Permit Reports Archives - Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City

February 2024 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on April 1, 2024

Single-Family Permits Continue Upward Trend, Except in KCMO The number of single-family permits issued this year continued its upward trajectory in February as 328 permits were issued compared to 152 in February 2023. With ...

January 2024 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on March 7, 2024

Single Family Permits Start 2024 Strong For the month of January, 310 single-family housing permits were issued in the eight-county Kansas City region — a strong start compared to the 185 issued in January 2023, according ...

December 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on January 23, 2024

Single Family Permits End 2023 Down for December and YTD Metro Kansas City single-family housing permits were down about 19 percent in 2023, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kans...

November 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on January 17, 2024

The number of single-family permits issued in the Kansas City area in November increased by XX percent from October, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA). A total ...

October 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on December 18, 2023

Metro New home Permits Dip in October As nationwide new home sales weakened in October, so did the number of single-family permits issued in the Kansas City area, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Assoc...

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...

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

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...