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More Than $400 Million Needed to Close Kansas Budget Gap

Posted on April 23, 2015

Official Kansas Revenue Estimate Shows More Than $400 Million Needed to Close the Budget Gap The Consensus Revenue Estimating Group released its budget estimate on Monday showing that more than $400 million is needed to bala...

Golf Tournament, June 17

Posted on April 23, 2015

Plan now to join your HBA friends for the annual golf tournament, to be held at historic and beautiful Hillcrest Country Club. Teams of four may register for $400 or individual golfers for $125. Additionally, hole and spe...

Mortgage Disclosure (TILA-RESPA) Panel Discussion, June 16

Posted on April 22, 2015

The TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule goes into effect on AUGUST 1, 2015. The Disclosure Rule mandates new disclosure forms be provided to borrowers applying for a mortgage. This change will affect the closings of all hom...

Olathe Roundtable, June 2

Posted on April 21, 2015

The KCHBA is hosting an Olathe Roundtable on Tuesday, June 2 at noon. John Kelly, City Building Official, and David Clements, City Planning Manager, will discuss the latest planning news across the City, address inspection de...

March 2015 Residential Permit Statistics

Posted on April 20, 2015

Local Building Activity Consistent with National Trend March 2015 residential permit statistics indicate a small increase over 2014 for the same quarter last year, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas...

April 2015 Building Business News

Posted on April 16, 2015

Click here to read the April issue of BBN, featuring homes entered in the Spring Parade of Homes....

KBIA Meeting, April 22

Posted on April 16, 2015

Kansas Building Industry Association (KBIA) Meeting Set for April 22. The 2nd Quarter KBIA Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 22 at 10:00 a.m. at the Colbert Hills Golf Course Clubhouse in Manhattan, Kansas. B...

KBIA Meeting, April 22

Posted on April 16, 2015

Lunch, Learn & Earn Credit, May 21

Posted on April 16, 2015

May’s topic is proper roof truss installation. May 21, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. Member price–$50, non-member price–$75, includes lunch. Contact Tricia for registration and information (Tricia@kchba.org or 816-942-880...

New Member Coffee, May 7

Posted on April 15, 2015

Companies that have joined the HBA in recent months and new employees at member companies can learn how to take full advantage of membership and meet HBA volunteer leadership and staff at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 7 at the HBA ...

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...