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September 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on November 9, 2023

September Dip Shows Local New-Home Building Remains Sluggish The Kansas City residential construction market showed further signs of its sluggishness in September as permits dipped slightly from August, according to statis...

August 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on November 9, 2023

Housing Starts Tick Up in August In August, the number of single-family permits issued rose to 403, which is the second highest month so far this year, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of G...

July 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on September 11, 2023

Steady Building Activity Through Summer The pace of new-home construction in the region has remained largely stable this summer despite rising mortgage rates and construction financing costs, according to statistics compi...

June 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on August 8, 2023

Year-To-Date Home Building Activity Lower With 1,898 permits issued for new single-family homes during the first six months of 2023, building activity has recorded a 32 percent decrease over the same period of 2022. Simila...

May 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on July 17, 2023

Kansas City Metro Building Permits See Modest Increase The eight county Kansas City metropolitan area topped 1,500 permits in the first five months of 2023. Local cities and counties recorded 431 single-family building per...

KMBC Talks KCMO Energy Codes with Builder, City Councilman

Dennis Shriver, Hearthside Homes, and KCMO Councilman Wes Rogers recently spoke with KMBC's Andy Alcott about the dearth of housing permits in KCMO since the 2021 IECC went into effect last September. In its story, "Kansas Ci...

KSHB Highlights Homeowners Who Chose to Purchase Newly Constructed Homes

KSHB's Abby Dodge recently spoke with a couple of homeowners who chose to purchase a newly constructed home and why. The article, "Kansas City homebuyers turn to new builds" quotes one homebuyer as saying, "They weren’t rea...

More than 300 Homes on 2024 Spring Parade of Homes

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...