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Home Building Activity Remains Strong (May 2017)

Posted on July 6, 2017

Local homebuilders continued their brisk pace of single-family construction in May, with 504 single-family permits issued. Year-to-date permit activity in the metro area rose 14 percent, with permits recorded for the first fi...

Trend Alert: Wet Rooms Are Today’s Choice for Beautiful, Usable Bathrooms

Posted on June 29, 2017

Inviting, accommodating and a feast for the eyes — wet rooms are showing up in more and more homes and wowing visitors at new-home showcases. Wet rooms — essentially open-concept or barrier-free bathrooms — are tiled...

The Builder’s Silent Margin Enhancer – July 20

Posted on June 27, 2017

WHAT IS THE SILENT MARGIN ENHANCER? Find out when Shawn McGuire explains what it is and how to use it to grow your business! Besides helping you to be more profitable and successful, Shawn provides best practices...

Softwood Lumber Price Index at Highest Level Since September 2004

Posted on June 16, 2017

The prices of softwood lumber and OSB increased by 2.2 percent and 3.3 percent, respectively, in May according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The increases were a return to...

NAHB Members Fan Out on Capitol Hill

Posted on June 16, 2017

More than 800 builders, remodelers and their trade partners from across the nation headed to Capitol Hill on June 14 for the annual NAHB Legislative Conference. In a day full of meetings with elected officials and their st...

NAHB Officers Hold Productive Talks with HUD Secretary Carson

Posted on June 16, 2017

In a broad agenda focusing on regulatory reform and housing affordability, NAHB senior officers today held productive talks with HUD Secretary Ben Carson. Topics covered included: The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard...

80th Anniversary

Posted on June 12, 2017

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85% of Consumers Say They Had a Positive Spring Parade Experience

Posted on June 9, 2017

Eighty-five percent of respondents to a consumer survey said they had a good or excellent experience visiting homes on the Spring Parade. Besides looking for a new home to purchase, many respondents said it is a fun outing an...

Overland Park Cul-de-Sacs in Danger of Disappearing Despite Popularity

Posted on June 9, 2017

Despite the enormous popularity of cul-de-sacs, a proposal by the City of Overland Park may reduce — or even eliminate — the creation of cul-de-sacs in new residential developments. What’s more, 73 percent of Overland P...

House Passes Bill to Ease Banking Regulations

Posted on June 9, 2017

The House yesterday passed legislation that would address challenging credit conditions that home builders and home buyers continue to experience as a result of strict regulatory restraints imposed following the 2008 fina...

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...