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Permit Reports
Residential
Permits Off to
Steady Start in New Year
Single-family permit
activity remained steady in the
Kansas City metropolitan area in
January, according to figures compiled
by the Home Builders Association
of Greater Kansas City (HBA). A
total 534 single-family permits
were issued last month, down 7 percent
from the same time last year.
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January
Permit Reports
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Residential
Building Permit Statistics
- Excel
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Single-family
Detached Residential Building
Permits Report - Excel
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Permit information
is compiled by the Home Builders
Association
of Greater Kansas City.
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The slight decline in
January is on the heels of strong activity
at the end of 2001 ahead of numerous local
regulatory changes. However, the permit
numbers continue reflecting what areas of
the metropolitan area are growing more quickly,
said HBA executive vice president Tim Underwood.
“The most prosperous
cities for new home growth in the metro
are areas that offer a strong mix of new
home choices,” Underwood said. “Olathe
continues to be the most popular area
for new home activity, which is due in
large part to the choices available there.
This city has a wide variety of new homes
that teachers, police officers and other
working families can afford.”
Olathe issued nearly double
the number of single-family permits of
the next closest city in January. Olathe
issued 100 permits last month, followed
by Kansas City, Mo., and Lee’s Summit
with 52 each.
Rounding out the top-permitting
cities for the month are Raymore, 33;
Leawood, 31; Shawnee, 29; Independence,
27; unincorporated Jackson County, 26;
Lenexa, 24; and Blue Springs, 17.
The Home Builders Association
of Greater Kansas City (HBA) is the voice
of the housing industry and the source
for housing information. Comprising more
than 1,000 member companies, the HBA represents
an industry that contributes more than
$2.5 billion to the Kansas City economy
and supports more than 36,000 jobs in
the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area
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