 The 2009 Spring Homes Tour is open now through May 3 with 337 new homes open daily 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Start your search now! |
The 2009 HOME SHOW and Flower, Lawn and Garden Show returned to Bartle Hall March 26-29. Revisit the show online!
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Other HBA Events Coming Up Later This Year:
Sept. 19 thru Oct.4: 2009 Parade of Homes
Oct. 23-25: the HOME SHOW-Fall Edition at Bartle Hall
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FHA Allows First-Time Buyers to Use Tax Credit at Closing |
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During an address to the NAHB Board of Directors, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced a plan that will allow first-time buyers qualifying for the $8,000 tax credit and obtaining an FHA loan to use the funds at closing for a down payment and other costs.
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Spring Homes Tour Showcases Home Builder Awards
After months of planning, construction and meticulously finishing the homes of this year's Spring Homes Tour, local home builders are ready for the critiques and reviews from judges of the American Dream Awards and the Innovative New-Home Designs of the Year competitions.
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Local New-Home Permits Post Second-Straight Double-Digit Gain
Metrowide housing starts jumped upward for the second straight month in May and posted the best monthly activity in six months, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (HBA). The organization reported a seasonally adjusted total of 188 single-family homes permitted in May, up 25 percent from the revised total of 151 homes permitted in April.
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The housing market is experiencing a cooling-off period from the boom of several years ago, making today's economic environment the perfect one in which to buy a home. Rates are low and inventories are up, meaning more choices for home buyers. The National Association of Home Builders has gathered a list of questions to help consumers discover why in today's market, the buyer holds all the aces.
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