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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June 2022 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

Metro Single Family Home Starts Down 16% YTD Metro Kansas City new-home construction has decreased 16 percent year-to-date compared to the first six months of 2021. According to statistics compiled by the Home Builders A...

May 2022 Residential Statics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

Residential Construction Permits Down Again in May For the fourth month in a row, single-family permit activity in the Kansas City area is down compared to last year, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders...

April 2022 Residential Statics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

Kansas City New-Home Construction Dips Slightly in April Single-family home construction activity in metro Kansas City posted a 3 percent decline in April, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Associatio...

March 2022 Residential Statics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

1Q 2022 Single-Family Permits Down Compared to 1Q 2021 During March, single-family permit activity fell below figures recorded for March 2021 but were up from last month. In the eight-county metropolitan area, 445 single...

February 2022 Residential Statics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

Number of Single-Family Permits Issued Dips in February During February, single-family permit activity fell below figures recorded for January 2022 and February 2021. In the eight-county metropolitan area, 406 single-fam...

January 2022 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on June 6, 2023

Single-Family New Home Activity Begins Year On Upside After ending 2021 with more than 6,500 permits issued, single-family permit activity during January continued at the same strong pace. A total of 440 single-family pe...

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 ...