August 2017
August 29 Will Be An Evening To Remember Olathe Municipal Meeting Report – page 4 Missouri South Area Council – page 6
George Schluter met the Ogre at IBS in 2008. Check out other photos from the HBA archives throughout this issue.
The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City will celebrate its 80th Anniversary on August 29 as members and guests gather at the Little Theater in downtown KC. During the evening, 80 years of the KCHBA’s history will be remembered in music, dance, photos, and very special interviews with past and current leaders of the association. Granger McDonald, current NAHB Chairman, plans to attend the event along with other local dignitaries. In 1937, 100 builders who were part of the local real estate board designated themselves as the builder division of the board and then formed the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA). In the 1930s Kansas City encompassed approximately 58 square miles, the population was about 400,000 people and it ranked as the 19th largest city in America.
The average price of a home at that time? $4,600. Eighty years later, a lot has changed both within the industry and at the KCHBA, but what has stayed the same—although
growing by leaps and bounds—is the commitment of its members to building the American dream for Kansas City area residents.
Call the HBA office at 816-942-8800 to make your reservations and join with colleagues and friends as we celebrate the past and look forward to the future of building our community.