April 2015
2015 Spring Parade of Homes Features 340 New Homes Bringing Housing Home – Page 4 Home Show in Photos – Page 6 Worker Classification Checklists – Page 18
Brownies and other goodies for Ronald McDonald House guests courtesy of the Parade Committee. See page 16.
Local home builders are putting the finishing touches on 340 homes that will be open to the public during the 53rd annual Spring Parade of Homes, April 25 through May 10. The Parade is Kansas City’s go-to event for home buyers looking for the latest in design and decorating, energy saving features, green building techniques and the great feeling that comes from being the first owner of a house. The homes on this spring’s parade offer the buying public a range of housing choices. The 111 builders represented on this year’s parade are offering homes priced from the $180,000 range to well over one million dollars, with the average selling price at $450,000. The homes are located in twenty-four different school districts in Kansas
gral part of the Spring Parade, will recognize winning homes based on criteria such as exterior and interior construction quality, curb appeal and landscaping, interior finish work and overall flow and functionality of the home plan. Home professionals from outside the Kansas City area give the KCHBA two days of their time to judge contest entries. Winning homes will be announced at the Spring Awards Celebration on April 29th at a new location for the event—the College Basketball Experience at the Sprint Center.
and Missouri and in communities with appealing amenities such as parks, walking trails, and swimming pools. The American Dream Awards, an inte-
Homes will be open daily from 11 am to 6 pm and admission is free. Parade Guide books will be available at each home and at the Kansas City Home Builders office after April 17. Potential home buyers can also easily plan their route with the home search at KCParadeofHomes.com, sorting homes by location, price, school district and other variables. Consumers can connect to the home search through their smart phones to guide drivers to the addresses of their choice. See page 10 for a sneak peek of the homes on the Spring Parade.