Earlier this year, Kansas observed a record number of incumbent legislators ousted by moderate candidates in the primary election. Most of those moderate Republicans and a handful of new Democrats were then officially voted...
Small home building firms and other businesses need to be prepared as the Department of Labor’s final rule to double the overtime salary limit from $23,660 to $47,476 will take effect on Dec. 1.
It is uncertain what the ...
HUD has proposed new floodplain development rules that threaten access to FHA financing for single- and multifamily builders and rely on floodplain maps that haven’t been drawn yet.
For nearly 40 years, federal floodplai...
NAHB and its industry partners today presented their first brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that challenges the Waters of the U.S. rule.
“The Sixth Circuit issued a nationwide stay of the Wate...
The dust is clearing after a week-long marathon of building and energy code votes in Kansas City, Mo., when building officials, product manufacturers, civil engineers and even a few home builders testified on nearly 2,000...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon begin surveying a select group of remodelers and other contractors, as well as property managers and lessors of public and commercial buildings regarding lead-safe work ...
The importance of the General Election on November 8 cannot be overstated. Below is a list of candidates that have received campaign support from the HBA-PAC during the election process. When you visit the polls, make sure y...
HBA members and friends gathered on Oct. 26 to announce NAHB’s endorsement of Missouri Senator Roy Blunt. Despite a long history of not endorsing congressional candidates, NAHB broke with tradition this year to recog...
The 2016 ICC Annual Conference and Group B Public Comment Hearings took place in Kansas City from October 16-25 at Bartle Hall. The conference featured a Building Safety & Design Expo, education sessions, and drone cla...
Missouri gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens visited the HBA on Oct. 20 to meet with members and discuss his ongoing campaign. Greitens also spoke about his proposals for reforming the culture in Jefferson City and imp...
The deadline to take advantage of special early bird pricing for the 2019 International Builders’ Show has been extended to Friday, Dec. 14.
Don’t miss your chance to attend the world’s largest annual light construct...
In the third quarter of 2018, 13 percent of adults in NAHB’s Housing Trends Report poll report planning to purchase a home in the next 12 months. Of that group, 46 percent are not merely planning it, they are already ac...
Over the first nine months of 2018, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 664,665. On a year-over-year basis, this is a 5.7 percent increase over the September 2017 level of 62...
