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August 2021

How to Talk to Your Homeowners About Lumber Futures

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How to Talk to Your Homeowners About Lumber Futures Headlines touting declining prices on lumber futures have not been translating to an immediate change in market prices.

Learn why it may take months for builders, and homeowners, to see price relief.

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Local teachers share what they are looking forward to this school year and how the KCHBA has impacted their programs. The Workforce Development committee is proud to highlight five students that have joined KCHBA member companies on staff.

New Members So Far in “ONE in ‘21” 6 Thank you to the 16 KCHBA members who have participated in the “ONE in ‘21” campaign by bringing in at least one new member between Jan. 1 and July 15, 2021.

Livability: the New Way to Look at Home Livability is becoming a new way of understanding and appreciating how we interact with homes. Learn how this can help you anticipate to your customers’ needs.

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Back to School with Workforce Development

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ith very limited non-virtual interactions over the past 18 months, teachers and students have had time to reflect on what they missed most about in-person learning.

Five Students Placed with KCHBA Companies

Josh Jacobs, Industrial Technology at Liberty High School, is looking forward to utilizing the school’s mass production unit once again. “We introduced it in 2019 and had tremendous success,” said Jacobs. This unit allowed students to work in a production setting, getting a small taste of a professional shop environment.

• Andrew Teater of Liberty High School has joined KC Furnishing Co. (KC MADE, 2021 Career Ready Scholar)

KCHBA’s Workforce Development Committee is excited to announce five recent graduates have been placed with member companies this spring.

• Adrian Flores a graduate of Bonner Springs High School has joined Profile Cabinet & Design (KC MADE, 2021 Career Ready Scholar)

“The consensus among the students was that the hybrid model we were under (two days in person each week) simply did not allow enough time to get much work done,” said Jacobs. Expanding on the mass production unit, Jacobs’ main goal this year is to introduce students to more career opportunities in hands-on environments in the trades, manufacturing or otherwise. “I want to challenge my students to think about what success looks like and show them the opportunities on and off the tools that exist for them in various industries,” said Jacobs.

• Phoenix Poland from Lee’s Summit High School/Herndon Career Center has joined KC Home Solutions • Matt Pittala, recent graduate of Metropolitan Community College has joined Schloegel Design Remodel (2020 Career Ready Scholar) • Brett Walker of Parkhill High School has joined Construction Planning & Services

According to Brian Noller, Director at Northland Career Center, NCC enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year is the highest it has ever been. “We were not able to utilize all of our lab last year,” said Noller. With a new curriculum for NCC’s Construction

Congratulations to these member companies for adding to these talented individuals to their employee rosters. KCHBA wishes both these companies and these young professionals the best of luck in their endeavors.

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Technology, Noller is excited to have more hands-on projects this fall. “[NCC] Students can leave with multiple credentials and/or certifications, college credit and internships,” said Noller.

For Dave Pfortmiller, Construction Trades at Olathe Advanced Technical Center, not having the ability to visit job sites was a huge hole in the curriculum. “I know the kids missed the inperson interactions with people in the industry,” said Pfortmiller.

Industry and Educators “KCHBA has been a tremendous help to our program,” stated Jacobs. “Not only through the generous allocation of grant and prize money, and the tremendous network of professional resources for students, but simply the opportunity to compete in the KC MADE competition has opened many doors for my students.”

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Noller has also seen his students benefit from KCHBA scholarships, as well as career fairs, field trips and connections made through the Parade of Playhouses. Pfortmiller received support from the KCHBA to establish their Home Builders Institute’s (HBI) Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) program.

The PACT curriculum integrates performance-based learning in the building trades with vocational and academic skills training and includes life skills, career development and on-the-job training.

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Mentorship opportunities is a service the Workforce Development committee strives to provide students across the Kansas City metro. Teachers agree the process of hiring students should begin before graduation. Pfortmiller advocates for industry professionals to come talk to the kids and provide job shadowing opportunities. Noller and Jacobs believe the time you take to know your new workers on a personal level is a mutually beneficial investment.

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“At the end of the day a student is far more likely to apply for a job with someone they know than someone they don’t,” said Jacobs.

“We have had students fired because they needed coaching and the employer did not have the time,” said Noller.

Jacobs also believes a company culture of respect and inclusivity is an essential tool to recruit, and retain, a talented workforce.

“The trades can be hard for young men and women. The work is not easy and often the attitudes and prejudices of those in the workforce do not help,” said Jacobs.

If you would like more information on the Workforce Development committee, or would like to meet up-and-coming talent to potentially join your company, contact Courtney Reyes at Courtney@kchba.org.

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The more members the stronger our voice!

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Livability: the New Way to Look at Home

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hat would you like to see when you open the door after a long day? For most people, a laundry room full of unwashed clothes is not at the top of the list. Livability is becoming a new way of understanding and appreciating how we interact with homes. Paul Foresman and Greg Dodge of Design Basics provided their insights last month at a Young Professionals meeting.

your layout and buying appliances. Does that same dishwasher not only block foot traffic, but also drown out the television when in use? What about the bathroom fan? Upgrading these items, or relocating them, is something to keep in mind when building.

Foresman commented one of the first things families do when looking at houses is envision where to put the big screen TV. While something many people use daily, the big screen can be a bit of an eyesore in an open floor plan. Putting the main entertaining space in a less prominent area, while having a second smaller entertainment space for casual viewing, has become popular.

Foresman believes there is no such thing as a house with too much storage, but there are definitely homes where it is misplaced and inefficient. According to Foresman, effective storage needs to simply have enough square footage and be logically located for its purpose. Thoughtful organization within the storage is a huge bonus. Some more innovative storage solutions include a bathroom hamper that doubles as a chair and a dedicated “travel space” within the walk-in closet used to stage suitcases and travel accessories.

Marketing Livability All of the aforementioned concepts can influence marketing, sales approach and customer experience. Examining livability is a way to understand, appreciate and even predict buyer preference in home design and products. Simple design choices, like putting the dishwasher on the left side of the sink because your homeowner is left-handed, is a way to show you’re paying attention to every last detail during construction.

Daily Life and Entertaining How guests and family navigate the home is important. Avoiding door conflict and creating space for traffic flow is a product of thoughtful home design. For example, having more than one door leading to the outside entertainment area and still being able to walk through the kitchen without running into an open dishwasher.

Noise conflict is another concept to keep in mind when designing

Design Basics has composed a livability quiz, available at designbasics.com/livability-at-a-glance-quiz. This is one tool you can use with your customers to help prioritize a space’s purpose.

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Theft on the Rise: Mark Your Tools and Supplies

Summit Homes Donates Over $777,000 to Hope Haven

Higher material costs have brought about an increase in theft on job sites. This is a reminder to mark not only your tools but also your building materials. According to Sidney Kile of S.K. Security, about 50 percent of stolen equipment is found but only about 20 percent will be returned to the owner. If your property is recovered but you have no proof of ownership, law enforcement will not be able to give back the stolen product(s).

During the month of June, Summit Homes presented Hope Haven of Cass County with a check for $777,1444.47 following the sale of the builder’s 2020 Raising Hope KC home, located in Lee’s Summit. Hope Haven of Cass County is a non-profit safe shelter dedicated to providing supportive services, community resources and education to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

This is the second year Summit has partnered with Hope Haven.

Contributions are allocated toward building a new shelter for the organization.

Recommended practices include taking pictures of product serial numbers and/or permanently marking property in a unique way you can describe. The latter method recently worked in a KCHBA member’s favor.

Cardinal Crest Homes had lumber stolen from a jobsite in June.

Due to the lumber being marked, Cardinal Crest was able to identify the materials when they appeared for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The Kansas City Police Department was then able to apprehend the thieves and return the supplies.

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How to Talk to Your Homeowners About Lumber Futures

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he historic rise in lumber prices since April 2020 has impacted the national home building market in significant ways. In May of this year, Random Lengths’ lumber futures rose to nearly $1,700 per thousand board feet, which equated to an additional $36,000 in price for the average single-family home, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

Now, many headlines are touting declining prices on those same lumber futures contracts. Lumber futures prices have been decreasing by 52 percent (on a front-month basis) over the past couple of months as mill prices have fallen 48 percent over the same period, according to NAHB. In contrast, prices paid by builders since late May have declined by a fraction of that. Lumber still costs about 80 percent more now than it did before the pandemic, according to NAHB. As the price declines began grabbing headlines, the price of lumber packages quoted to builders held at record highs. In economics jargon, prices paid by builders — or “street” prices 12— were “sticky.”

This dynamic is primarily due to dealers’ inventory carrying costs and potentially large differences between the price at which inventory is bought and sold.

As is the case with every industry, retailers and wholesalers do their best to buy low and sell high. At the very least, they try to avoid buying high and selling low, which happens to be the biggest risk in an environment of rapidly falling prices.

Suppliers’ inventories will also tend to be tighter during periods of falling prices. Whatever inventory the business has on hand was expensive relative to current prices. This gives wholesalers and retailers incentive to run through that inventory while they can still get close to what they paid for it — and doing so without souring relationships with customers.

Home builders and customers may begin to see some price relief once mill prices have substantially decreased for an extended period and/or stabilized. Note that large price decreases alone may not be sufficient. Prices must fall for long enough to materially lower a supplier’s average costs after a run-up. Depending on the rate and consistency of price decreases and whether prices have stabilized at the lower level, it may take months for builders to see price relief on the order initially reported in the futures or cash markets.

So how do you explain this to your homeowners? In basic terms, the price of their home will not decrease right away because the lumber has already been produced and purchased at the higher price. Until the supply of lumber that was produced at those historically high prices is used up, the price of homes will remain elevated. Depending on the inventories of lumber in our market, it may be a fair amount of time before costs stabilize.

And those Random Lengths lumber futures fluctuations only tell part of the story. Oriented strand board, or OSB, which is not a building component considered random length and therefore not part of the calculation of that price, has skyrocketed in price and is showing no sign of declining. What was once a $6 board of OSB is now $62. So while lumber has been the focal point in the rise in building material costs over the last 18 months, it is far from the only culprit contributing to the explosion in the costs of new home construction we’re seeing today.

Add in other supply chain issues with appliances, tools, wiring as well as the chronic lack of labor, one can quickly see that the lumber prices the public sees in the headlines is not an accurate or reliable metric for consumers trying to determine what it will cost to build their new homes. As consumers, we don’t look up beef cattle futures to determine what this weekend’s barbecue is going to cost nor should we look at lumber futures and assume we have a handle on what full scope of materials used in a new home will be.

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KCHBA Instrumental in Bringing Awareness to D.C. The KCHBA has consistently and frequently educated municipalities, counties, civic groups, chambers of commerce and other community leaders on the spiking costs of home building in addition to weekly, and oftentimes daily, communication with your representation at NAHB. NAHB has communicated with most of the state Attorneys General across the country to highlight the rapid rise in materials costs. Just this month, at the urging of NAHB and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), the Biden Administration convened a summit to address the historic rise in the costs of building new housing in the U.S. Joining our senior NAHB leadership were Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council Ambassador Susan Rice and Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Cecelia Rouse.

Together, NAHB and the KCHBA prepared a series of questions and briefing documents for Senator Jerry Moran to engage U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on April 28. During their exchange, Senator Moran explained the harm experienced by buyers and home builders brought on by lumber and steel tariffs.

Senator Moran continued to press this issue in Washington, D.C. Following a series of conversations between Senator Moran, his staff and the KCHBA, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo agreed to convene the previously mentioned building materials summit to address not only the current price spikes, but also to identify solutions to prevent these circumstances from occurring so dramatically again in the future.

In an article on nbcnews.com published May 17 titled, "Should Joe Biden worry about soaring lumber prices?" Senator Moran was quoted saying, "The reality is that record high lumber prices are putting the American dream of homeownership out of reach for hundreds of thousands of potential homebuyers."

Senator Moran also teamed up with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to urge Ambassador Tai and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to take action to resolve the trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada on softwood lumber.

In June, KCHBA's Executive Vice President Will Ruder visited the office of Senator Moran in Washington, D.C. to thank him and his staff for leading the effort to address the residential construction sector's supply chain problems at the federal level and to quip them with updated information related to challenges of meeting consumer demand and expectations in today’s market.

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Presented twice a year by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA), the Kansas City Parade of Homes is the second largest in the United States. Since 1947, millions of greater Kansas City residents and visitors have enjoyed viewing the latest in-home innovations, styles and decorating, and this year’s fall parade will be no different as it showcases the area’s premier new homes, home builders and communities.

Homes will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and admission is free. Free parade guides will be available for pickup at the HBA (I-435 & Holmes) beginning the week prior and at all parade homes during the event.

Consumers can also download the user-friendly mobile app from the Google Play or Apple Store. Using the app, parade-goers can save their favorites and then map a customized route to each home.

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Aug. 18: Onsite Construction 101 Aug. 25: One Hour MBA

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Aug. 26: PWB Wine & Whiskey Pull Event

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Sept. 13-17: Professional Women in Building Week

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Sept. 18-Oct. 3: Fall Parade of Homes

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Sept. 22: Fall Parade Awards Ceremony Sept. 24: YP & PWB Parade Bus Tour

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June New Housing Permits Show Continuing Climb for the Year

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ew home construction continues a steady upward trend according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (KCHBA). A total of 558 single-family permits were issued in June 2021, compared to the 421 single-family permits issued in the same month last year. A total of 3,238 single-family permits have been issued during the first half of 2021.

Lee’s Summit ranked as the top city for new single-family construction permits in June

the cost of construction and the time it takes to build a home will loom large as the industry strives to keep pace.”

Lee’s Summit ranked as the top city for new single-family construction permits in June with 89 permits, followed by Kansas City, Mo., with 76 permits. Olathe, Kan., ranked third with 69 permits issued in June followed by Overland Park, Kan., with 53 permits. Rounding out the top five is Spring Hill, Kan., with 37 single-family permits issued in June.

“Demand for new homes at a wide variety of price points has been significant,” said KCHBA Executive Vice President Will Ruder.

“Given that available existing and new housing inventories are insufficient to meet the current demand largely driven by low interest rates, supply chain challenges contributing to increases in

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Residential Building Permit Statistics

Residential Building Permit Statistics JUNE 2021 CASS COUNTY Archie Belton Cass County Cleveland Garden City Harrisonville Lake Winnebago Lee's Summit Peculiar Pleasant Hill Raymore Village of Loch Lloyd

CLAY COUNTY Clay County Excelsior Springs Gladstone Kansas City Kearney Lawson Liberty North Kansas City Pleasant Valley Smithville JACKSON COUNTY Blue Springs Buckner Grain Valley Grandview Greenwood Independence Jackson County Kansas City Lake Lotawana Lee's Summit Oak Grove Raytown Sugar Creek PLATTE COUNTY Kansas City Parkville Platte City Platte County Riverside Weatherby Lake Weston JOHNSON COUNTY De Soto Edgerton Fairway Gardner Johnson County Leawood Lenexa Merriam Mission Hills Olathe Overland Park Prairie Village Roeland Park Shawnee Spring Hill Westwood

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25 10 0 8 0 0 0 43

118 28 0 74 4 0 0 224

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

118 28 0 74 4 0 0 224

4 0 0 4 8 7 19 0 0 69 53 2 0 13 23 0 202

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 40

4 0 0 4 8 7 19 0 0 109 53 2 0 13 23 0 242

22 0 0 33 28 30 120 0 0 397 355 53 0 116 99 0 1253

0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 142

22 0 0 65 28 30 120 0 0 507 355 53 0 116 99 0 1395

June 2021

Single MultiS-F M-F Total Family Family Total Units Units Units Units^ Units% Units YTD YTD YTD LEAVENWORTH COUNTY Basehor 12 0 75 0 12 75 Lansing 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leav. County 8 10 70 10 18 80 Leavenworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tonganoxie 9 0 47 0 9 47 29 10 39 192 10 202 WYANDOTTE COUNTY Bonner Springs 0 Edwardsville 0 KCK/Wyandotte Co 15 15 MIAMI COUNTY Louisburg Miami County Osawatomie Paola Spring Hill Totals

0 0 0 0

0 0 15 15

0 0 71 71

0 0 0 0

0 0 71 71

1 0 0 2 14 17

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 2 14 17

37 0 0 3 41 81

0 0 0 0 0 0

37 0 0 3 41 81

558

50

608

3238

201

3439

Comparison of Single Family Building Units for Greater Kansas City

(Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte Counties) Month/Year January February March April May June July August September October November December

2014 287 216 362 439 385 364 375 352 383 468 312 328

2015 240 260 393 437 395 438 399 425 462 459 360 432

2016 274 408 542 523 503 578 494 536 424 466 417 352

2017 2018 457 463 477 463 571 549 562 564 504 598 567 569 512 485 480 514 514 353 583 485 502 354 468 276

2019 2020 234 355 234 475 357 438 411 434 391 374 387 421 471 493 429 444 396 557 500 510 410 404 434 461

2021 411 493 560 637 579 558

Annual Total

4,271

4,700

5,517

6,197

4,654

3238

5,673

5,366

Comparison of Permits By Units Issued Year to Date

2014 - 2021 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

S-F Units 2053 2163 2828 3138 3206 2014 2497 3238

M-F Units 1977 1389 1897 1090 1033 1094 1247 201

Total Units 4030 3552 4725 4228 4239 3108 3744 3439

^The Single Family number is units and includes both attached and detached units. %Multi-Family units are in buildings with 5 or more units. # Not available at time of report

Permit information reflects the most recent data at time of publication. In order to ensure accurate recording of residential building permit statistics, the HBA may revise monthly and year-to-date figures when updated data is made available. Copyright 2021 Home Builders Assoc of Greater Kansas City. All rights reserved.

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& E N I W L L PU 202

WHEN: AUGUST 26TH ; 6-9 PM The Wine & Whiskey Pull is the KC Professional Women in Building Council’s annual fundraiser.

Funds will support its education and event programming — including a future scholarship program. Buy cork and barrel tickets when you register for the event. At the event, pull barrels/corks from a container and find the corresponding bottle in the display of wine and whiskey. That bottle is yours to take home.

Ticket purchase required for entry

$20 – Cork Ticket, $25 – Barrel Ticket RSVP by August 13th to courtney@kchba.org

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WHERE : SVB FLOORS 4200 Main St., Grandview, MO 64030

Signature Cocktails Raffles Prizes Live Music Silent Auction

THE ONE HOUR MBA TM

THE 10 SIMPLE STEPS THAT INSTANTLY SOLVE YOUR BIGGEST BUSINESS CHALLENGES

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25 10:00 - 11:30 AM

S. Robert August, North Star Synergies Robert owns a nationally and internationally acclaimed marketing and sales firm based in Denver, CO. He is an NAHB Past Chairman of the National Sales and Marketing Council and the Institute of Residential Marketing and Past Chairman Mar of the NAHB Global Opportunities Board.

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Jeff is a nationally recognized business consultant, award-winning busines coach, author, award-winning salesperson and speaker.

Graduating from the Wharton Business School with a degre in Economics, he went on to work with more than 3,000 businesses in more than 100 industries; from tiny startups to Fortune 500 companies.