2021 Residential Permitting Increases During First Quarter (March 2021)

Metro-wide single-family permits totaled 536 during March leading to a first quarter total of 1,424 – 11 percent higher than 2020’s first quarter, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA). The last time first quarter permits topped 1,400 was 2018 when 1,475 single-family permits were issued.

For March, Kansas City, Mo., tops the most active city list with 101 single-family permits issued, followed by Lee’s Summit with 65, Olathe at 58, Overland Park with 39, and Spring Hill with 27 permits issued.

Click here to view the March 2021 Residential Stat Report.