of December 31, 1998
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                                                                         Partnership's                    Estimated    Encumbrances
                                        General                          Total Investment  Amount of      Low Income   of Local
                                        Partner        Number    Occu-   in Local Limited  Investment     Housing      Limited
Partnership Name        Location        Name           of Units  pancy   Partnerships      Paid to Date   Credits      Partnerships
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<S>                     <C>             <C>                <C>      <C>       <C>             <C>         <C>              <C>
Lake Ridge              Tiptonville,    Lewis Beasley,
Apartments, L.P.        Tennessee       Jr. and Carol
                                        Beasley            44       100%      317,000         317,000       647,000        1,469,000

Levelland Manor,        Levelland,      1600 Capital
L.P.                    Texas           Company            36        97%      175,000         175,000       393,000          909,000

Logan Park              Caldwell,       Riley J. Hill      50       100%      571,000         571,000     1,281,000        2,288,000
Associates              Idaho
Limited Partnership

Meadow Run              Gordonsville,   Alexander P.
Associates              Virginia        Fekas and Fred
Limited Partnership                     P. Bullington      43       100%      302,000         302,000       662,000        1,497,000

Oakdale Senior          Oakdale,        Oakdale Senior
Housing Limited         California      Housing
Partnership                             Corporation        80       100%      919,000         919,000     2,110,000        3,089,000

Orange Beach            Orange Beach,   Thomas H.
Housing, Ltd.           Alabama         Cooksey and
                                        Apartment
                                        Developers, Inc.   31       100%      229,000         208,000       472,000        1,097,000

Parks I Limited         Chatham,        Sallie B. Garst
Partnership             Virginia        and Lillien S.
                                        Brown              39       100%      253,000         253,000       568,000        1,251,000

Post Manor, L.P.        Post,           1600 Capital
                        Texas           Company            24        96%      117,000         117,000       263,000          604,000

Red Bud Associates      Red Bud,        Kenneth M. Vitor   20        90%      135,000         135,000       303,000          602,000
I, a Limited            Illinois
Partnership

Steeleville             Steeleville,    Kenneth M. Vitor   16        88%      110,000         110,000       247,000          541,000
Associates I, a         Illinois
Limited Partnership

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                                                                                As of December 31, 1998
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                                                                       Partnership's                                    Encumbrances
                                                                       Total Investment  Amount of     Estimated        of Local
                                    General Partner  Number    Occu-   in Local Limited  Investment    Low Income       Limited
Partnership Name      Location         Name          of Units  pancy   Partnerships      Paid to Date  Housing Credits  Partnerships
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<S>                   <C>             <C>              <C>       <C>       <C>             <C>         <C>              <C>

Tanglewood            Frankfurt,      Georg E. Maharg
Limited               Ohio            and Maharg
Partnership                           Realty, Inc.     36        100%      212,000         212,000       475,000        1,071,000

Village Lane          Farmington,     ERC Properties,
Properties, a         Arkansas        Inc.             36        100%      168,000         168,000       370,000          891,000
Limited Partnership

Whitted Forest        Hillsborough,   Hillsborough
Limited Partnership   North           Affordable
                      Carolina        Housing
                                      Corporation      35        100%      685,000         685,000     1,572,000        1,042,000

Wilcam Housing,       Camden,         Thomas H.
Ltd.                  Alabama         Cooksey and
                                      Apartment
                                      Developers,
                                      Inc.             19        100%      126,000         106,000       299,000          624,000

Wills Point Manor,    Wills Point,    1600 Capital
L.P.                  Texas           Company          24         96%      124,000         124,000       277,000          631,000

Windmere Associates   Lexington,      Alexander P.
Limited Partnership   Virginia        Fekas and
                                      Fred P.
                                      Bullington       38        100%      291,000         291,000       539,000        1,490,000

Woodlands Apart-      Mount           1600 Capital
ments, L.P.           Pleasant,       Company          48         96%      239,000         239,000       537,000        1,259,000
                      Texas

Woodview Limited      Chillicothe,    Michael K.
Partnership           Illinois and    Moore            36        100%      269,000         269,000       362,000        1,201,000
                      Glassford,                   ------       ----    ----------      ----------    ----------       ----------
                      Illinois                      1,685         96%  $10,908,000     $10,857,000   $23,565,000      $49,698,000
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                                     For the year ended December 31, 1998
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                                                                                   Low Income Housing Credits
Partnership Name                     Rental Income        Net Income/(loss)        Allocated to Partnership
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<S>                                   <C>                <C>                                  <C>

Beaumont Elderly Housing, L.P.        $     93,000       $    (23,000)                         99%

Brownfield Seniors Community,
Ltd.                                        81,000             (4,000)                         99%

Buffalo Apartments, Ltd.                    84,000              10,000                         99%

Cambridge Court Associates
Limited Partnership                        134,000            (33,000)                         99%

Candleridge Apartments of
Bondurant L.P.                             108,000            (16,000)                         99%

Candleridge Apartments of
Waukee L.P.                                129,000               4,000                         99%

Carlinville Associates I, L.P.              55,000            (38,000)                         99%

Cherokee Housing, Ltd.                      65,000            (14,000)                         99%

Chester Associates  I, a Limited
Partnership                                 73,000            (35,000)                         99%

Clinton Terrace Apartments,
Ltd.                                        72,000            (13,000)                         99%

Coffeeville Housing, Ltd.                   45,000            (21,000)                         99%

Coosa County Housing, Ltd.                  56,000            (10,000)                         99%

Crockett Manor, Ltd.                       131,000            (14,000)                         99%

Crockett Manor Senior Citizens
Complex, Ltd.                              111,000             (9,000)                         99%

Delta Manor, L.P.                          145,000            (27,000)                         99%

Eupora Apartments, L.P.                    111,000            (31,000)                         99%

Fairview Village V, Limited
Partnership                                 75,000             (5,000)                         99%

Fox Lake Manor Limited
Partnership                                 42,000            (10,000)                         99%

Ft. Deposit Housing, Ltd.                   68,000            (21,000)                         99%

Gulf Coast Apartments, L.P.                191,000            (26,000)                         99%

Gulf Coast Apartments of Long
Beach, L.P.                                216,000            (21,000)                         99%

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                                     For the year ended December 31, 1998
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                                                                                   Low Income Housing Credits
Partnership Name                       Rental Income      Net Income/(loss)        Allocated to Partnership
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<S>                                       <C>                <C>                               <C>
Heritage Colonial Homes, L.P.              67,000            (14,000)                          99%

HOI Limited Partnership of
Benson                                    177,000            (26,000)                          99%

HOI Limited Partnership of
Dallas                                    199,000            (57,000)                          99%

HOI Limited Partnership of
Dunn                                      121,000            (17,000)                          99%

HOI Limited Partnership of
Kings Mt.                                 144,000            (37,000)                          99%

HOI Limited Partnership of Lee            266,000            (60,000)                          99%

HOI Limited Partnership of
Sanford                                   190,000            (33,000)                          99%

HOI Limited Partnership of
Selma                                     207,000            (26,000)                          99%

Killbuck Limited Partnership               77,000            (28,000)                          99%

Lake Ridge Apartments, L.P.               136,000            (13,000)                          99%

Levelland Manor, L.P.                     115,000            (20,000)                          99%

Logan Park Associates Limited
Partnership                               388,000            (56,000)                          99%

Meadow Run Associates Limited
Partnership                               156,000            (28,000)                          99%

Oakdale Senior Housing Limited
Partnership                               314,000           (152,000)                          99%

Orange Beach Housing, Ltd.                 98,000            (34,000)                          99%

Parks I Limited Partnership               210,000            (37,000)                          99%

Post Manor, L.P.                           68,000            (16,000)                          99%

Red Bud Associates I, a Limited
Partnership                                66,000            (29,000)                          99%

Steeleville Associates I, a
Limited Partnership                        49,000            (19,000)                          99%

Tanglewood Limited Partnership            102,000            (36,000)                          99%

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                                     For the year ended December 31, 1998
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                                                                                  Low Income Housing Credits
Partnership Name                      Rental Income      Net Income/(loss)        Allocated to Partnership
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<S>                                   <C>             <C>                                     <C>
Village Lane Properties, a
Limited Partnership                     193,000            (42,000)                           99%

Whitted Forest Limited
Partnership                             181,000            (13,000)                           99%

Wilcam Housing, Ltd.                     59,000            (16,000)                           99%

Wills Point Manor, L.P.                  79,000            (11,000)                           99%

Windmere Associates Limited
Partnership                             148,000            (38,000)                           99%

Woodlands Apartments, L.P.              154,000            (32,000)                           99%

Woodview Limited Partnership            152,000             (10,000)                          99%
                                   ------------        ------------

                                  $   6,201,000       $  (1,257,000)
                                   ============        ============

















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</TABLE>

<PAGE>

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

NONE.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

NONE.

PART II.

Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 5a.

(a)  The  Units  are not  traded on a public  exchange  but were sold  through a
     public offering.  It is not anticipated that any public market will develop
     for the  purchase  and  sale of any  Unit and  none  exists.  Units  can be
     assigned  only if certain  requirements  in the  Partnership  Agreement are
     satisfied.

(b)  At December 31, 1998, there were 1,013 Limited Partners.

(c)  The Partnership was not designed to provide cash  distributions  to Limited
     Partners in  circumstances  other than  refinancing  or  disposition of its
     investments in Local Limited Partnerships.

(d)  No unregistered securities were sold by the Partnership during 1998.

Item 5b.

NOT APPLICABLE

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

Selected  balance  sheet  information  for the  Partnership  is as follows as of
December 31:

<TABLE>

                                         1998             1997              1996             1995              1994
                                         ----             ----              ----             ----              ----
<S>                                <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>              <C>
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents          $  338,486       $  333,368        $  448,311       $  519,652       $ 1,110,349
Investments in limited
   partnerships, net                4,811,538        5,923,350         7,221,643        8,840,410         9,933,747
Loans receivable                            -                -                 -                -           137,000
Other assets                                -                -               531           17,004               220
                                    ---------        ---------         ---------        ---------        ----------
                                  $ 5,150,024      $ 6,256,718       $ 7,670,485      $ 9,377,066      $ 11,181,316
                                    =========        =========         =========        =========        ==========

LIABILITIES
Due to limited partnerships         $  50,818        $  50,818         $  50,818       $  159,730        $  634,968
Accrued fees and expenses due
   to general partner and
   affiliates                       1,225,414          923,399           750,497          516,327           229,044

PARTNERS' EQUITY                    3,873,792        5,282,501         6,869,170        8,701,009        10,317,304
                                    ---------        ---------         ---------        ---------        ----------
                                  $ 5,150,024      $ 6,256,718       $ 7,670,485      $ 9,377,066      $ 11,181,316
                                    =========        =========         =========        =========        ==========

</TABLE>

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<PAGE>
Selected  results of  operations,  cash  flows,  and other  information  for the
Partnership is as follows for the year ended December 31:

<TABLE>

                                         1998             1997              1996             1995              1994
                                         ----             ----              ----             ----              ----
<S>                             <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
Loss from operations            $   (360,770)    $   (356,655)     $   (425,201)    $   (303,845)     $   (271,337)
Equity in loss from limited
   partnerships                   (1,047,939)      (1,230,014)       (1,406,638)      (1,312,450)       (1,323,487)
                                  ----------       ----------        ----------       ----------        ----------
Net loss                        $ (1,408,709)    $ (1,586,669)     $ (1,831,839)    $ (1,616,295)     $ (1,594,824)
                                  ==========       ==========        ==========       ==========        ==========

Net loss allocated to:
        General partner         $    (14,087)    $    (15,866)     $    (18,318)    $    (16,163)     $    (15,948)
                                  ==========       ==========        ==========       ==========        ==========
        Limited partners        $ (1,394,622)    $ (1,570,803)     $ (1,813,521)    $ (1,600,132)     $ (1,578,876)
                                  ==========       ==========        ==========       ==========        ==========
Net loss per limited partner
   unit                            $  (92.97)      $  (104.72)       $  (120.90)      $  (106.68)       $  (105.26)
                                  ==========       ==========        ==========       ==========        ==========
Outstanding weighted limited
   partner units                      15,000           15,000            15,000           15,000            15,000
                                  ==========       ==========        ==========       ==========        ==========

</TABLE>

<TABLE>
                                         1998             1997              1996             1995              1994
                                         ----             ----              ----             ----              ----
<S>                               <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
Net cash provided by
   (used in):
     Operating activities         $  (11,507)      $ (135,974)       $  (73,931)      $  (16,170)       $  (38,224)
     Investing activities             16,625           21,031             2,590         (574,527)       (3,316,719)
     Financing activities                  -                -                 -                -           702,892
                                  ----------       ----------        ----------       ----------        ----------
Net change in cash and cash
   equivalents                         5,118         (114,943)          (71,341)        (590,697)       (2,652,051)
Cash and cash equivalents,
   beginning of period               333,368          448,311           519,652        1,110,349         3,762,400
                                  ----------       ----------        ----------       ----------        ----------
Cash and cash equivalents,
   end of period                  $  338,486       $  333,368        $  448,311       $  519,652       $ 1,110,349
                                  ==========       ==========        ==========       ==========        ==========

</TABLE>

Low Income Housing Credit per limited  partner unit was as follows for the years
ended December 31:

<TABLE>

                                         1998             1997              1996             1995              1994
                                         ----             ----              ----             ----              ----
<S>                                   <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
Federal                               $   157          $   157           $   157          $   152           $   119
State                                       -                -                 -                -                 -
                                       ------           ------            ------           ------            ------
Total                                 $   157          $   157           $   157          $   152           $   119
                                       ======           ======            ======           ======            ======
</TABLE>

Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

Financial Condition

The Partnership's assets at December 31, 1998 consisted primarily of $338,000 in
cash and aggregate  investments in the forty-eight Local Limited Partnerships of
$4,812,000.  Liabilities at December 31, 1998 primarily  consisted of $1,222,000
of accrued annual management fees due to the General Partners.

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<PAGE>
Results of Operations

Year Ended  December 31, 1998  Compared to Year Ended  December  31,  1997.  The
Partnership's  net loss for 1998 was  $(1,409,000),  reflecting  a  decrease  of
$178,000  from the net loss  experienced  in 1997.  The  decline  in net loss is
primarily due to equity in losses from limited  partnerships  which  declined to
$(1,048,000)  in 1998 from  $(1,230,000)  in 1997. This decrease was a result of
the   Partnership   not   recognizing   certain  losses  of  the  Local  Limited
Partnerships.  The  investments  in such Local Limited  Partnerships  reached $0
during 1998. Since the  Partnership's  liability with respect to its investments
is limited, losses in excess of investment are not recognized.  The reduction in
equity  losses  recognized  was  partially  offset by an  increase  in loss from
operations of $(4,000) in 1998 to $(361,000),  from $(357,000) in 1997, due to a
comparable increase in office expense allocations.

Year Ended  December 31, 1997  Compared to Year Ended  December  31,  1996.  The
Partnership's  net loss for 1997 was  $(1,587,000),  reflecting  a  decrease  of
$245,000  from the net loss  experienced  in 1996.  The  decline  in net loss is
primarily due to equity in losses from limited  partnerships  which  declined to
$(1,230,000)  in 1997 from  $(1,407,000)  in 1996,  because the  investments  in
certain Local Limited Partnerships  reached $0 during 1997. In addition,  losses
from operations decreased by $(68,000) in 1997 to $(357,000), from $(425,000) in
1996,  due to the write off of  $70,000 of bad debts in 1996  compared  to $0 in
1997.

Cash Flows

Year Ended  December 31, 1998  Compared to Year Ended  December  31,  1997.  Net
increase in cash in 1998 was $5,000, compared to net decrease in cash in 1997 of
$(115,000).  The change was due primarily to a decrease in operating  costs paid
to third  parties  partially  offset by a decline  in  distributions  from Local
Limited Partnerships.

Year Ended  December 31, 1997 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1996. Net cash
used in 1997 was  $(115,000),  compared to $(71,000) in 1996. The change was due
primarily  to an increase in  operating  costs paid to third  parties  partially
offset by a decline in investments in Local Limited Partnerships.

During  1998  accrued  payables,   which  consist  primarily  of  related  party
management fees due to the General Partner, increased by $(302,000). The General
Partner does not anticipate that these accrued fees will be paid until such time
as  capital  reserves  are  in  excess  of  future  forseeable  working  capital
requirements of the Partnership.

The Partnership  expects its future cash flows,  together with its net available
assets at December 31, 1998, to be  sufficient to meet all currently  forseeable
future cash requirements.

Impact of Year 2000 Issue

The General  Partner has assessed the  Partnership's  exposure to date sensitive
computer  systems that may not be operative  subsequent  to 1999. As a result of
this  assessment,  the  General  Partner  has  executed a plan to  minimize  the
Partnership's  exposure to financial loss and/or  disruption of normal  business
operations  that may  occur  as a result  of Year  2000  non-compliant  computer
systems.

Business Computer Systems

These systems include both computer hardware and software  applications relating
to operations such as financial reporting. The Partnership does not maintain its
own systems and thus utilizes the computer systems of the General  Partner.  The
General Partner  developed a compliance  plan for each of its business  computer
systems,  with  particular  attention  given to  critical  systems.  The General
Partner  contracted  with an outside  vendor to  evaluate,  test and repair such

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systems.  The assessment  consisted of determining the compliance with Year 2000
of critical  computer hardware and software.  Incidences of non-compliance  were
found with respect to computer  software  applications  and were corrected.  The
vendor found no instances of non-compliance  with respect to computer  hardware.
The amount expended and to be expended by the General Partner is nominal.

The Local General Partners or property  managers  maintain the business computer
systems that relate to the  operations  of the Local Limited  Partnerships.  The
General  Partner is in the process of obtaining  completed  questionnaires  from
such Local General  Partners and property  management  companies to assess their
respective  Year 2000  readiness.  The General Partner intends to identify those
Local  General  Partners and  property  management  companies  that have systems
critical to the operations of the Local Limited  Partnerships  that are not Year
2000  compliant.  For those  Local  General  Partners  and  property  management
companies  which  have  business  computer  systems  which will not be Year 2000
compliant  prior  to the Year  2000 and  where  the lack of such  compliance  is
determined to have a potential  material effect on the  Partnership's  financial
condition  and results of  operations,  the General  Partner  intends to develop
contingency plans which may include changing property management companies.

Outside Vendors

The General  Partner has obtained  assurances  from its  suppliers of electrical
power and banking and telecommunication services that their critical systems are
all Year 2000 compliant.  There exists,  however,  inherent uncertainty that all
systems of outside vendors or other third parties on which the General  Partner,
and thus the Partnership, and the Local General Partners and property management
companies,  and thus the  Local  Limited  Partnerships  rely  will be Year  2000
compliant. Therefore, the Partnership remains susceptible to the consequences of
third party critical computer systems being non-compliant.

Personal Computers

The General  Partner has  determined  that its  personal  computers  and related
software critical to the operations of the Partnership are Year 2000 compliant.

Item 7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

NOT APPLICABLE

Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
















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                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

              For The Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996

                                      with

               REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS












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<PAGE>






REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


To the Partners
WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P.

We have audited the  accompanying  balance  sheet of WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund
III, L.P. (a California Limited  Partnership) (the "Partnership") as of December
31, 1998, and the related  statements of operations,  partners' equity (deficit)
and cash  flows for the year then  ended.  These  financial  statements  are the
responsibility of the Partnership's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these financial  statements based on our audit.  We did not audit
the financial  statements of the limited  partnerships  in which WNC Housing Tax
Credit Fund III, L.P. is a limited partner.  These investments,  as discussed in
Note 2 to the financial statements,  are accounted for by the equity method. The
investments in these limited partnerships represented 93% of the total assets of
WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P. at December 31, 1998. Substantially all of
the  financial  statements  of the limited  partnerships  were  audited by other
auditors whose reports have been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it
relates to the amounts included for these limited partnerships,  is based solely
on the reports of the other auditors.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards  require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance   about  whether  the  financial   statements  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We  believe  that our audit and the  reports  of the  other  auditors  provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  based on our audit and the reports of the other  auditors,  the
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the  financial  position of WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III,  L.P. (a California
Limited  Partnership) as of December 31, 1998, and the results of its operations
and its cash  flows  for the year  then  ended,  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted accounting principles.



                                                BDO SEIDMAN, LLP


Orange County, California
April 1, 1999













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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT



To the Partners
WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P.


We have audited the  accompanying  balance  sheet of WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund
III, L.P. ( a California Limited Partnership) (the "Partnership") as of December
31, 1997, and the related  statements of operations,  partners' equity (deficit)
and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year  period ended  December 31,
1997. These financial  statements are the  responsibility  of the  Partnership's
management.  Our  responsibility  is to express  an  opinion on these  financial
statements based on our audit. We did not audit the financial  statements of the
limited partnerships in which WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P. is a limited
partner. These investments,  as discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements,
are  accounted  for by the  equity  method.  The  investments  in these  limited
partnerships  represented 95% of the total assets of WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund
III, L.P. at December 31, 1997. Substantially all of the financial statements of
the limited  partnerships were audited by other auditors whose reports have been
furnished to us, and our opinion,  insofar as it relates to the amounts included
for these  limited  partnerships,  is based  solely on the  reports of the other
auditors.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We  believe  that our audits and the  reports  of the other  auditors  provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  based on our audits and the reports of the other auditors,  the
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the  financial  position of WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III,  L.P. (a California
Limited  Partnership) as of December 31, 1997, and the results of its operations
and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year  period ended  December
31, 1997, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.



                                                       CORBIN & WERTZ



Irvine, California
March 23, 1998










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                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                                 BALANCE SHEETS

                           December 31, 1998 and 1997



                                              1998                    1997
                                              ----                    ----

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents               $        338,486        $        333,368
Investments in limited partnerships            4,811,538               5,923,350
  (Note 2)                                     ---------               ---------

                                        $      5,150,024        $      6,256,718
                                               =========               =========

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY
  (DEFICIT)

Liabilities:
   Due to limited partnerships          $         50,818        $         50,818
      (Note 4)
   Accrued fees and expenses due to
      general partner and affiliates           1,225,414                 923,399
      (Note 3)                                 ---------               ---------

         Total liabilities                     1,276,232                 974,217
                                               ---------               ---------

Commitments and contingencies

Partners' equity (deficit):
   General partner                                (1,783)                 12,304
   Limited partners (15,000 units
      authorized; 15,000 units issued
      and outstanding at December 31,
      1998 and 1997)                           3,875,575               5,270,197
                                               ---------               ---------

         Total partners' equity                3,873,792               5,282,501
                                               ---------               ---------

                                        $      5,150,024        $      6,256,718
                                               =========               =========


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                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

              For The Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996


                                    1998              1997               1996
                                    ----              ----               ----


Interest income                $     14,043       $    11,158       $    16,756
                                  ---------         ---------          --------

Operating expenses:
   Amortization (Note 2)             47,248            47,248            47,176
   Asset management fees            299,473           299,473           299,473
     (Note 3)
   Bad debt expense                       -                 -            70,455
     (Note 2)
   Office                            28,092            21,092            24,853
                                  ---------         ---------          --------

     Total operating expenses       374,813           367,813           441,957
                                  ---------         ---------          --------

Loss from operations               (360,770)         (356,655)         (425,201)

Equity in losses of limited      (1,047,939)       (1,230,014)       (1,406,638)
     partnerships (Note 2)
                                 ----------        ----------        ----------

Net loss                      $  (1,408,709)     $ (1,586,669)    $  (1,831,839)
                                 ==========        ==========        ==========

Net loss allocable to:
   General partner            $     (14,087)     $    (15,866)    $     (18,318)
                                 ==========        ==========        ==========

   Limited partners           $  (1,394,622)     $ (1,570,803)    $  (1,813,521)
                                 ==========        ==========        ==========

Net loss per limited partner  $      (92.97)     $    (104.72)    $     (120.90)
     unit                        ==========        ==========        ==========

Outstanding weighted limited         15,000            15,000            15,000
     partner units               ==========        ==========        ==========


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                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                    STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

              For The Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996


                                 General          Limited
                                 Partner          Partners            Total
                                 -------          --------            -----

Partners' equity at
     January 1, 1996           $    46,488    $    8,654,521      $   8,701,009

Net loss                           (18,318)       (1,813,521)        (1,831,839)
                                 ---------        ----------         ----------

Partners' equity at
     December 31, 1996              28,170         6,841,000          6,869,170

Net loss                           (15,866)       (1,570,803)        (1,586,669)
                                 ---------        ----------         ----------

Partners' equity at
     December 31, 1997              12,304         5,270,197          5,282,501

Net loss                           (14,087)       (1,394,622)        (1,408,709)
                                 ---------        ----------         ----------

Partners' equity (deficit)
     at December 31, 1998       $   (1,783)    $   3,875,575       $  3,873,792
                                 =========        ==========         ==========





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                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

              For The Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996


                                   1998             1997               1996
                                   ----             ----               ----

Cash flows from operating
activities:
   Net loss                   $  (1,408,709)   $   (1,586,669)    $  (1,831,839)
   Adjustments to reconcile
     net loss to net cash
     used in operating
     activities:
         Amortization                47,248            47,248            47,176
         Bad debts                        -                 -            70,455
         Equity in losses
           from limited
           partnerships           1,047,939         1,230,014         1,406,638
         Change in other
           assets                         -               531              (531)
         Change in accrued
           fees and expenses
           due to general
           partner and
           affiliates               302,015           172,902           234,170
                                 -----------     -------------      ------------

Net cash used in
     operating activities           (11,507)         (135,974)          (73,931)
                                 -----------      ------------      ------------

Cash flows from investing
activities:
   Investments in limited
     partnerships, net                    -                 -           (20,939)
   Capitalized acquisition
     costs and fees                       -                 -            (2,100)
   Distributions from limited
      partnerships                   16,625            21,031            25,629
                                -----------       ------------      ------------

Net cash provided by
     investing activities            16,625            21,031             2,590
                                -----------       -----------       ------------

Net increase (decrease)
     in cash and cash
     equivalents                      5,118          (114,943)          (71,341)

Cash and cash equivalents,
     beginning of year              333,368           448,311           519,652
                                -----------       -----------       -----------

Cash and cash equivalents,
     end of year                $   338,486       $   333,368       $   448,311
                                ===========        ==========       ===========

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF
  CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
   Taxes paid                   $       800       $       800       $       800
                                ===========        ==========       ===========





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                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

              For The Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996


NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization

WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III,  L.P., a California  Limited  Partnership  (the
"Partnership"),  was  formed  on May 10,  1991  under  the laws of the  State of
California.  The  Partnership  was formed to invest  primarily in other  limited
partnerships   (the  "Local  Limited   Partnerships")   which  own  and  operate
multi-family housing complexes (the "Housing Complex") that are eligible for low
income  housing  credits.   The  local  general  partners  (the  "Local  General
Partners")  of  each  Local  Limited   Partnership  retain   responsibility  for
maintaining, operating and managing the Housing Complex.

The general partner is WNC Tax Credit Partners,  L.P. (the "General Partner"), a
California limited  partnership.  WNC & Associates,  Inc. ("WNC") and Wilfred N.
Cooper are the general partners of the General Partner.  Wilfred N. Cooper, Sr.,
through the Cooper  Revocable Trust owns 66.8% of the outstanding  stock of WNC.
John B. Lester is the original limited partner of the Partnership and owns 28.6%
of the outstanding stock of WNC.

The Partnership  shall continue in full force and effect until December 31, 2050
unless  terminated  prior to that date pursuant to the  partnership agreement or
law.

The financial  statements  include only activity relating to the business of the
Partnership,  and do not give  effect to any assets that the  partners  may have
outside of their interests in the Partnership, or to any obligations,  including
income taxes, of the partners.

The  partnership  agreement  authorized the sale of up to 15,000 units at $1,000
per Unit  ("Units").  The offering of Units  concluded on September  30, 1993 at
which time 15,000 Units representing  subscriptions in the amount of $15,000,000
had been accepted.  The General  Partner has a 1% interest in operating  profits
and losses,  taxable income and loss and in cash available for distribution from
the  Partnership.  The limited  partners  will be allocated  the  remaining  99%
interest in proportion to their respective investments.

After the limited  partners  have received  proceeds from a sale or  refinancing
equal to their capital  contributions and their return on investment (as defined
in the  Partnership  Agreement)  and the General  Partner has received  proceeds
equal  to its  capital  contribution  and a  subordinated  disposition  fee  (as
described in Note 3) from the  remainder,  any  additional  sale or  refinancing
proceeds will be distributed 90% to the limited partners (in proportion to their
respective investments) and 10% to the General Partner.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Partnership's  investments in Local Limited  Partnerships are subject to the
risks incident to the management and ownership of low-income  housing and to the
management and ownership of multi-unit  residential  real estate.  Some of these
risks  are that the low  income  housing  credit  could be  recaptured  and that
neither the  Partnership's  investments  nor the Housing  Complexes owned by the
Local Limited Partnerships will be readily marketable. To the extent the Housing
Complexes  receive  government  financing  or operating  subsidies,  they may be
subject to one or more of the following risks: difficulties in obtaining tenants
for the Housing Complexes; difficulties in obtaining rent increases; limitations
on cash distributions; limitations on sales or refinancing of Housing Complexes;
limitations on transfers of Local Limited Partnership Interests;  limitations on
removal of Local General Partners; limitations on subsidy programs; and possible
changes in applicable regulations.  The Housing Complexes are or will be subject
to  mortgage  indebtedness.  If a Local  Limited  Partnership  does not make its
mortgage payments, the lender could foreclose resulting in a loss of the Housing
Complex  and  low-income  housing  credits.  As a limited  partner  of the Local
Limited Partnerships, the Partnership will have very limited rights with respect
to management of the Local  Limited  Partnerships,  and will rely totally on the
Local General  Partners of the Local Limited  Partnerships for management of the


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                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

              For The Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996


NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued

Local Limited Partnerships.  The value of the Partnership's  investments will be
subject  to  changes  in  national  and  local  economic  conditions,  including
unemployment  conditions,  which could adversely  impact vacancy levels,  rental
payment  defaults and operating  expenses.  This, in turn,  could  substantially
increase  the  risk of  operating  losses  for  the  Housing  Complexes  and the
Partnership.  In addition,  each Limited Local  Partnership  is subject to risks
relating  to  environmental  hazards  and  natural  disasters,  which  might  be
uninsurable. Because the Partnership's operations will depend on these and other
factors  beyond  the  control  of the  General  Partner  and the  Local  General
Partners,  there can be no assurance  that the  anticipated  low income  housing
credits will be available to Limited Partners.

In addition,  Limited  Partners are subject to risks in that the rules governing
the low income  housing  credit are  complicated,  and the use of credits can be
limited.  The only  material  benefit from an investment in Units may be the low
income housing credits. There are limits in the transferability of Units, and it
is unlikely that a market for Units will develop.  All management decisions will
be made by the General Partner.

Method of Accounting for Investments in Limited Partnerships

The Partnership  accounts for its investments in limited  partnerships using the
equity method of  accounting,  whereby the  Partnership  adjusts its  investment
balance for its share of the Local Limited  Partnership's  results of operations
and for any distributions received. The accounting policies of the Local Limited
Partnership's  are consistent with those of the  Partnership.  Costs incurred by
the  Partnership  in acquiring the  investments  are  capitalized as part of the
investment account and are being amortized over 30 years (See Note 2).

Losses from Local  Limited  Partnerships  allocated to the  Partnership  are not
recognized to the extent that the  investment  balance  would be adjusted  below
zero.

Offering Expenses

Offering  expenses consist of underwriting  commissions,  legal fees,  printing,
filing and  recordation  fees,  and other costs  incurred  with selling  limited
partnership  interests in the  Partnership.  The General Partner is obligated to
pay all  offering  and  organization  costs in  excess of 15%  (including  sales
commissions) of the total offering proceeds.  Offering expenses are reflected as
a reduction of partners'  capital and amounted to  $2,250,000 as of December 31,
1998 and 1997.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial  statements,  and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The  Partnership   considers  all  highly  liquid   investments  with  remaining
maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

Concentration of Credit Risk

At December 31, 1998, the  Partnership  has maintained  cash balances at certain
financial institutions in excess of the maximum federally insured amounts.

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                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

              For The Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996


NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued

Net Loss Per Limited Partner Unit

Net loss per limited  partnership  unit is  calculated  pursuant to Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 128,  Earnings Per Share. Net loss per unit
includes no dilution  and is computed  by  dividing  loss  available  to limited
partners by the weighted average number of units outstanding  during the period.
Calculation of diluted net income per unit is not required.

Reporting Comprehensive Income

In June 1997,  the FASB  issued  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards
("SFAS") No. 130, Reporting  Comprehensive  Income.  This statement  establishes
standards for reporting the components of comprehensive income and requires that
all items that are  required to be  recognized  under  accounting  standards  as
components of comprehensive  income be included in a financial statement that is
displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements.  Comprehensive
income  includes net income as well as certain items that are reported  directly
within a separate  component  of  partners'  equity and bypass net  income.  The
Partnership  adopted the  provisions  of this  statement in 1998.  For the years
presented,  the Partnership has no elements of other  comprehensive  income,  as
defined by SFAS No. 130.

Reclassifications

Certain  prior  year  balances  have been  reclassified  to  conform to the 1998
presentation.

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

As of  December  31,  1998  and  1997,  the  Partnership  has  acquired  limited
partnership interests in 48 Local Limited  Partnerships,  each of which owns one
Housing  Complex  consisting  of an  aggregate  of 1,685  apartment  units.  The
respective  general  partners  of the  Local  Limited  Partnerships  manage  the
day-to-day  operations of the entities.  Significant  Local Limited  Partnership
business decisions require approval from the Partnership.  The Partnership, as a
limited partner, is generally entitled to 99%, as specified in the Local Limited
Partnership agreements, of the operating profits and losses of the Local Limited
Partnerships.

The  Partnership's  investments  in limited  partnerships  as  reflected  in the
balance sheets at December 31, 1998 and 1997, are  approximately  $1,608,000 and
$1,465,000,  respectively, greater than the Partnership's equity as shown in the
Local Limited Partnerships'  financial statements.  This difference is primarily
due to unrecorded losses, as discussed below, acquisition,  selection, and other
costs related to the acquisition of the investments  which have been capitalized
in the Partnership's  investment account and to capital contributions payable to
the limited  partnerships which were netted against partner capital in the Local
Limited Partnerships' financial statements (See Note 4).

Equity  in  losses  of the  Local  Limited  Partnerships  is  recognized  in the
financial  statements until the related  investment account is reduced to a zero
balance. Losses incurred after the investment account is reduced to zero are not
recognized. If the Local Limited Partnerships report net income in future years,
the  Partnership  will resume applying the equity method only after its share of
such net  income  equals  the share of net  losses  not  recognized  during  the
period(s) the equity method was suspended.

Distributions  received by limited  partners are accounted for as a reduction of
the investment balance.  Distributions received after the investment has reached
zero are recognized as income.

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                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

              For The Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996


NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS, continued

At  December  31,  1998,  the  investment  accounts  in  certain  Local  Limited
Partnerships have reached a zero balance.  Consequently, the Partnership's share
of losses  during  the years  ended  December  31,  1998 and 1997  amounting  to
approximately $197,000 and $157,000,  respectively, have not been recognized. As
of December 31, 1998,  the aggregate  share of net losses not  recognized by the
Partnership amounted to $354,000.

The following is a summary of the equity method  activity of the  investments in
limited partnerships for the years ended December 31:

                                             1998                    1997
                                             ----                    ----

Investments per balance sheet,
     beginning of year                    $   5,923,350          $    7,221,643
Equity in losses of limited
     partnerships                            (1,047,939)             (1,230,014)
Distributions paid                              (16,625)                (21,031)
Amortization of paid acquisition
     fees and costs                             (47,248)                (47,248)
                                             ----------              ----------

Investments in limited partnerships,
     end of year                          $   4,811,538          $    5,923,350
                                             ==========              ==========





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                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

              For The Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996


NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS, continued

The financial  information from the individual financial statements of the Local
Limited Partnerships include rental and interest subsidies. Rental subsidies are
included in total  revenues  and  interest  subsidies  are  generally  netted in
interest expense.  Approximate combined condensed financial information from the
individual financial statements of the Local Limited Partnerships as of December
31 and for the years then ended is as follows:

                        COMBINED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

                                              1998                    1997
                                              ----                    ----

ASSETS

Buildings and improvements,
     net of accumulated
     depreciation for 1998
     and 1997 of $10,899,000
     and $8,955,000, respectively       $     49,813,000        $     51,626,000
Land                                           4,076,000               4,077,000
Due from related parties                          21,000                  21,000

Other assets                                   4,332,000               3,906,000
                                              ----------              ----------

                                        $     58,242,000        $     59,630,000
                                              ==========              ==========
LIABILITIES

Mortgage and construction
     loans payable                      $     49,698,000        $     49,923,000
Due to related parties                         2,355,000               1,861,000
Other liabilities                              1,170,000               1,564,000
                                              ----------              ----------

                                              53,223,000              53,348,000
                                              ----------              ----------

PARTNERS' CAPITAL

WNC Housing Tax Credit
     Fund III, L.P.                            3,204,000               4,458,000
Other partners                                 1,815,000               1,824,000
                                              ----------              ----------
                                               5,019,000               6,282,000
                                              ----------              ----------

                                        $     58,242,000        $     59,630,000
                                              ==========              ==========





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                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

              For The Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996


NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS, continued

                   COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                              1998                1997                1996
                              ----                ----                ----

Revenues                  $    6,542,000     $     6,416,000     $    6,270,000

Expenses:
   Operating expenses          3,993,000           3,989,000          3,778,000
   Interest expense            1,862,000           1,873,000          1,922,000
   Depreciation and
     amortization              1,944,000           1,958,000          1,993,000
                              ----------          ----------         ----------

Total expenses                 7,799,000           7,820,000          7,693,000
                              ----------          ----------         ----------

Net loss                  $   (1,257,000)    $    (1,404,000)   $    (1,423,000)
                              ==========          ==========         ==========

Net loss allocable to
     the Partnership      $   (1,245,000)    $    (1,387,000)   $    (1,407,000)
                              ==========          ==========         ==========

Net loss recorded by
     the Partnership      $   (1,048,000)    $    (1,230,000)   $    (1,407,000)
                              ==========          ==========         ==========

In  connection  with tax  credit  adjustments,  as  defined  in the  partnership
agreements, the Company had amounts due from certain Local Limited Partnerships.
As  of  December  31,  1996,  such  amounts  were  deemed  by  management  to be
uncollectible.  Accordingly, amounts were charged to operations totaling $70,455
for the year ended December 31, 1996.

Certain Local Limited  Partnerships have incurred  significant  operating losses
and  have  working  capital  deficiencies.  In the  event  these  Local  Limited
Partnerships continue to incur significant operating losses,  additional capital
contributions  by the  Partnership  and/or  the  Local  General  Partner  may be
required  to sustain  the  operations  of such Local  Limited  Partnerships.  If
additional  capital  contributions  are not made  when  they are  required,  the
Partnership's  investment in certain of such Local Limited Partnerships could be
impaired.

NOTE 3 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Under the terms of the  Partnership  Agreement,  the  Partnership has paid or is
obligated to the General Partner or their affiliates for the following items:

         Acquisition  fees not to exceed 9% of the gross proceeds from  the sale
         of Units as compensation for services  rendered in connection  with the
         acquisition of Local Limited Partnerships. As of December 31, 1998  and
         1997,  the  Partnership   incurred  acquisition  fees  of   $1,350,000.
         Accumulated  amortization of these  capitalized costs was  $250,125 and
         $205,129 as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

         Reimbursement  of costs  incurred by the General  Partner in connection
         with   the   acquisition   of   Local   Limited   Partnerships.   These
         reimbursements  have not  exceeded  1.6% of the gross  proceeds.  As of
         December 31, 1998 and 1997, the Partnership  incurred acquisition costs
         of  $67,423,  which  have  been  included  in  investments  in  limited
         partnerships.  Accumulated  amortization  was $12,319 and $10,067 as of
         December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.



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                      WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

              For The Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996


NOTE 3 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS, continued

          An annual asset management fee equal to 0.5% of the invested assets of
          the Local Limited Partnerships,  including the Partnership's allocable
          share of the mortgages.  Management fees of $299,473 were incurred for
          1998,  1997 and 1996,  of which $0,  $125,000  and  $65,000  were paid
          during 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

          A subordinated  disposition  fee in an amount equal to 1% of the sales
          price of real estate sold.  Payment of this fee is subordinated to the
          limited partners  receiving a preferred return of 16% through December
          31, 2002 and 6% thereafter (as defined in the  Partnership  Agreement)
          and is payable only if the General  Partner or its  affiliates  render
          services in the sales effort.

The  accrued  fees and  expenses  due to General  Partner and  affiliates  as of
December 31, 1998 and 1997 consist of the following:

                                              1998                    1997
                                              ----                    ----

Advances from WNC                     $          3,210         $             668

Asset management fee payable                 1,222,204                   922,731
                                            ----------               -----------

                                      $      1,225,414         $         923,399
                                            ==========               ===========

The General  Partner does not  anticipate  that these  accrued fees will be paid
until such time as capital reserves are in excess of future foreseeable  working
capital requirements of the Partnership.

NOTE 4 - PAYABLES TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

Payables  to limited  partnerships  represent  amounts  which are due at various
times  based on  conditions  specified  in the  respective  limited  partnership
agreements.  These  contributions  are payable in installments and are generally
due upon the limited  partnerships  achieving certain  development and operating
benchmarks (generally within two years of the Partnership's initial investment).

NOTE 5 - INCOME TAXES

No provision  for income taxes has been recorded in the  accompanying  financial
statements as any  liability for income taxes is the  obligation of the partners
of the Partnership.





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Item 9.  Changes  in  and  Disagreements  With  Accountants  on  Accounting  and
Financial Disclosure

(a)(1)

(i)      On December 16, 1998, Corbin & Wertz, Irvine,  California was dismissed
         as the Partnership's principal independent accountant.

(ii)     During the last two fiscal  years of the  Partnership,  the  reports of
         Corbin & Wertz  respecting the financial  statements of the Partnership
         did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were
         any such reports  qualified or modified as to uncertainty,  audit scope
         or accounting principles.

(iii)    The  decision  to  change  accountants  was  approved  by the  board of
         directors  of  WNC &  Associates,  Inc.,  the  general  partner  of the
         Partnership.

(iv)     During the last two fiscal years and  subsequent  interim period of the
         Partnership there were no disagreements  between Corbin & Wertz and the
         Partnership  on any  matter  of  accounting  principles  or  practices,
         financial statement  disclosure,  or auditing scope or procedure of the
         nature  described  in Item  304(a)(1)(iv)  of  Securities  and Exchange
         Commission Regulation S-K.

(v)      During the last two fiscal years and  subsequent  interim period of the
         Partnership  there were no reportable events of the nature described in
         Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K.

(a)(2)

On December 16, 1998, BDO Seidman,  LLP,  Costa Mesa,  California was engaged as
the Partnership's principal independent  accountant.  During the last two fiscal
years and subsequent interim period of the Partnership,  the Partnership did not
consult BDO Seidman,  LLP regarding (i) either,  the  application  of accounting
principles to a specified  transaction;  or the type of audit opinion that might
be rendered on the Partnership's  financial statements,  or (ii) any matter that
was  the  subject  of a  disagreement  (as  defined  in  Item  304(a)(1)(iv)  of
Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K) or was a reportable event (as
defined in Item  304(a)(1)(v) of Securities and Exchange  Commission  Regulation
S-K).


UNIT III.

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

The Partnership has no directors or executive officers of its own. The following
biographical  information is presented for the directors and executive  officers
of Associates which has principal responsibility for the Partnership's affairs.

Directors and Executive Officers of WNC & Associates, Inc.

The  directors  of  WNC  &  Associates,  Inc. are  Wilfred  N. Cooper,  Sr., who
serves as Chairman of the Board, John B. Lester,  Jr., David N. Shafer,  Wilfred
N.  Cooper,  Jr.  and  Kay  L.  Cooper.  The  principal  shareholders  of  WNC &
Associates,  Inc. are trusts  established by Wilfred N. Cooper,  Sr. and John B.
Lester, Jr.

Wilfred N. Cooper,  Sr., age 68, is the founder,  Chief Executive  Officer and a
Director of WNC & Associates, Inc., a Director of WNC Capital Corporation, and a
general partner in some of the programs previously sponsored by the Sponsor. Mr.
Cooper has been involved in real estate  investment and  acquisition  activities
since 1968.  Previously,  during 1970 and 1971,  he was founder and principal of
Creative  Equity  Development  Corporation,  a predecessor  of WNC & Associates,
Inc., and of Creative Equity Corporation,  a real estate investment firm. For 12
years  prior  to  that,  Mr.  Cooper  was  employed  by  Rockwell  International
Corporation, last serving as its manager of housing and urban developments where
he  had  responsibility   for  factory-built   housing  evaluation  and  project
management in urban  planning and  development.  Mr. Cooper is a Director of the
National  Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a National  Trustee for NAHB's
Political Action Committee,  a Director of the National Housing Conference (NHC)
and a  member  of NHC's  Executive  Committee  and a  Director  of the  National
Multi-Housing  Council (NMHC).  Mr. Cooper graduated from Pomona College in 1956
with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

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John B. Lester, Jr., age 65, is President, a Director, Secretary and a member of
the  Acquisition  Committee  of WNC &  Associates,  Inc.,  and a Director of WNC
Capital  Corporation.  Mr. Lester has 27 years of experience in engineering  and
construction  and has been involved in real estate  investment  and  acquisition
activities since 1986 when he joined the Sponsor. Previously, he was Chairman of
the Board and Vice President or President of E & L Associates,  Inc., a provider
of engineering and construction  services to the oil refinery and  petrochemical
industries,  which  he  co-founded  in  1973.  Mr.  Lester  graduated  from  the
University of Southern  California in 1956 with a Bachelor of Science  degree in
Mechanical Engineering.

Wilfred N. Cooper,  Jr., age 36, is Executive Vice  President,  a Director and a
member of the  Acquisition  Committee of WNC & Associates,  Inc. He is President
of, and a registered principal with, WNC Capital  Corporation,  a member firm of
the NASD,  and is a Director of WNC  Management,  Inc.  He has been  involved in
investment  and  acquisition  activities  with  respect to real estate  since he
joined  the  Sponsor in 1988.  Prior to this,  he served as  Government  Affairs
Assistant with Honda North America in Washington, D.C. Mr. Cooper is a member of
the Advisory Board for LIHC Monthly Report,  a Director of NMHC and an Alternate
Director of NAHB.  He  graduated  from The  American  University  in 1985 with a
Bachelor of Arts degree.

David N. Shafer, age 46, is Senior Vice President, a Director,  General Counsel,
and a member of the  Acquisition  Committee  of WNC &  Associates,  Inc.,  and a
Director and Secretary of WNC  Management,  Inc. Mr. Shafer has been involved in
real estate  investment and acquisition  activities since 1984. Prior to joining
the Sponsor in 1990, he was  practicing  law with a specialty in real estate and
taxation.  Mr. Shafer is a Director and President of the  California  Council of
Affordable  Housing  and a member  of the State Bar of  California.  Mr.  Shafer
graduated  from the  University  of  California  at Santa Barbara in 1978 with a
Bachelor of Arts degree, from the New England School of Law in 1983 with a Juris
Doctor  degree (cum laude) and from the  University  of San Diego in 1986 with a
Master of Law degree in Taxation.

Michael L. Dickenson, age 42, is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and
a member of the  Acquisition  Committee  of WNC &  Associates,  Inc.,  and Chief
Financial Officer of WNC Management,  Inc. He has been involved with acquisition
and  investment  activities  with  respect to real estate  since 1985.  Prior to
joining the Sponsor in March 1999, he was the Director of Financial  Services at
TrizecHahn  Centers Inc., a developer  and operator of  commercial  real estate,
from 1995 to 1999,  a Senior  Manager  with E&Y  Kenneth  Leventhal  Real Estate
Group, Ernst & Young, LLP, from 1988 to 1995, and Vice President of Finance with
Great Southwest  Companies,  a commercial and residential real estate developer,
from  1985 to 1988.  Mr.  Dickenson  is a  member  of the  Financial  Accounting
Standards  Committee for the National  Association of Real Estate  Companies and
the  American  Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants,  and a Director of
HomeAid  Southern  California,  a charitable  organization  affiliated  with the
building  industry.  He  graduated  from  Texas Tech  University  in 1978 with a
Bachelor of Business  Administration  -  Accounting  degree,  and is a Certified
Public Accountant in California and Texas.

Thomas J. Riha, age 44, is Vice President - Asset Management and a member of the
Acquisition  Committee  of WNC &  Associates,  Inc.  and a  Director  and  Chief
Executive  Officer  of WNC  Management,  Inc.  Mr.  Riha  has been  involved  in
acquisition  and investment  activities  with respect to real estate since 1979.
Prior to joining the  Sponsor in 1994,  Mr.  Riha was  employed by Trust  Realty
Advisor, a real estate acquisition and management company,  last serving as Vice
President - Operations. Mr. Riha graduated from the California State University,
Fullerton  in 1977 with a  Bachelor  of Arts  degree  (cum  laude)  in  Business
Administration  with a  concentration  in Accounting  and is a Certified  Public
Accountant  and  a  member  of  the  American   Institute  of  Certified  Public
Accountants.

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Sy P. Garban,  age 53, is Vice  President - National  Sales of WNC & Associates,
Inc.  and has been  employed by the  Sponsor  since  1989.  Mr.  Garban has been
involved in real estate  investment  activities since 1978. Prior to joining the
Sponsor he served as  Executive  Vice  President  of MRW,  Inc.,  a real  estate
development  and management  firm.  Mr. Garban is a member of the  International
Association of Financial  Planners.  He graduated from Michigan State University
in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

N. Paul Buckland,  age 36, is Vice President - Acquisitions of WNC & Associates,
Inc. He has been involved in real estate acquisitions and investments since 1986
and has been employed with WNC & Associates,  Inc. since 1994. Prior to that, he
served on the  development  team of the Bixby Ranch that  constructed  apartment
units and Class A office space in California and  neighboring  states,  and as a
land  acquisition  coordinator with Lincoln Property Company where he identified
and analyzed multi-family  developments.  Mr. Buckland graduated from California
State  University,  Fullerton  in 1992  with a  Bachelor  of  Science  degree in
Business Finance.

David Turek, age 44, is Vice President - Originations of WNC & Associates,  Inc.
He has been involved with real estate  investment and finance  activities  since
1976 and has been employed by WNC & Associates,  Inc.  since 1996.  From 1995 to
1996,  Mr. Turek served as a consultant  for a national Tax Credit sponsor where
he was responsible for on-site feasibility studies and due diligence analyses of
Tax Credit properties.  From 1990 to 1995, he was involved in the development of
conventional  and tax credit  multi-family  housing.  He is a Director  with the
Texas Council for Affordable Rural Housing and graduated from Southern Methodist
University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

Kay L. Cooper, age  62,  is  a  Director  of WNC & Associates,  Inc. Mrs. Cooper
was the founder and sole proprietor of Agate 108, a manufacturer and retailer of
home  accessory  products,  from 1975 until 1998.  She is the wife of Wilfred N.
Cooper,  Sr.,  the mother of Wilfred  N.  Cooper,  Jr. and the sister of John B.
Lester,  Jr. Ms. Cooper graduated from the University of Southern  California in
1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree.


Item 11.  Executive Compensation

The Partnership has no officers,  employees,  or directors.  However,  under the
terms of the  Partnership  Agreement the Partnership is obligated to the General
Partner or its affiliates for the following fees:

(a)  Annual Asset  Management  Fee. An annual asset  management fee in an amount
     equal  to 0.5% of the  Invested  Assets  of the  Partnership,  as  defined.
     "Invested  Assets" means the sum of the  Partnership's  investment in Local
     Limited Partnership Interests and the Partnership's  allocable share of the
     amount of indebtedness  related to the Housing Complexes.  Fees of $299,473
     were incurred during the year ended December 31, 1998. The Partnership paid
     the General Partner or its affiliates $0 of those fees in 1998.

(b)  Subordinated  Disposition Fee.  A subordinated disposition fee in an amount
     equal to  1% of  the sale  price  received  in connection  with the sale or
     disposition of an Housing  Complex or Local Limited  Partnership  Interest.
     Subordinated  disposition  fees will be subordinated to the prior return of
     the Limited Partners'  capital  contributions  and payment of the Preferred
     Return on  investment to the Limited  Partners.  "Preferred  Return"  means
     an annual, cumulative but not  compounded, "return" to the Limited Partners
     (including Low Income Housing Credits) as a class on their adjusted capital
     contributions  commencing for each  Limited  Partner on the last day of the
     calendar  quarter during which the Limited  Partner's  capital contribution
     is received by the Partnership, calculated at the following rates:  (i) 16%
     through  December 31, 2002, and (ii) 6% for the balance of the Partnerships
     term.  No disposition fees have been paid.

(c)  Operating Expenses.  The Partnership  reimbursed the General Partner or its
     affiliates for operating expenses of approximately  $23,000 during the year
     ended December 31, 1998

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(d)  Interest  in  Partnership.   The  General   Partner   receives  1%  of  the
     Partnership's  allocated Low Income  Housing  Credits,  which  approximated
     $24,000 for the General  Partner for the year ended  December 31, 1998. The
     General Partner is also entitled to receive 1% of cash distributions. There
     were no  distributions of cash to the General Partner during the year ended
     December 31, 1998.

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

No person is known to the General Partner to own beneficially in excess of 5% of
the outstanding Units.

Security Ownership of Management

(a)  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

     No person is known to  own beneficially in excess  of 5% of the outstanding
     Limited Partnership Interests.

(b)  Security Ownership of Management

     Neither the General Partner,  its affiliates,  nor any  of  the officers or
     directors  of  the  General  Partner or  its  affiliates  own  directly  or
     beneficially any Units in the Partnership

(c)  Changes in Control

     The management  and control of the General  Partner  may  be changed at any
     time  in  accordance  with   their  respective   organizational  documents,
     without the consent or approval of the Limited  Partners. In  addition, the
     Partnership   Agreement  provides  for   the   admission  of  one  or  more
     additional and successor General Partners in certain circumstances.

     First,   with   the  consent  of  any  other   General   Partners   and   a
     majority-in-interest  of  the Limited  Partners,  any General  Partner  may
     designate  one or more  persons  to  be  successor  or  additional  General
     Partners.  In addition,  any  General Partner  may,  without the consent of
     any other General Partner  or  the Limited Partners,  (I) substitute in its
     stead as General  Partner any entity  which  has, by merger,  consolidation
     or otherwise,  acquired  substantially  all  of its assets,  stock or other
     evidence of equity interest and  continued  its business,  or (ii) cause to
     be admitted to the Partnership an  additional  General  Partner or Partners
     if it deems such  admission  to  be  necessary  or  desirable  so  that the
     Partnership  will be  classified  a  partnership  for  Federal  income  tax
     purposes.  Finally, a majority-in-interest  of  the Limited Partners may at
     anytime  remove   the  General  Partner  of  the  Partnership  and  elect a
     successor General Partner.

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The General Partner manages all of the Partnership's  affairs.  The transactions
with  the  General  Partner  are  primarily  in the  form  of  fees  paid by the
Partnership for services  rendered to the Partnership and the General  Partner's
interest in the  Partnership,  as  discussed  in Item 11 and in the notes to the
Partnership's financial statements.


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UNIT IV.

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

Financial Statements

(a)(1)   Financial statements included in Part II hereof:

         Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants
         Independent Auditors' Report
         Balance Sheets, December 31, 1998 and 1997
         Statements of Operations  for the years ended  December 31, 1998,  1997
           and 1996
         Statements   of   Partners'  Equity  (Deficit)  for   the  years  ended
           December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996
         Statements of Cash  Flows  for  the years ended December 31, 1998, 1997
           and 1996
         Notes to Financial Statements

(a)(2)   Financial statement schedules included in Part IV hereof:

         Report  of   Independent  Certified  Public  Accountants  on  Financial
           Statement Schedule
         Schedule III - Real Estate Owned by Local Limited Partnerships

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K.

1.       A Form 8-K dated  December  16,  1998 was filed on  December  22,  1998
         reporting the dismissal of the  Partnership's  former  auditors and the
         engagement of new auditors. No financial statements were included.

(c)      Exhibits.

3.1      Articles  of   incorporation   and  by-laws:   The  registrant  is  not
         incorporated.  The Partnership Agreement dated May 10, 1991 is included
         as Exhibit B to the Prospectus  dated January 2, 1992, filed as Exhibit
         28.1 to Form 10 K for the year ended December 31, 1994.

10.1     Second  Amended  and  Restated  Agreement  and  Certificate  of Limited
         Partnership  of  Tanglewood  Limited  Partnership  (7) filed as exhibit
         10.11 to Post-Effective  Amendment No. 9 dated March 31, 1993 is hereby
         incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.1.

10.2     Amended and  Restated  Agreement  of Limited  Partnership  of Windemere
         Associates Limited Partnership filed as exhibit 10.12 to Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 9 dated March 31, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by
         reference as exhibit 10.2.

10.3     Amended  and  Restated  Agreement  of  Limited  Partnership of Woodland
         Apartments,  L.P. filed  as  exhibit  10.13 to Post-Effective Amendment
         No. 9 dated March 31, 1993  is  hereby incorporated herein by reference
         as exhibit 10.3.

10.4     Amended and  Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of Meadow Run
         Associates Limited Partnership filed as exhibit 10.14 to Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 9 dated March 31, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by
         reference as exhibit 10.4.

10.5     Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of Candleridge
         Apartments of Bondurant L.P.  filed as exhibit 10.15 to  Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 9 dated March 31, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by
         reference as exhibit 10.5.

10.6     Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of Candleridge
         Apartments  of Waukee  L.P.  filed as exhibit  10.16 to  Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 9 dated March 31, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by
         reference as exhibit 10.6.

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10.7     Amended and Restated Agreement and Certification of Limited Partnership
         of Fairview  Village V, Limited  Partnership  filed as exhibit 10.17 to
         Post-Effective   Amendment  No.  9  dated  March  31,  1993  is  hereby
         incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.7.

10.8     Woodview Limited  Partnership  Amended and Restated Limited Partnership
         Agreement  filed as exhibit  10.18 to  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 9
         dated  March 31, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by  reference  as
         exhibit 10.8.

10.9     Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of  Coffeeville
         Housing,  Ltd. filed as exhibit 10.19 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9
         dated  March 31, 1993  is  hereby  incorporated  herein by reference as
         exhibit 10.9.

10.10    Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Crockett Manor
         Senior Citizens Complex,  Ltd. filed as exhibit 10.20 to Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 9 dated March 31, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by
         reference as exhibit 10.10.

10.11    Amended and Restated  Agreement  and Certificate of Limited Partnership
         of Delta Manor, L.P. filed as exhibit 10.21 to Post-Effective Amendment
         No. 9 dated March 31, 1993 is hereby incorporated herein  by  reference
         as exhibit 10.11.

10.12    Amended and Restated  Agreement and Certificate of Limited  Partnership
         of Eupora  Apartments,  L.P.  filed as exhibit 10.22 to  Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 9 dated March 31, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by
         reference as exhibit 10.12.

10.13    Amended and Restated  Agreement  of  Limited  Partnership  of Levelland
         Manor,  L.P.  filed as exhibit 10.23 to  Post-Effective Amendment No. 9
         dated March 31, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein  by  reference  as
         exhibit 10.13.

10.14    Third  Amendment  to the  Partnership  Agreement  of  Parks  I  Limited
         Partnership  filed as exhibit 10.24 to  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 9
         dated  March 31, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by  reference  as
         exhibit 10.14.

10.15    Second Amendment  Village Lane Properties  Certificate and Agreement of
         Limited Partnership filed as exhibit 10.25 to Post-Effective  Amendment
         No. 9 dated March 31, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by reference
         as exhibit 10.15.

10.16    Amended and  Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of Gulf Coast
         Apartments,  L.P.  filed as exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K/A  Current  Report
         Amendment  No. 1 dated June 23, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by
         reference as exhibit 10.16.

10.17    Amended and  Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of Gulf Coast
         Apartments  of Long  Beach,  L.P.  filed as exhibit  10.2 to Form 8-K/A
         Current  Report   Amendment  No.  1  dated  June  23,  1993  is  hereby
         incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.17.

10.18    Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of HOI Limited
         Partnership  of Benson  filed as  exhibit  10.3 to Form  8-K/A  Current
         Report  Amendment  No. 1 dated  June 23,  1993 is  hereby  incorporated
         herein by reference as exhibit 10.18.

10.19    Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of HOI Limited
         Partnership  of Dallas  filed as  exhibit  10.4 to Form  8-K/A  Current
         Report  Amendment  No. 1 dated  June 23,  1993 is  hereby  incorporated
         herein by reference as exhibit 10.19.

10.20    Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of HOI Limited
         Partnership  of Dunn filed as exhibit 10.5 to Form 8-K/A Current Report
         Amendment  No. 1 dated June 23, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by
         reference as exhibit 10.20.

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10.21    Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of HOI Limited
         Partnership  of Kings  Mountain  filed as  exhibit  10.6 to Form  8-K/A
         Current  Report   Amendment  No.  1  dated  June  23,  1993  is  hereby
         incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.21.

10.22    Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of HOI Limited
         Partnership  of Lee filed as exhibit 10.7 to Form 8-K/A Current  Report
         Amendment  No. 1 dated June 23, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by
         reference as exhibit 10.22.

10.23    Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of HOI Limited
         Partnership  of  Sanford  filed as exhibit  10.8 to Form 8-K/A  Current
         Report  Amendment  No. 1 dated  June 23,  1993 is  hereby  incorporated
         herein by reference as exhibit 10.23.

10.24    Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of HOI Limited
         Partnership of Selma filed as exhibit 10.9 to Form 8-K/A Current Report
         Amendment  No. 1 dated June 23, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by
         reference as exhibit 10.24.

10.25    Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of  Logan  Park
         Associates  Limited  Partnership  filed  as exhibit 10.10 to Form 8-K/A
         Current Report Amendment  10.25.

10.26    Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of Oakdale  Senior  Housing  Limited
         Partnership  filed  as  exhibit  10.11  to Form  8-K/A  Current  Report
         Amendment  No. 1 dated June 23, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein by
         reference as exhibit 10.26.

10.27    Amended  and  Restated  Agreement  of  Limited  Partnership  of Clinton
         Terrace  Apartments,  Ltd. filed as exhibit 10.12 to Form 8-K/A Current
         Report  Amendment  No. 2 dated  June 23,  1993 is  hereby  incorporated
         herein by reference as exhibit 10.27.

10.28    Amended and Restated Agreement and Certification of Limited Partnership
         of  Wilcam  Housing,  Ltd.  filed as  exhibit  10.38 to  Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 13 dated October 22, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein
         by reference as exhibit 10.28.

10.29    Amended and Restated  Agreement and Certificate of Limited  Partnership
         of Cherokee  Housing,  Ltd.  filed as exhibit  10.39 to  Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 13 dated October 22, 1993 is hereby  incorporated  herein
         by reference as exhibit 10.29.

10.30    Amended and  Restated  Agreement of  Limited  Partnership  of  Beaumont
         Elderly  Housing,  L.P. filed as exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K dated January
         4, 1994 is hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.30.

10.31    Amended and Restated  Agreement  of  Limited  Partnership of Lake Ridge
         Apartments,  Ltd. filed  as  exhibit  10.2 to Form 8-K dated January 4,
         1994 is hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.31.

10.32    Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited  Partnership of  Orange Beach
         Housing,  Ltd. filed as exhibit 10. 3 to Form 8-K dated January 4, 1994
         is hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.32.

10.33    Amended and  Restated  Agreement  of Limited  Partnership  of Cambridge
         Court Associates Limited Partnership filed as exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-K
         dated December 31, 1992 is hereby  incorporated  herein by reference as
         exhibit 10.33.

10.34    Amended  and  Restated  Agreement  of  Limited  Partnership  of Chester
         Associates I, A Limited  Partnership filed as exhibit 10.4 to form 10-K
         dated December 31, 1992 is hereby incorporated  herein by  reference as
         exhibit 10.34.

10.35    Amended  and Restated  Agreement   of  Limited  Partnership  of Red Bud
         Associates I, A Limited  Partnership filed as exhibit 10.5 to form 10-K
         dated December 31, 1992  is hereby  incorporated herein by reference as
         exhibit 10.35.

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10.36    Amended and Restated  Agreement of  Limited  Partnership of Post Manor,
         L.P. filed  as  exhibit  10.6  to  form 10-K dated December 31, 1992 is
         hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.36.

10.37    Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of Steeleville
         Associates I, Al imited  Partnership filed as exhibit 10.7 to form 10-K
         dated December 31, 1992 is hereby  incorporated  herein by reference as
         exhibit 10.37.

10.38    Amended and Restated  Agreement of Limited  Partnership  of Wills Point
         Manor,  L.P. filed as exhibit 10.8 to form 10-K dated December 31, 1992
         is hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.38.

10.39    Amended and Restated  Agreement  of  Limited  Partnership  of  Killbuck
         Limited  Partnership  filed as exhibit 10.9 to form 10-K dated December
         31, 1992 is hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.39.

10.40    Amended and  Restated  Agreement of  Limited  Partnership of  Coosa Co.
         Housing,  Ltd. filed  as exhibit 10.10  to form 10-K dated December 31,
         1992 is hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.40.

10.41    Amended and Restated Agreement of  Limited  Partnership  of Ft. Deposit
         Housing,  Ltd. Filed  as  exhibit 10.11 to form 10-K dated December 31,
         1992 is hereby incorporated herein by reference as exhibit 10.41.

(d) Financial  statement  schedule  follows,  as set forth in subsection  (a)(2)
    hereof.















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               Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants on
                          Financial Statement Schedule




To the Partners
WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P.


The audit  referred to in our report  dated April 1, 1999,  relating to the 1998
financial   statements   of  WNC  Housing  Tax  Credit  Fund  III,   L.P.   (the
"Partnership"),  which is  contained  in Item 8 of this Form 10-K,  included the
audit of the accompanying  financial statement schedule. The financial statement
schedule  is  the   responsibility   of  the   Partnership's   management.   Our
responsibility  is to express an opinion on this  financial  statement  schedule
based upon our audit.

In our opinion,  such  financial  statement  schedule  presents  fairly,  in all
material respects, the financial information set forth therein.


                                                     BDO SEIDMAN, LLP


Orange County, California
April 1, 1999











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WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P.
Schedule III
Real Estate Owned by Local Limited Partnerships

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    As of December 31, 1998
                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                    Total Investment    Amount of      Encumbrances of
                                    in Local Limited    Investment     Local Limited     Property and     Accumulated       Net Book
 Partnership Name    Location       Partnerships        Paid to Date   Partnerships      Equipment        Depreciation      Value
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                  <C>             <C>               <C>             <C>              <C>               <C>            <C>
Beaumont Elderly     Beaumont,
Housing, L.P.        Mississippi     $   229,000        $  229,000     $    933,000      $  1,283,000     $   125,000    $ 1,158,000

Brownfield Seniors   Brownsfield,
Community, Ltd.      Texas               147,000           147,000          691,000           837,000          94,000        743,000

Buffalo Apartments,  Buffalo,
Ltd.                 Texas                91,000            91,000          388,000           552,000          67,000        485,000

Cambridge Court      Grottoes,
Associates Limited   Virginia            254,000           254,000        1,333,000         1,653,000         255,000      1,398,000
Partnership

Candleridge Apart-   Bondurant,
ments of Bondurant   Iowa                 99,000            99,000          605,000           767,000         156,000        611,000
L.P.

Candleridge Apart-   Waukee,
ments of Waukee      Iowa                101,000           101,000          659,000           800,000         146,000        654,000
L.P.
Carlinville          Carlinville,
Associates I, L.P.   Illinois            105,000           105,000          503,000           645,000         192,000        453,000

Cherokee Housing,    Cedar Bluff,
Ltd.                 Alabama             110,000           110,000          624,000           734,000         125,000        609,000

Chester Associates   Chester,
I, a Limited         Illinois            159,000           159,000          694,000         1,000,000         218,000        782,000
Partnership

Clinton Terrace      Albany,
Apartments, Ltd.     Kentucky            138,000           138,000          774,000           924,000         176,000        748,000

Coffeeville          Coffeeville,
Housing, Ltd.        Alabama             103,000           103,000          547,000           655,000         116,000        539,000

Coosa County         Rockford,
Housing, Ltd.        Alabama             103,000           103,000          566,000           686,000         129,000        557,000

</TABLE>


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<PAGE>


WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P.
Schedule III
Real Estate Owned by Local Limited Partnerships

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    As of December 31, 1998
                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                    Total Investment    Amount of      Encumbrances of
                                    in Local Limited    Investment     Local Limited     Property and     Accumulated       Net Book
 Partnership Name      Location       Partnerships        Paid to Date   Partnerships      Equipment        Depreciation      Value
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                    <C>                <C>               <C>            <C>             <C>                <C>         <C>
Crockett Manor,        Crockett,
Ltd.                   Texas              184,000           184,000          905,000       1,158,000          156,000     1,002,000

Crockett Manor         Crockett,
Senior Citizens        Texas              203,000           203,000        1,026,000       1,313,000          154,000     1,159,000
Complex, Ltd.

Delta Manor, L.P.      Techula,
                       Mississippi        227,000           227,000        1,239,000       1,543,000          363,000     1,180,000

Eupora Apartments,     Eupora,
L.P.                   Mississippi        138,000           138,000        1,208,000       1,422,000          232,000     1,190,000

Fairview Village       Carroll,
V, Limited             Iowa               119,000           119,000          597,000         767,000          137,000       630,000
Partnership

Fox Lake Manor         Fox Lake,
Limited Partnership    Wisconsin           84,000            84,000          376,000         480,000          101,000       379,000

Ft. Deposit            Fort Deposit,
Housing, Ltd.          Alabama            127,000           127,000          706,000         854,000          157,000       697,000

Gulf Coast             Gulfport,
Apartments, L.P.       Mississippi        320,000           320,000        1,454,000       1,838,000          424,000     1,414,000

Gulf Coast Apart-      Long Beach,
ments of Long          Mississippi        315,000           315,000        1,462,000       1,841,000          418,000     1,423,000
Beach, L.P.

Heritage Colonial      Blackshear,
Homes, L.P.            Georgia            125,000           115,000          530,000         752,000          113,000       639,000

HOI Limited            Benson,
Partnership of         North Carolina     269,000           269,000        1,234,000       1,684,000          275,000     1,409,000
Benson

HOI Limited            Dallas,
Partnership of         North Carolina     366,000           366,000        1,719,000       2,268,000          407,000     1,861,000
Dallas

</TABLE>


                                       41
<PAGE>


WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P.
Schedule III
Real Estate Owned by Local Limited Partnerships

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    As of December 31, 1998
                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                    Total Investment    Amount of      Encumbrances of
                                    in Local Limited    Investment     Local Limited     Property and     Accumulated       Net Book
 Partnership Name    Location       Partnerships        Paid to Date   Partnerships      Equipment        Depreciation      Value
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                    <C>                <C>              <C>             <C>             <C>                <C>         <C>
HOI Limited            Dunn, North
Partnership of         Carolina           170,000          170,000           830,000       1,077,000          195,000       882,000
Dunn

HOI Limited            Kings Mountain,
Partnership of         North Carolina     262,000          262,000         1,245,000       1,637,000          285,000     1,352,000
Kings Mt.

HOI Limited            Sanford, North
Partnership of         Carolina           419,000          419,000         2,008,000       2,640,000          426,000     2,214,000
Lee

HOI Limited            Sanford, North
Partnership of         Carolina           277,000          277,000         1,283,000       1,739,000          282,000     1,457,000
Sanford

HOI Limited            Selma, North
Partnership of         Carolina           271,000          271,000         1,250,000       1,746,000          304,000     1,442,000
Selma
Killbuck Limited       Killbuck,
 Partnership           Ohio               151,000          151,000           753,000         936,000          221,000       715,000

Lake Ridge             Tiptonville,
Apartments, L.P.       Tennessee          317,000          317,000         1,469,000       1,831,000          170,000     1,661,000

Levelland Manor,       Levelland,
L.P.                   Texas              175,000          175,000           909,000       1,121,000          157,000       964,000

Logan Park             Caldwell,
Associates Limited     Idaho              571,000          571,000         2,288,000       3,021,000          648,000     2,373,000
Partnership

Meadow Run             Gordonsville,
Associates Limited     Virginia           302,000          302,000         1,497,000       1,856,000          221,000     1,635,000
Partnership

Oakdale Senior         Oakdale,
Housing Limited        California         919,000          919,000         3,089,000       4,654,000          767,000     3,887,000
Partnership

</TABLE>



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<PAGE>


WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P.
Schedule III
Real Estate Owned by Local Limited Partnerships

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    As of December 31, 1998
                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                    Total Investment    Amount of      Encumbrances of
                                    in Local Limited    Investment     Local Limited     Property and     Accumulated       Net Book
 Partnership Name    Location       Partnerships        Paid to Date   Partnerships      Equipment        Depreciation      Value
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                    <C>              <C>               <C>            <C>             <C>                <C>         <C>
Orange Beach           Orange Beach,
Housing, Ltd.          Alabama           229,000           208,000        1,097,000       1,350,000          163,000     1,187,000

Parks I Limited        Chatham,
Partnership            Virginia          253,000           253,000        1,251,000       1,576,000          277,000     1,299,000

Post Manor, L.P.       Post, Texas       117,000           117,000          604,000         734,000          104,000       630,000

Red Bud Associates     Red Bud,
I, a Limited           Illinois          135,000           135,000          602,000         931,000          177,000       754,000
Partnership

Steeleville            Steeleville,
Associates I, a        Illinois          110,000           110,000          541,000         727,000          151,000       576,000
Limited Partnership

Tanglewood Limited     Frankfurt,
Partnership            Ohio              212,000           212,000        1,071,000       1,322,000          309,000     1,013,000

Village Lane           Farmington,
Properties, a          Arkansas          168,000           168,000          891,000         984,000          217,000       767,000
Limited Partnership

Whitted Forest         Hillsborough,
Limited Partnership    North Carolina    685,000           685,000        1,042,000       2,010,000          191,000     1,819,000

Wilcam Housing,        Camden,
Ltd.                   Alabama           126,000           106,000          624,000         758,000          110,000       648,000

Wills Point Manor,     Wills Point,
L.P.                   Texas             124,000           124,000          631,000         765,000          109,000       656,000

Windmere Associates    Lexington,
Limited Partnership    Virginia          291,000           291,000        1,490,000       1,839,000          208,000     1,631,000

Woodlands              Mount Pleasant,
Apartments, L.P.       Texas             239,000           239,000        1,259,000       1,527,000          216,000     1,311,000

</TABLE>



                                       43

<PAGE>


WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P.
Schedule III
Real Estate Owned by Local Limited Partnerships

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    As of December 31, 1998
                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                    Total Investment    Amount of      Encumbrances of
                                    in Local Limited    Investment     Local Limited     Property and     Accumulated       Net Book
 Partnership Name    Location       Partnerships        Paid to Date   Partnerships      Equipment        Depreciation      Value
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                  <C>            <C>               <C>              <C>             <C>              <C>            <C>
Woodview Limited     Chillicothe,
Partnership          Illinois and
                     Glassford,
                     Illinois            269,000           269,000        1,201,000       1,551,000          255,000     1,296,000
                                      ----------        ----------       ----------      ----------       ----------    ----------

                                   $  10,908,000      $ 10,857,000     $ 49,698,000    $ 64,788,000     $ 10,899,000   $53,889,000
                                      ==========        ==========       ==========      ==========       ==========    ==========









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WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P.
Schedule III
Real Estate Owned by Local Limited Partnerships

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<CAPTION>


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                                                          For the year ended December 31, 1998
                                      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Partnership Name               Rental          Net        Year Investment    Status     Estimated Useful
                                         Income     Income/(loss)      Acquired                     Life (Years)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>           <C>                <C>          <C>                      <C>

Beaumont Elderly Housing, L.P.         $  93,000     $  (23,000)        1995         Completed                 45

Brownfield Seniors Community,
Ltd.                                      81,000         (4,000)        1994         Completed                 40

Buffalo Apartments, Ltd.                  84,000         10,000         1995         Completed                 35

Cambridge Court Associates Limited
Partnership                              134,000        (33,000)        1992         Completed                 35

Candleridge Apartments of Bondurant
L.P.                                     108,000        (16,000)        1992         Completed                 27.5

Candleridge Apartments of Waukee
L.P.                                     129,000          4,000         1992         Completed                 27.5

Carlinville Associates I, L.P.            55,000        (38,000)        1994         Completed                 30

Cherokee Housing, Ltd.                    65,000        (14,000)        1993         Completed                 40

Chester Associates  I, a Limited
Partnership                               73,000        (35,000)        1992         Completed                 27.5

Clinton Terrace Apartments, Ltd.          72,000        (13,000)        1993         Completed                 40

Coffeeville Housing, Ltd.                 45,000        (21,000)        1993         Completed                 40

Coosa County Housing, Ltd.                56,000        (10,000)        1992         Completed                 40

Crockett Manor, Ltd.                     131,000        (14,000)        1994         Completed                 40

Crockett Manor Senior Citizens
Complex, Ltd.                            111,000         (9,000)        1993         Completed                 50

Delta Manor, L.P.                        145,000        (27,000)        1993         Completed                 27.5

Eupora Apartments, L.P.                  111,000        (31,000)        1992         Completed                 40

Fairview Village V, Limited
Partnership                               75,000         (5,000)        1992         Completed                 40

Fox Lake Manor Limited Partnership        42,000        (10,000)        1994         Completed                 27.5

Ft. Deposit Housing, Ltd.                 68,000        (21,000)        1992         Completed                 40

Gulf Coast Apartments, L.P.              191,000        (26,000)        1993         Completed                 30

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<PAGE>


WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P.
Schedule III
Real Estate Owned by Local Limited Partnerships

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<CAPTION>

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                                                          For the year ended December 31, 1998
                                      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Partnership Name               Rental          Net        Year Investment    Status     Estimated Useful
                                         Income     Income/(loss)      Acquired                     Life (Years)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                      <C>            <C>              <C>         <C>                   <C>
Gulf Coast Apartments of Long Beach,
L.P.                                     216,000        (21,000)         1993        Completed               30

Heritage Colonial Homes, L.P.             67,000        (14,000)         1994        Completed               40

HOI Limited Partnership of Benson        177,000        (26,000)         1993        Completed               40

HOI Limited Partnership of Dallas        199,000        (57,000)         1993        Completed               40

HOI Limited Partnership of Dunn          121,000        (17,000)         1993        Completed               40

HOI Limited Partnership of Kings Mt.     144,000        (37,000)         1993        Completed               40

HOI Limited Partnership of Lee           266,000        (60,000)         1993        Completed               40

HOI Limited Partnership of Sanford       190,000        (33,000)         1993        Completed               40

HOI Limited Partnership of Selma         207,000        (26,000)         1993        Completed               40

Killbuck Limited Partnership              77,000        (28,000)         1992        Completed             27.5

Lake Ridge Apartments, L.P.              136,000        (13,000)         1994        Completed               50

Levelland Manor, L.P.                    115,000        (20,000)         1993        Completed               40

Logan Park Associates Limited
Partnership                              388,000        (56,000)         1993        Completed             27.5

Meadow Run Associates Limited
Partnership                              156,000        (28,000)         1992        Completed               35

Oakdale Senior Housing Limited
Partnership                              314,000       (152,000)         1993        Completed               30

Orange Beach Housing, Ltd.                98,000        (34,000)         1994        Completed               40

Parks I Limited Partnership              210,000        (37,000)         1993        Completed               40

Post Manor, L.P.                          68,000        (16,000)         1992        Completed               40

Red Bud Associates I, a Limited
Partnership                               66,000        (29,000)         1992        Completed             27.5

Steeleville Associates I, a Limited
Partnership                               49,000        (19,000)         1992        Completed             27.5

Tanglewood Limited Partnership           102,000        (36,000)         1992        Completed             27.5

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<PAGE>


WNC Housing Tax Credit Fund III, L.P.
Schedule III
Real Estate Owned by Local Limited Partnerships

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<CAPTION>


                                      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          For the year ended December 31, 1998
                                      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Partnership Name                       Rental          Net        Year Investment    Status     Estimated Useful
                                         Income     Income/(loss)      Acquired                     Life (Years)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                      <C>            <C>             <C>         <C>                      <C>
Village Lane Properties, a Limited
Partnership                              193,000        (42,000)        1993        Completed                25

Whitted Forest Limited Partnership       181,000        (13,000)        1993        Completed                40

Wilcam Housing, Ltd.                      59,000        (16,000)        1993        Completed                40

Wills Point Manor, L.P.                   79,000        (11,000)        1992        Completed                40

Windmere Associates Limited
Partnership                              148,000        (38,000)        1992        Completed                35

Woodlands Apartments, L.P.               154,000        (32,000)        1992        Completed                40

Woodview Limited Partnership             152,000        (10,000)        1992        Completed                40
                                      ----------      ---------


                                      $6,201,000    $(1,257,000)
                                       =========     ==========

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<PAGE>



         Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

WNC HOUSING TAX CREDIT FUND III, L.P.

By:  WNC Tax Credit Partners, L.P.      General Partner of the Registrant

By:  WNC & Associates, Inc.             General Partner of WNC California Tax
                                        Credit Partners III, L.P.


By:  /s/ John B. Lester, Jr.
John B. Lester, Jr., President of WNC & Associates, Inc.

Date: June 23, 1999


By:  /s/ Michael L. Dickenson
Michael  L.  Dickenson,
Vice-President -  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  WNC  & Associates, Inc.

Date: June 23, 1999


By:  /s/ Wilfred N. Cooper, Sr.
Wilfred N. Cooper, Sr., General Partner

Date: June 23, 1999

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following  persons on behalf of the  registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


By  /s/ Wilfred N. Cooper, Sr.
Wilfred N. Cooper, Sr., Chairman of the Board of WNC & Associates, Inc.

Date: June 23, 1999


By: /s/ John B. Lester, Jr.
John B. Lester, Jr., Director of WNC & Associates, Inc.

Date: June 23, 1999


By:  /s/ David N. Shafer
David N Shafer, Director of WNC & Associates, Inc.

Date: June 23, 1999



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