Parade News

Stay current with the most recent news surrounding the Parade of Homes presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City.

KCBJ: Homebuilders’ showcase event back on after seven-week delay

Posted on June 8, 2020

"The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City's annual event to kick off the spring selling season will start just one week before summer officially takes over," the Kansas City Business Journal noted in an article on...

HBA Encourages Donations to Harvesters During Spring Parade

Posted on June 5, 2020

During the Spring Parade of Homes, the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA) is encouraging people to donate to Harvesters in an effort to support those in our community that may be having difficulty provid...

Spring Parade of Homes Rescheduled for June 13-28, 2020

Posted on June 5, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7744" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Olympus Custom Homes, Tour #27[/caption] KCHBA Encourages Consumers to Follow Safety Guidelines, Check Status of Homes Before Visiting As the Kansas City regi...

2020 Spring Parade of Homes Is Postponed

Posted on April 4, 2020

The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA) is committed to doing its part to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the health and safety of our members, employees, and neighbors from across the Kans...

Spring Parade of Homes Scheduled for April 25-May 10, 2020

Posted on February 17, 2020

The Spring Parade of Homes returns to Kansas City April 25-May 10 and will feature 375 homes built by 120 builders across eight counties in the metropolitan area. Homes will range in price from $199,900 to nearly $2.5 million...

“American Graduate” Features Student Parade Tours in Video

Posted on December 9, 2019

The KCHBA's Fall Parade of Homes student tours were recently featured in a video created by "American Graduate: Getting to Work,” which is a two-year public media initiative made possible by the Corporation for Public Broad...

OATC, Kearney Students Tour Parade Homes

Posted on October 23, 2019

As part of Careers in Construction Month in October, students from Olathe Advanced Technical Center (OATC) and Kearney High School learned about the residential construction industry by touring homes at various stages of the ...

KC Live Interviews Braklow Custom Homes about the Parade

Posted on October 8, 2019

Kansas City Live visited one of incoming HBA President Jerry Braklow's homes and made some interesting discoveries about the home, including a secret passageway. Watch the video clip to learn more! ...

Homes by Chris Takes KMBC-TV on Tour of Home During Fall Parade

Posted on October 2, 2019

Builder Chris Ragland of Homes by Chris gave KMBC reporter Matt Stewart a tour of her home on the Fall Parade of Homes. Watch the clip here. This home is tour #43. Find more information about all the homes on the Parade at KC...

LSJ Features Summit Homes, Builder-Community Relationship

Posted on September 30, 2019

The Lee's Summit Journal recently wrote an article about the Fall Parade of Homes, highlighting Summit Homes and the strong relationship between Lee's Summit builders and city officials. “It’s a really great dialog...

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...