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KANSAS CITY, MO – Residential permits issued during the first four months of 2018 have slowed slightly compared to the same period during 2017. The 1,933 single family units permitted through April 2018 are a decrease of ...
Click here to read the April issue of Building Business News, which includes photos from the 2018 Greater Kansas City Home Show and a sneak peak of the Spring Parade of Homes....
Residential permits issued during the first quarter of 2018 have slowed slightly compared to the same period during 2017. The 1,432 single family units permitted through March 2018 are a decrease of 5 percent from the level...
Since the beginning of last year, rising lumber prices – primarily as a result of tariffs on imported Canadian softwood lumber – have increased the price of an average single-family home by more than $7,000.
NAHB is as...
Every year, the NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS) is an integral part of career development for tens of thousands of building industry pros. Designers, builders, remodelers, architects and more all come to the show to...
Harold Phelps, president of Phelps Engineering and 2017 president of the HBA, was honored with the Distinguished Engineering Service Award (DESA) for his achievements in the field of engineering by the University of Kansas a...
The most significant tax overhaul of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years was signed into law last December. The provisions will affect nearly every household and business. The HBA's Tax Seminar will provide you updates ab...
The Kansas City Star recently featured this ranch in Old Leawood as a must-see during the Spring Parade of Homes. Built by John Moffitt of MoJo Built, this 4,000 square foot home "is a real looker from its two towering front ...
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Nine days of hearings on proposed amendments to many of the International Code Council’s (ICC) building codes g...
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Creating outdoor living spaces remains a popular design trend with Kansas City home owners. It’s a simple, budget-friend...
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...
“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 ...
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...
