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Economic Forecast 2024: Reasons for Concern and Cause for Optimism

Posted on February 15, 2024

Dr. Stanley Longhofer is the Director of the Center for Real Estate at Wichita State University. Dr. Rob Dietz serves as NAHB Chief Economist. Almost 300 KCHBA members gathered to hear their thoughts and analysis at the 2024 ...

Building Business News February 2024

Posted on February 13, 2024

Economic Forecast 2024: Reasons for Concern and Cause for Optimism Dr. Stanley Longhofer and Dr. Rob Dietz presented their thoughts and analysis at the 2024 KCHBA Economic Forecast Breakfast held on Jan. 18. Also in this ...

Foundations for the Future Week

Posted on February 8, 2024

Foundations for the Future Week APRIL 9-14, 2024 Foundations for the Future Week supports your business and the future of home building in Kansas City. Students interested in construction build playhouses and other proj...

Financial Services Roundtable

Posted on January 25, 2024

The KCHBA will be hosting a financial services focused roundtable on Feb. 1. Banks and other financial institutions are encouraged to attend. We will be discussing the state of the industry and outlooks provided by the Econom...

December 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on January 23, 2024

Single Family Permits End 2023 Down for December and YTD Metro Kansas City single-family housing permits were down about 19 percent in 2023, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kans...

Habitat KC Chosen as Beneficiary for KCHBA’s Artisan Home Tour

Posted on January 21, 2024

The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA) is excited to announce that Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City (Habitat KC) has been selected as the beneficiary for the highly anticipated Artisan Home Tour. ...

November 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on January 17, 2024

The number of single-family permits issued in the Kansas City area in November increased by XX percent from October, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA). A total ...

Mellick Recognized as Bonner Springs Teacher of the Year

Posted on January 11, 2024

Ryan Mellick is a Master Carpentry teacher at Bonner Springs High School, recently named Teacher of the Year for the Bonner Springs School District. Ryan and his students have been very active in the KCHBA Workforce programmi...

2024 Design Trends

Posted on January 11, 2024

Caroline Broderick is the Managing Editor at Pro Remodeler, NAHB’s official remodeling publication. She recently spoke with over a dozen designers in the industry about not only what trends to expect in the new year, but th...

KCHBA Hospitality Event at IBS 2024

Posted on January 5, 2024

See you in Las Vegas! Join the KCHBA as we mingle and network with our fellow Kansas Citians who are attending the International Builders' Show. Open bar from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. along with heavy apps, a DJ and a good time...

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...