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Fall Parade of Homes Set for September 24 – October 9

Posted on August 8, 2016

The Fall Parade of Homes returns to Kansas City September 24-October 9 and will feature 318 homes by 96 builders in five counties across the metropolitan area. Presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City...

Fall Parade of Homes: Sept. 24-Oct. 9

Posted on August 8, 2016

Did you know the Kansas City Parade of Homes is the second largest parade in the country? The 2016 Fall Parade of Homes will showcase 317 new homes ranging in price from $180,000 to $1.6 million – including 30 homes in a m...

Building Business News for August 2016

Posted on August 5, 2016

Click here to read the August issue of the BBN — featuring the HBA Founders gathering, information on CAPS classes in September and permit statistics for the first six months of 2016....

Vote for Housing Aug. 2

Posted on July 29, 2016

The importance of the Primary Elections on Aug. 2 cannot be overstated. A great deal is at stake, especially on the state and local levels – the policies involving taxes, transportation, and the border war that will shape o...

New Member Welcome Happy Hour, August 4

Posted on July 28, 2016

Companies that have joined the HBA in recent months and new employees at member companies can learn how to take full advantage of membership, meet HBA volunteer leadership and staff, and network with other members all while e...

Year-To-Date Home Building Activity Rises Almost 30 Percent (Jun. 2016)

Posted on July 21, 2016

Home builders in the Kansas City region continued their brisk pace of single-family home construction in the first half of 2016, with 2,793 permits issued from January to June, up 29 percent over the first six months of 2015....

Missouri Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting Fire Sprinkler Mandate

Posted on July 20, 2016

In a victory for Missouri home builders, Governor Nixon finally signed SB 732 into law on July 8, permanently removing the sunset on fire sprinkler legislation. Missouri Statute already prohibits the state and municipalitie...

Master Certified New Home Sales Professional (MCSP), August 4-5

Posted on July 20, 2016

House Construction as a Selling Tool (Applies to MCSP): The construction detail of a home is a powerful selling tool. Designed with sales in mind, this course provides an overview of the process of planning developments and ...

Apply Now to Serve on a NAHB Committee, Board of Trustees Next Year

Posted on July 19, 2016

The online application for NAHB committee and council board of trustees appointments is now available and applications are currently being accepted. NAHB strongly encourages all those who may be interested in serving to put t...

Building Business News for July 2016

Posted on July 15, 2016

Click here to read the latest issue of the BBN — featuring the announcement of our headline speakers at the 2017 Greater Kansas City Home Show, March 17-19. Also included: Golf Tournament winners, reports on recent Area...

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...

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...