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Foundations for the Future Students & Industry Luncheon

Posted on April 4, 2024

As a KCHBA member you’re invited to the 2024 Foundations for the Future Luncheon, which allows students and educational leaders to make connections and speak directly with professionals in the home-building industry. Winner...

February 2024 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on April 1, 2024

Single-Family Permits Continue Upward Trend, Except in KCMO The number of single-family permits issued this year continued its upward trajectory in February as 328 permits were issued compared to 152 in February 2023. With ...

Building Business News March 2024

Posted on April 1, 2024

In this issue: 2024 International Builders Show Attracts Largest Attendance in 15 Years Highlights from IBS: Local guy (relatively speaking) Carl Harris was elected chairman of NAHB for 2024; 16 KCHBA members had booths o...

Register Golf Team Before April 12 for Discount

Posted on March 27, 2024

Sign up your team for the annual Associates Council Golf Scramble by April 12 to save $100 on your registration! June 6 | Stone Canyon Golf Course 22415 E. 39th St. Blue Springs, MO 64015 Registration 7:30 a.m., Tourname...

Ashlar Homes Collaborates with Operation Homefront to Support Local Veteran

Posted on March 13, 2024

In December, Ashlar Homes, in collaboration with U.S. Bank and Operation Homefront, welcomed Army Veteran Oscar Perez, his spouse, Kristi, and their children to a new home in the Woodlawn Estates community in Lee’s Summit, ...

2024 Casino Night Fundraiser

Posted on March 8, 2024

Join the Young Professionals (YPs) for food, drinks and raffle prizes throughout the night at the second annual YP fundraiser! This event will support future YP education initiatives and events. Everyone is welcome to attend....

KCPWB Philanthropy + Stock the Bash Event

Posted on March 8, 2024

Join fellow KCPWB members for a networking social as we collect items in support of Wildwood Outdoor Education Center. Don't forget! Your name will be entered into a drawing to win a raffle prize if you bring a bottle to dona...

January 2024 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on March 7, 2024

Single Family Permits Start 2024 Strong For the month of January, 310 single-family housing permits were issued in the eight-county Kansas City region — a strong start compared to the 185 issued in January 2023, according ...

Habitat KC Chosen as Beneficiary for KCHBA’s Artisan Home Tour

Posted on March 5, 2024

The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA) is excited to announce that Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City (Habitat KC) has been selected as the beneficiary for the highly anticipated Artisan Home Tour. A...

Builder Buzz Education Event

Posted on February 22, 2024

All KCHBA members are invited to attend this educational forum. Conversation will center around creating a career in homebuilding, how to build relationships and everyday processes. Click here to register. ...

More than 300 Homes on 2024 Spring Parade of Homes

The Spring Parade of Homes, open April 27 through May 12, offers the opportunity to see one of the largest and most impressive displays of new homes in the country. Sponsored by Mike Bryant Heating & Cooling, the spring p...

Fox4 Interview Ruder on KCHBA’s KCMO Proposal

“The end result that we’ve gotten with the code having been adopted in the way that it was and our efforts to comply with it is a historic reduction in new housing starts in Kansas City, Missouri,” KCHBA Executive Vice ...

KCHBA Announces Proposal to Reignite Housing Starts in KCMO

According to A Vision for Housing: Solutions for Kansas City, the city has a goal of creating 10,000 new, low-income housing units by 2027. Yet housing starts have dropped significantly in KCMO, while they are on the rise mos...