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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July 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on September 11, 2023

Steady Building Activity Through Summer The pace of new-home construction in the region has remained largely stable this summer despite rising mortgage rates and construction financing costs, according to statistics compi...

June 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on August 8, 2023

Year-To-Date Home Building Activity Lower With 1,898 permits issued for new single-family homes during the first six months of 2023, building activity has recorded a 32 percent decrease over the same period of 2022. Simila...

May 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on July 17, 2023

Kansas City Metro Building Permits See Modest Increase The eight county Kansas City metropolitan area topped 1,500 permits in the first five months of 2023. Local cities and counties recorded 431 single-family building per...

April 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

Kansas City Metro Building Permits Continue to Rise April 2023 residential permit statistics indicate an increase over March 2023 when 359 permits were issued, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas...

March 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

Local Home Building Activity Beats National Trend March 2023 residential permit statistics indicate an increase over February 2023, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (KCHBA) monthly Re...

February 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

Single-Family Permits Dip Lower in February During the month of February, 145 single-family permits were issued, which is 28 fewer permits than the activity recorded during January, according to statistics compiled by th...

January 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

Sluggish Start for 2023 Single-Family Permits New home starts for the month of January fell to a level of 173 units, a 24 percent decline from December 2022’s total, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders ...

December 2022 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

2022 Permit Activity Slows From Prior Year Metro Kansas City single-family housing permits were down about 25 percent in 2022, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCH...

November 2022 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

Permitting Slowed in November In November 2022, 303 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)...

October 2022 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

Single Family Permits Top 300 Again in October Local cities and counties permitted 316 single family units in October, which is two more than in September. The 2022 year-to-date total of 4,355 is the lowest since 2019, a...