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June Is A Great Time to Buy a Home

Posted on June 5, 2018

While much attention has been placed on the record number of young adults who are delaying homeownership, recent research shows that 70% of Americans still believe that owning a home is an essential part of the American Dream...

Building Business News for May 2018

Posted on June 5, 2018

Click here to read the May issue of Building Business News, which includes the winners of the Spring Parade of Homes American Dream Awards....

2018 NAHB Midyear Board of Directors Meeting

Posted on May 29, 2018

Meeting Dates: July 24-28, 2018 Location: Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97232 For more information click HERE....

May is Membership Month

Posted on May 24, 2018

                Wanna Get Away? Now you can! Bring in the most new members during May and you will receive a $250 Southwest Airlines gift card. What you ha...

House Passes Prison Reform Bill that Provides Vocational Training

Posted on May 24, 2018

On a 360-59 vote, the House has overwhelmingly approved NAHB-supported legislation that would provide vocational training for prisoners in an effort to reduce recidivism rates. In a letter of support for the FIRST STEP Act...

A High-Level Meeting of the Minds

Posted on May 24, 2018

If the clout of a Washington trade association is measured by its access to high-level policymakers, than the members of NAHB have much to be proud about. This week alone, during the 2018 NAHB Spring Executive Board Meetin...

Consumers Pleased with Spring Parade of Homes

Posted on May 23, 2018

Over 90 percent of respondents to a Spring Parade of Homes survey said their Parade experience was excellent or good. When asked what prompted their Parade home visits, more than 25 percent of respondents said they attended t...

Construct KC Training Program Featured on Local News

Posted on May 23, 2018

The local NBC station, Action 41 News, recently featured the Construct KC training program on its evening news. Construct KC is a 12-week training program for people in the Johnson County Corrections Adult Residential Center ...

HBA Raises Over $65,000 for Harvesters During Spring Parade

Posted on May 18, 2018

The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (HBA) is proud to announce that during the Spring Parade of Homes the organization raised 195,480 meals ($65,000) to help Harvesters feed hungry children this summer. Ca...

Extended Winter Weather Slows Permits (April 2018)

Posted on May 17, 2018

KANSAS CITY, MO – Residential permits issued during the first four months of 2018 have slowed slightly compared to the same period during 2017.  The 1,933 single family units permitted through April 2018 are a decrease of ...