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The Missouri Legislature adjourned Friday, May 13 after a fairly busy session. It has been defined by what did not pass as much as by the bills that actually reached the Governor’s desk. Prominent initiatives that faile...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its final overtime rule, which doubles the current overtime salary limit of $23,660 to $47,476. NAHB strongly condemned the regulation, stating that it will cause major harm t...
The eight county Kansas City metropolitan area recorded 519 single family building permits during April, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,720 according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) m...
A new NAHB study shows that, on average, government regulations account for 24.3% of the final price of a new single-family home. Three-fifths of the regulatory costs – 14.6% of the final house price – is due to a highe...
The Kansas Legislature adjourned at 3:28am on Monday, May 2 after its shortest session in 42 years. The most pressing issues this year were addressing the budget shortfall and handling fluctuating revenue reports. While l...
Last week the National Fish and Wildlife Service determined that it’s “not prudent” to designate any “critical habitat” within the 32-state range of the endangered northern long-eared bat. The decision brings an end...
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Baby boomers won’t be No. 2 for long.
The tidal wave of births following the end of World War II created the massive generation, which has dominated much of American politics and c...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has been working to revise current overtime laws, releasing a draft regulation last year that would increase the federal overtime salary threshold from the current $23,660 to $50,440. The ...
Thank You, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, HBA Education Sponsor.
Moisture Management is SOLD OUT.
This code credit approved class will be held on June 16 at the HBA from 9am-1pm. Matt Belcher, St. Louis Builder and rem...
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...
“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 ...
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...
