Permit Reports
Find out who is building and where with the HBA’s monthly residential permit reports. The HBA 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 by subscription and include a detailed report, monthly hot sheet, individual address report, subdivision activity report, builder activity report and a statistical report. To learn more about permit subscriptions contact Marcia Juergens, Marcia@kchba.org.
In addition, the HBA issues a news release with the metro area summary report to the public. View recent online version of news releases and summary reports.
Housing Finishes 2011 with 6 Percent Gain Over 2010
Multi-family housing units helped boost the overall residential permit statistics to higher territory in 2011 according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report. The year ended on an up note with 2,901 compared to 2,724 in 2010, but still below the total in 2009 of 3,652. (more…)
November Home Permits Relatively Strong in Jackson and Johnson Counties
Jackson County in Missouri and Johnson County in Kansas continue to lead building permit activity and carry positive numbers for the year to date 2011over 2010, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report. Blue Springs, Independence, Greenwood, Oak Grove, and Lee’s Summit are having a better year than 2010, but other cities have not fared as well. (more…)
October Home Building Activity Maintains Steady Pace
October permit activity remained steady for the year, posting the seventh consecutive month of 200-plus single-family permits in the metropolitan region. According to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report, October had 205 single family units, bringing the annual total to 1,909.
Through ten months of 2011, permit activity is down 8.6 percent from 2010. Compared to 2009, the lowest year on record for permit activity, 2011 is 7 percent higher than the same point two years ago. (more…)
September Permit Activity Up for KC Metro Area
Single family and multi-family permits in the Greater Kansas City area increased at the end of the third quarter with 226 total units posted according to the September 2011 report of the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City. Of that total single family remained steady with 202 units versus July and August figures of 204 each. (more…)
August Year to Date Permits Up Over Last Year Due to Multi-Family
Single and multi-family building permit activity combined to surpass 2010 by just over 11% with 352 total units, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City. August’s 204 single family permits mirrored July’s activity, but multi-family took a big jump with 142 units posted in Overland Park and 6 units in Gardner, Kansas. (more…)
July Residential Building Permits Continue Holding Pattern
Single family building permit activity posted its third consecutive month of improvement over 2010, but July edged downward compared to June, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City. July’s decline marked the fifth year in seven years that July fell short compared to June. (more…)
