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More than 300 Homes on 2024 Spring Parade of Homes

Posted on April 24, 2024

The Spring Parade of Homes, open April 27 through May 12, offers the opportunity to see one of the largest and most impressive displays of new homes in the country. Sponsored by Mike Bryant Heating & Cooling, the spring p...

Fox4 Interview Ruder on KCHBA’s KCMO Proposal

Posted on April 19, 2024

“The end result that we’ve gotten with the code having been adopted in the way that it was and our efforts to comply with it is a historic reduction in new housing starts in Kansas City, Missouri,” KCHBA Executive Vice ...

KCHBA Announces Proposal to Reignite Housing Starts in KCMO

Posted on April 16, 2024

According to A Vision for Housing: Solutions for Kansas City, the city has a goal of creating 10,000 new, low-income housing units by 2027. Yet housing starts have dropped significantly in KCMO, while they are on the rise mos...

Building a Pipeline to Ease the Labor Shortage

Posted on April 16, 2024

For several years, the KCHBA has been working with area schools to provide students with the opportunities available to them in the residential construction industry. The KCHBA’s Workforce Development Committee hosts se...

Fox4’s Kathy Quinn Visits the Parade of Playhouses at Union Station

Posted on April 15, 2024

Fox4's Kathy Quinn visited the Parade of Playhouses at Union Station last week and spoke with Belton High School's Architecture and Construction teacher Matt McCann, his students and KCHBA's Community Relations Director Jordy...

The Beacon Interviews Ruder, Libra on the Housing Market

Posted on April 15, 2024

“If you’re in $100,000 just for the dirt, it’s increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to build something on there and to hit a price point under $350,000,” KCHBA's Executive Vice President Will Ruder told Mili Man...

Register for the Spring Parade Awards Ceremony

Posted on April 15, 2024

Tickets are on sale now for the 2024 Spring Parade Awards Ceremony! When: May 1 | 5:30 p.m. Registration, 6:45 p.m. Awards Presentation Where: Fiorella’s | 9000 W. 137th St., Overland Park, KS 66221 Cost: $95 | Include...

2021 Energy Code Education Event

Posted on April 15, 2024

Join us for KCHBA's second quarter education and member event - Cracking the Codes - hosted by the Associates Council. Hear from our energy rater members as they provide information, resources and tips for navigating the ener...

41 Action News Reports on Permit Data

Posted on April 8, 2024

"In the last six months, I've pulled no permits in Kansas City and that's primarily due to this new energy code. We've moved a lot of our operations to different jurisdictions around the metro," Dennis Shriver, owner of H...

Builder Magazine Interviews Pfeifer about Prepping Construction Sites for Tornado Season

Posted on April 5, 2024

Justin Pfeifer, Pfeifer Homes, was recently interviewed by Builder Magazine for an article “5 Tips for Minimizing Damage from Tornadoes.” In the article, Pfeifer says “that ensuring all windows and doors of a home are c...