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The onset of summer is typically a perfect time to refresh your home. And this year, with public health officials asking many of us to stay at home for weeks or months to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) th...
Metro-wide single-family permits totaled 434 during April—leading to a four-month total of 1,702 units according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA). This year-to-date tota...
New single-family home size has trended lower over the last four years as builders sought to add additional entry-level supply to an inventory-starved housing market. However, the coronavirus and the recession of 2020 potenti...
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration this week announced a significant reversal of previous policy on an employer’s obligation to record work-related cases of COVID-19 on OSHA injury and illness logs. The ...
NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz provides the latest weekly economic analysis on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic:
Housing data was in focus this week, with April readings showing market impacts from government-im...
Rising demand stemming from a surge of do-it-yourself projects from consumers working at home coupled with restricted supply due to lumber mills operating at a diminished capacity have led to a recent upsurge in lumber prices...
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S Department of the Treasury, has released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and detailed instructions for the application.
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The KC MADE competition, originally scheduled to be held during the 2020 Greater Kansas City Home & Lifestyle Show in March, has been rescheduled for May 29-31 as a VIRTUAL competition. VOTE for your favorite project on t...
The IRS has released an extensive FAQ clarifying many early questions about when the employee retention tax credit can be claimed. The tax credit is designed to support eligible employers whose businesses are disrupted du...
Metro-wide single-family permits totaled 438 during March—leading to a first quarter total 54 percent higher than 2019’s first quarter, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas C...
Following the recent executive orders announced in Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Mo., Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has also announced that starting Friday, July 3, face masks will be required in public spaces. "Under the o...
Build Childhood Memories with Your Own Backyard Playhouse!
Sponsored by Bickimer Homes, the Parade of Playhouses, originally scheduled during the Greater Kansas City Home & Lifestyle Show in March, has been reschedule...
Due to the increase in positive cases of Covid-19 recently in the Kansas City metropolitan area, both Wyandotte County, Kan., and the city of Kansas City, Mo., have issued new orders regarding the wearing of masks.
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