Permit Reports

residential-building-permitFind out who is building and where with the KCHBA’s monthly residential permit reports. The KCHBA gathers this highly relevant data thanks to a unique relationship with the permit departments in the eight counties and seventy cities that comprise the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Every month the HBA provides this valuable information in a variety of reports that are available to members of the KCHBA by subscription. To learn more about permit subscriptions contact Jordynn Webster, Jordynn@kchba.org.

In addition, the KCHBA issues a news release with the Residential Building Permit Statistical Report to the public. View the most recent Statistical Report by clicking the button below.

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Single-Family Permits Remain Resilient in August

Posted on October 13, 2021

The number of single-family home-building permits issued in metropolitan Kansas City remained ahead of last year’s pace again in August, according to figures compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City ...

Permit Activity Dips Slightly in July; Activity Up Overall from 2020

Posted on August 27, 2021

Residential permits issued in July decreased slightly both from June 2021 (558 permits issued) and from July of last year when 493 permits were issued. However, the 480 single-family units permitted during the month brings th...

June New Housing Permits Show Continuing Climb for the Year

Posted on August 3, 2021

New home construction continues a steady upward trend according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (KCHBA). A total of 558 single-family permits were issued in June 2021, compar...

Metro New Home Construction Edges Down in May (May 2021)

Posted on July 19, 2021

New housing starts in metropolitan Kansas City edged lower last month, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (KCHBA). A total of 570 single-family permits were issued in ...

April Maintains Momentum in New Home Construction (April 2021)

Posted on May 27, 2021

The eight-county Kansas City metropolitan area recorded 618 single-family building permits during April, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,042, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (KCHBA) ...

2021 Residential Permitting Increases During First Quarter (March 2021)

Posted on May 5, 2021

Metro-wide single-family permits totaled 536 during March leading to a first quarter total of 1,424 – 11 percent higher than 2020’s first quarter, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Great...

Housing Starts Holding Steady but Costs Continue to Climb (February 2021)

Posted on March 29, 2021

The number of single-family housing permits issued in February held steady compared to January 2021 and this time last year, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (KCHBA) monthly Residential Bu...

Housing Begins 2021 with Solid Numbers but Concerns Grow (January 2021)

Posted on March 3, 2021

Single-family housing permits maintained a solid pace as the new year began, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (KCHBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report.  With 406 sing...

Single-Family Permits Top 5,000 in 2020 (December 2020)

Posted on February 2, 2021

The number of single-family housing permits issued in December 2020 in the Kansas City metro increased by 12 percent from the prior month, according to the monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report compiled by the...

2020 Single-Family Permits Exceed 2019 Total (November 2020)

Posted on January 7, 2021

In November 2020, 397 single family permits were pulled across the Kansas City regional area, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA). While this is a 22% decrease from...