Permit Reports

residential-building-permit Find 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.

May 2015 Residential Permit Statistics

Posted on June 26, 2015

The extremely rainy May weather caused delays in homes under construction and is reflected in a slight decrease in permit activity throughout the metro area as the number of permits issued decreased from April’s total. Wi...

2015 Home Building Pace Slightly Ahead of 2014 (Apr. 2015)

Posted on June 3, 2015

The eight county Kansas City metropolitan area recorded 436 single family building permits during April, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,323 according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) mon...

March 2015 Residential Permit Statistics

Posted on April 20, 2015

Local Building Activity Consistent with National Trend March 2015 residential permit statistics indicate a small increase over 2014 for the same quarter last year, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas...

February 2015 Residential Permit Statistics

Posted on March 26, 2015

Residential building permit numbers increased from the January 2015 total and also from the same month one year ago, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Per...

January 2015 Residential Permit Statistics

Posted on February 19, 2015

Single family housing permits issued during January 2015 decreased from recent months according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report. With 2...

December 2014 Residential Permit Statistics

Posted on January 29, 2015

Single Family Housing Finishes 2014 with 3 Percent Gain Over 2013 Single family housing experienced limited growth in 2014 over 2013 yet still reached the highest number since 2007 according to the Home Builders Association ...

November 2014 Residential Permit Statistics

Posted on December 23, 2014

With a typical November dip in permit activity, the metro area saw 306 single family permits issued during the month, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Pe...

October 2014 Residential Permit Statistics

Posted on December 1, 2014

Housing Permits Total Highest One-Month Count Since 2007 Area home builders are preparing for the spring buying season as they plan for winter construction. With 465 single family residential permits issued during October,...

Home Building Remains Steady into the Fall (Sept. 2014)

Posted on October 24, 2014

Permits for new single family homes are holding steady as home builders prepare for fall and winter construction, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit...

August 2014 Building Permit Report

Posted on September 25, 2014

August building permit activity in the Kansas City metro area underscores the nationwide discussion of a “new normal” developing for housing. According to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) m...

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...