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Reduce Liability with Online Risk Management Course

Posted on October 13, 2016

Many builders find liability insurance to be scarce, expensive and restrictive. In this environment, builders must use comprehensive risk management strategies to reduce construction risks and other exposures. The Risk Man...

A Closer Look at the FOMC September Meeting – How Low Can It Go?

Posted on October 13, 2016

Three dissents, all preferring an increase in the federal funds rate at the September meeting, focused on the same core argument: the current level of the unemployment rate signals a tight labor market that will persist for s...

Over Half of New Homes Built in 2015 Had a Community Association

Posted on October 13, 2016

NAHB tabulations of data from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC) show 59 percent of new homes started in 2015 were built within a community with a homeowner’s or community association. The Census Bureau defi...

The Employment Situation in September – Solid, But Still Working On It

Posted on October 11, 2016

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported payroll employment rose by 156,000 in September and the unemployment rate inched up to 5 percent. Payrolls for the prior two months were revised in opposite directions with a net ...

New Study Describes Characteristics of U.S. Subdivisions

Posted on October 11, 2016

A recent NAHB study shows that the median size of a subdivision in the United States is 25 total acres, and the median number of housing units in a subdivision is 50. The results are based on a survey of development project...

SAFE Award Deadline Soon

Posted on October 7, 2016

The NAHB/Builders Mutual Safety Award for Excellence (SAFE) acknowledges and honors individuals for developing and implementing high-quality, innovative worksite safety programs. If you are interested in nominating yourself o...

Housing Share of GDP: Housing Services Offsets Slight RFI Decline

Posted on October 7, 2016

With the release of the final estimates of second quarter 2016 GDP growth (revised up three-tenths to a 1.4 percent growth rate), housing’s share of gross domestic product (GDP) held steady at 15.7 percent. The home buildin...

Talks Continue on Energy Code Legislation

Posted on October 7, 2016

NAHB continues to hammer home the important message of cost-effectiveness as House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee conferees meet to finalize legislation intended to make buildi...

Air Conditioning and Heating Systems in New Homes

Posted on October 7, 2016

The U.S. Census Bureau publishes information on characteristics of new homes started, including air conditioning and heating systems. In 2015, approximately 93 percent of new homes started in the United States had central ...

A Rising Market Share of 5,000+ Square Foot Homes

Posted on October 7, 2016

New homes with 5,000 square feet or more of living space increased both as a share of all new construction and in absolute number in 2015, according to the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction. In 2015, the share of new h...

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...

Fox4’s Kathy Quinn Visits the Parade of Playhouses at Union Station

Fox4's Kathy Quinn visited the Parade of Playhouses at Union Station last week and spoke with Belton High School's Architecture and Construction teacher Matt McCann, his students and KCHBA's Community Relations Director Jordy...