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August Year to Date Permits Up Over Last Year Due to Multi-Family

Posted on November 1, 2011

Single and multi-family building permit activity combined to surpass 2010 by just over 11% with 352 total units, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City. August’s 204 single family permits mirrored...

BBN – 2011 October

Posted on October 10, 2011

Building Business News Read the October 2011 edition here … Open publication – Free publishing – More kansas city...

July Residential Building Permits Continue Holding Pattern

Posted on October 10, 2011

Single family building permit activity posted its third consecutive month of improvement over 2010, but July edged downward compared to June, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City. July’s decli...

Price of OSB Up More Than 500% Since January 2020

Framing lumber prices garnered more attention than any other building material over the past year as prices quadrupled between April 2020 and May 2021. But even as lumber prices decline, the spotlight on lumber continues to...

Why Builder Lumber Prices Remain Higher than Headlines Suggest

NAHB recently provided the below article to help home builders explain to customers why decreasing lumber futures prices aren't correlating to lower new home prices just yet. Lumber futures prices have decreased by 52 perc...

Join the KCHBA Young Professionals at City Barrel

Join the KCHBA Young Professionals for a night at City Barrel Brewery + Kitchen! This event is FREE to attend. Appetizers and complimentary drinks will be provided. Thank you to JamesHardie for sponsoring! Please RS...