April 2026 Residential Statistics Report
The eight county Kansas City metropolitan area recorded 571 single family building permits during April, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,838, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (KCHBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report. With the first four months of the year showing a 31 percent increase from the same period in 2015, local home builders’ activity year to date is the highest it has been since 2021.
The top 5 list of most active cities in April were Olathe with 94 single-family permits issued, Kansas City, Kan., with 60, Spring Hill with 55, Lenexa with 50 and Kansas City, Mo., with 46. Permit activity in the Kansas counties has accounted for 57 percent of permits issued so far this year, which is the same proportion as in 2025.
Click here to view the April 2026 Residential Statistics Report.
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