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Economic Forecast 2024: Reasons for Concern and Cause for Optimism

Posted on February 15, 2024

Dr. Stanley Longhofer is the Director of the Center for Real Estate at Wichita State University. Dr. Rob Dietz serves as NAHB Chief Economist. Almost 300 KCHBA members gathered to hear their thoughts and analysis at the 2024 ...

2024 Design Trends

Posted on January 11, 2024

Caroline Broderick is the Managing Editor at Pro Remodeler, NAHB’s official remodeling publication. She recently spoke with over a dozen designers in the industry about not only what trends to expect in the new year, but th...

Economic Forecast Breakfast 2024

Posted on November 9, 2023

Join the KCHBA for the first member event of 2024! The Economic Forecast Breakfast will take place on Jan. 18. 1. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets. ...

Contractor Code Credit (16 Hours)

Posted on October 20, 2023

NOVEMBER 30 | 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER COST (lunch included) KCHBA Members: $200 | Non-Members: $300 NOVEMBER 30 | 12:30-5:00 p.m. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER COST (lunch included)...

Construction Suicide Prevention Week: August Webinar Series

Posted on August 1, 2023

3 WAYS TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY August 10 | 10:30 a.m. When you think about job site hazards, physical risks are probably at the top of the list — an unprotected fall, an unmarked restrict...

Fox4 Interview Ruder on KCHBA’s KCMO Proposal

“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

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

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...