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2018 Permit Activity Slows From Prior Year (December 2018)

Posted on February 6, 2019

Local cities and counties permitted a total of 630 single family units in November and December. The 2018 year-to-date total of 5,673 is an 8% decrease from 2017’s total, but returns to the 2016 level of permit activity, ...

KC Falling Behind in Homes Priced $225,000 to $275,000

Posted on February 5, 2019

With a shortage of homes available and those homes commanding higher prices, many prospective buyers are being priced out of the market. In fact, as of Q2 2018, 77 percent of prospective buyers nationwide could afford fewer t...

Hear from the KCMO Mayoral Candidates

Posted on February 5, 2019

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Kansas Area Council: Security at Construction Sites

Posted on February 5, 2019

Improve Site Security During Construction Feb. 27, 11:30-1:00 p.m. Located at Hallbrook Country Club; Lunch Included Are construction site materials walking away in the middle of the night? Join us for the first area counc...

4 Home Design Trends for 2019

Posted on January 23, 2019

[caption id="attachment_6626" align="alignright" width="225"] Photo courtesy of Etsy[/caption] The arrival of a new year brings exciting changes, including new design trends for 2019. Trends are a great thing to keep in mi...

Join the Parade of Playhouses for a Good Cause

Posted on January 17, 2019

The Parade of Playhouses is a new fundraiser for the HBA's Foundation Fund, which in turn will support Veterans Community Project (VCP), the HBA's charitable partner for the 2019 Greater Kansas City Home and Lifestyle Sho...

Permitting Slows in November (November 2018)

Posted on January 11, 2019

Local builders pulled permits for 347 single family units during November, bringing the year-to-date total to 5,322. While this is a decrease of 7% from the same period in 2017, it is an increase from other years since the ...

RESCHEDULED Marketing & Mimosas 2.0, March 6

Posted on January 10, 2019

Marketing and & Mimosas has been rescheduled for March 6! Join us on March 6 for a panel discussion on "Storytelling in the Digital World." Hosted by the Sales & Marketing Council and sponsored by Excelerate Di...

“Bringing Down the House” Party

Posted on January 10, 2019

Say goodbye to the current interior at the HBA at our "Bringing Down the House" Party Jan. 30 from 4:00- 6:00 p.m. Come hammer through a wall, tag an area with spray paint or just to see it one last time before we begin th...

“Safety Dave” Named a Safety Champion of the Year by NAHB

Posted on January 4, 2019

KCHBA member Dave Redlin (AKA Safety Dave) has been named one of NAHB's Safety Champions of the Year. Dave is the owner of Progressive Environmental & Safety in Overland Park, Kan. Progressive Environmental & Safety m...

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...