“My light-fixture supplier approached me and said somewhere between 15 to 20 percent is what they are looking at price-increase-wise and for us," President of Ashlar Homes Shawn Woods said. "That’s about $500 a house just...
The City of Prairie Village is in the process of adopting new Neighborhood Design Standards for homes that would affect all incoming and current Prairie Village residents. The changes include added requirements for green spac...
Meet and discuss key industry issues with Congressman Kevin Yoder when the HBA presents him with NAHB’s Defender of Housing Award on Aug. 27 at 3:30 p.m. The NAHB Defender of Housing Award recognizes federal legislators who...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Monday released a set of 53 frequently asked questions – and their answers – to provide guidance to employers and employees on its respirable crystalline silica standar...
In a recent NAHB survey, over 40 percent of builders said construction costs in general are causing home buyers to hold back from purchasing a new home, and over 90 percent said that lumber prices specifically are hurting aff...
Shortages of framing lumber are now more widespread than at any time since NAHB began tracking the issue in 1994, according to results from the May 2018 survey for the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
More than 30 pe...
In a victory for NAHB, Interim Forest Service Chief Victoria Christiansen told Congress yesterday that the Forest Service expects its 2018 timber harvest will be the biggest in 20 years.
NAHB has been leading the charge to...
On a 360-59 vote, the House has overwhelmingly approved NAHB-supported legislation that would provide vocational training for prisoners in an effort to reduce recidivism rates.
In a letter of support for the FIRST STEP Act...
If the clout of a Washington trade association is measured by its access to high-level policymakers, than the members of NAHB have much to be proud about.
This week alone, during the 2018 NAHB Spring Executive Board Meetin...
Since the beginning of last year, rising lumber prices – primarily as a result of tariffs on imported Canadian softwood lumber – have increased the price of an average single-family home by more than $7,000.
NAHB is as...
Join us for the 9:00 a.m. tee time at Stone Canyon Golf Club on June 13. This event sells out almost every year. Don't miss your chance to participate! We have a cap on the number of four-person teams in the tou...
Co-Founder and Chief Project Officer Brandonn Mixon took to the Home Show Main Stage at the 2019 Greater Kansas City Home and Lifestyle Show March 22-24 to share his personal journey to Veterans Community Project. Mixon joine...
The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (HBA), is pleased to announce that it raised $25,000 for Veterans Community Project (VCP) during its 2019 Greater Kansas City Home & Lifestyle Show, March 22-24. VCP is...
