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KCHBA’s Foundation Fund to Relaunch Learn About Tankless Water Heaters – page 5 Stay Current with Tax Issues – pages 3 & 8 BDC Helps Serve Youth – page 6
Artisan Tour Wrap-Up – Page 2
So many of our best memories happen at home: a child’s first steps -- playing in the back yard -- music lessons -- prom night – holiday celebrations. For more than 80 years, members of the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City have helped thousands of families embark on their own American dream. We are proud to build the places where families experience the best times of their lives. Unfortunately, far too many in our community do not have the happiness and security that so many of us enjoy. Affordable housing, educational training and opportunity, and a strong, livable neighborhood should be available to all in our society. That is why the HBA has established the Home Builders Foundation Fund of Greater Kansas City. These words are from the brochure that introduced the KCHBA’s Foundation Fund to members and the public. Longtime KCHBA members will remember that the organization established a charitable fund in the early 2000s. In recent months, original and new members of the steering committee have made plans to re-invigorate the fund in order to increase the local homebuilding industry’s charitable outreach.
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Plans are underway to reintroduce the Fund to HBA members and to encourage a new round of contributions. The Fall Parade and Awards celebration will be the initial focus of the re-launch of the Foundation Fund with friendly competition between HBA committees and a raffle. The fund was originally established in 2001 with the initial committee consisting of Jeff Alpert, Leo Ashner, Jim Goodwin, Richard Mather, Harry McCray, Greg Prieb, Dusty Rhodes and Harold Teague. In order to simplify administration of the fund, the committee decided in 2002 to establish the KCHBA Foundation as a fund within the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (GKCCF). The Fund’s steering committee has been re-established with the sons of many founding members to continue the community outreach. Chaired by Tommy Bickimer, members of the committee include Greg Prieb, II; Hatch McCray,
Jeff Ashner, Mark Mather, Jeff Alpert, Justin Pfeifer, Tom Bickimer, and Todd Lipschutz. The original purpose of the fund was to advance a range of charitable, educational and community causes that help address issues of housing affordability, job training, declining neighborhoods and related matters. Thanks to the generous donations of members and investment earnings throughout the years, some of the causes the fund has supported include: Builders Development Corporation for their work in housing rehabilitation and creation of affordable homes; Pittsburg State University to support students’ travel to IBS and their competition in the Residential Construction Management Competition; Rebuilding Together Clay County as they assist seniors and others in improving their homes; and to the Oklahoma and Joplin Home Builders Funds as they recovered from devastating tornadoes. The KCHBA is excited to increase support of our community through the Foundation Fund. Please say “yes” when you’re asked to get involved.
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Summer Calendar July 16 Late Deadline for Fall Parade Entries July 17
Board of Directors Meeting
July 18 Tankless Water Heater Seminar July 24-28 NAHB Mid-year Board Meeting August 1-3
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Artisan Tour Raises Nearly $50,000 for RMHC
BL Rieke Custom Homes. Members also supporting the Artisan tour were architect Scott Bickford of Bickford & Company, Chris Ragland of Homes by Chris and Patrick Willis of Willis Custom Homes, all of whom served on the Artisan Home Tour Committee.
Thank you to everyone who visited homes on the Artisan Home Tour! The tour had a terrific turnout with about 2,000 people visiting at least one home. In total, the event raised $48,783 for Ronald McDonald House Charities KC through individual builder’s efforts and ticket proceeds.
“The Artisan Home Tour is a totally different tour than the Parade of Homes,” said Gerry Starr, Starr Homes. “The stunning homes that people tour are homes they rarely ever get the chance to see. Both of Starr Homes’ Artisan homes had steady traffic throughout the
August 22 Kansas Area Council Meeting For more information or to register for any event, go to www.kchba.org or call 816-942-8800
Bruce Rieke, Kimberly Smith, US Bank; Mike Jefferies, Ronald McDonald House Charities and Josh Clark
“The artisan tour was a complete success for me and my custom home building company,” said Jeff Ashner, Ashner Construction Co. “The Artisan tour allowed me to expose hundreds and hundreds of potential clients to a very special completely custom one-ofa-kind home. The quality of the traffic through the artisan tour was heads and tails above the traditional homes tour.”
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The HBA appreciates the Artisan Committee members for all the time and energy they put into ensuring this Artisan Home Tour would be a success. A special shout out goes to 2018 Artisan Tour Chairperson Bruce Rieke,
two weekends of the tour, and with that traffic we were able to develop some promising leads.” The 2018 Artisan Home Tour sponsors were responsible for making this event possible. Appreciation goes to: presenting sponsor, U.S. Bank and its Private Wealth Management Group. The ticket sponsor was Samsung Appliances. Ferguson has been a supporter of the Artisan Home Tour from the very beginning, and they continued in 2018 as bag sponsor. An additional thank you to Kansas City Spaces for its continued support as exclusive media sponsor for Continued on page 4
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RubinBrown, certified public accountants and business consultants, provided a presentation to the members of the HBA on Thursday, June 21. Steve Hayes, CPA, CGMA and Zach Fritz, CPA discussed the new tax law and its impact on home builders and contractors. Bonus depreciation and section 179 expensing changes, entertainment expense disallowance, pass through entity tax deductions, and changes in itemized deductions and personal exemptions were among the topics that were covered. Significant highlights that are important to the home building industry include: • Mortgage interest deduction pre-
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E&M Will Be Calling It’s hard to believe, but work will start soon on the 2019 HBA Membership Directory. We will once again partner with E&M Consulting, Inc. to produce next year’s Membership Directory. E&M will contact members in the coming weeks about advertising opportunities in the Membership Directory. This gives you the chance to promote your business while supporting the HBA of Greater Kansas City. E&M will be managing the ad sales, creative design, and formatting. They are extremely professional and produce a high-quality publication, and we ask that you give E&M a moment of your time. If you have any questions or would like to advertise, please contact Josh with E&M at 816-841-4812, 800-5720011, or josh@emconsultinginc.com. Information on the available advertising can also be viewed online at www. emconsultinginc.com/adreservation/ KCHBA. As always, your support of the HBA of Greater Kansas City’s products and services is greatly appreciated!
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the 2018 tour. Stewart Title and Tradition Home Group were the 2018 Artisan Home Tour mobile app sponsors. And last, but certainly not least, a huge thank you to the custom home builders who participated in the 2018 Artisan Home Tour: Rocky Rhodes, Allure Luxury Homes; Jeff Ashner, Ashner Construction; Russ Groshans, Casa Bella Construction; Don Julian, Don Julian Builders; Brian Rodrock, Rodrock Homes; Gerry Starr, Starr Homes (2 homes). Mark your calendars for the 2020 Artisan Tour, taking place June 5-7, 1214 and 19-20.
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Builders Development Corporation Partners with Drumm Farm Center for Children The Builders Development Corporation (BDC) recently celebrated the completion of their latest rehabilitation project – a large home in Independence which provides housing for young adults leaving the foster care system.
Crysler home has changed the lives of many. The Crysler site is meant to be the residents’ last stop before beginning a life of full independence. These partici-
The house (on Crysler Avenue in central Independence) had been sitting vacant for a number of years before the BDC acquired it from the City of Independence about three years ago. “Originally we were going to renovate it into one single-family house for low-to-moderate income families,” stated BDC President Michael Snodgrass, “but after careful consideration we determined it was too large and utility bills would make it unaffordable for the families.”
Members of the BDC board and supporters of the Drumm Farm Center for Children celebrate the opening of this renovated home.
It was around this time that the City of Independence approached the BDC with the idea of converting the property into studio or one bedroom apartments to be used by the Drumm Family Farm. BDC took this idea and made it into a reality. “We took a derelict house that the city had been trying to deal with for years,” said Tom Woods, a BDC and KCHBA board member. Only non-profit organizations are able to take advantage of the abandoned house program, so the partnership between the City of Independence and BDC was critical. Funding for the home was provided by Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds from the City of Independence, the Hall Family Foundation and the H&R Block Foundation. Alpha Title provided closing services for the home. Several items and features of the home were local donations, including the fire sprinkler system. In the short time it has been open, the 6
The project served multiple purposes – rehabilitate a run-down home in Independence and offer housing for youth in transition to independent living.
pants have shown to be actively working to create more stability in their lives and Crysler is the place to finalize and continue to grow upon these healthy habits. Woods grew up down the road from Drumm Farm. He believes years of building the right team and forging meaningful relationships has made a project like this possible. Woods is proud of this opportunity for the BDC to give back to the community. According to Woods, “every organization involved each did their part to make this a success.” Many HBA members are involved with BDC and Drumm Farm. The HBA applauds their continuous efforts to provide and support affordable housing options for those who need it most in Kansas City.
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Tax Overhaul Continued from page 3
through income from inclusion in the taxpayer’s taxable income. • C-corp rate lowered to a flat tax of 21 percent. • New small business accounting rule for tax purposes, which exempts home builders with less than $25 million in average gross receipts from capitalizing a portion of overhead expenses in their inventory for tax purposes. • Enhanced business property accelerated deductions – Section 179 expensing available up to $1 million, and 100 percent bonus depreciation for new and used property.
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The HBA’s summer intern, Paige Waltman, will soon be ending her time with us and is currently looking for a full-time position. Paige is finishing her degree in communications from the University of Missouri-Kansas City this summer and she is interested in pursuing a career in communications, marketing or something similar. Paige is very detail-oriented and organized and is a strong writer. During her time with the HBA, she has been in charge of creating the association’s weekly This Week at the HBA e-newsletter, posting on various social media sites, disseminating member emails about upcoming events and regularly updating the HBA’s website with news and information. If you would like to speak with Paige about a spot on your team, contact her at waltmanpaige@gmail.com.
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Major Victory for NAHB and Builder in Clean Water Act Court Case Orchard Hill’s efforts were buoyed by several court cases.
On June 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit sided with an NAHB member engaged in a decade-long legal battle in a case supported by NAHB’s Legal Action Fund – Orchard Hill Building Company v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Orchard Hill finally got its day in court when the U.S. Supreme Court found in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes that jurisdictional determinations are judicially reviewable. Ultimately, the Seventh Circuit ruled in favor of Orchard Hill, holding that the Corps had failed to prove the wetlands at issue had a significant nexus to any truly navigable water.
The case concerned 13 acres of wetlands owned by Orchard Hill Building Company. Orchard Hill sought a jurisdictional determination as to whether it would need a Clean Water Act section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop these acres. The Corps found that the acres fell under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act.
NAHB aided Orchard Hill in two distinct ways: First, it provided Orchard Hill with a $10,000 Legal Action Fund grant in 2016. Second, NAHB was involved in every court case that kept 7.25” Orchard Hill’s claims alive over their decade-long battle.
Orchard Hill disagreed with the Corps’ determination and over a 10-year period fought through the Corps’ internal appeals process. During this time,
NAHB’s proactive Litigation and Amicus Brief program allows NAHB to bring lawsuits and submit amicus briefs on siginificant issues that impact NAHB members. Through this program, NAHB aided Orchard Hill by litigating in cases that clarified the bounds of the Clean Water Act, vacated a rule that curtailed the use of the “prior converted croplands” exemption from the wetlands permitting program, and required jurisdictional determinations to be judicially reviewable. The NAHB Legal Action Committee’s Legal Action Fund is available to NAHB members and HBAs with litigation that implicates a national policy issue or a state or local problem that is common to the housing industry. NAHBNow, 6/29/18
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Five minutes with…
Brent Symonds, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage – Platinum Sponsor of KCHBA Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is a leading financial resource for Kansas City homebuyers and homebuilders. Wells Fargo prides itself on its industry-best, extended lock program for up to two years. The program has a one-time, free float down if rates improve, which customers find particularly valuable in a rising or volatile interest rate environment. KCHBA caught up with Brent Symonds, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage area sales manager, for insights into the current homebuilding market and the benefits of an HBA membership:
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KCHBA: What do you think the future holds for the homebuilding industry in the short term and in the longer term?
KCHBA: If you were to pick one or two words that summarize the benefit of your HBA membership, what would they be?
KCHBA: What is your favorite HBA event or experience and why? Symonds: I have always enjoyed the Home Show. It’s very well done and well attended. KCHBA: Why is membership in the HBA important to you and your company? Symonds: It is. We support the industry, both locally and nationally. The HBA in KC does a great job.
Symonds: It is bright in my opinion. Resale inventory tends to be a
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Forest Service Pledges Largest Timber Harvest in 20 Years In a victory for NAHB, Interim Forest Service Chief Victoria Christiansen told Congress in early June that the Forest Service expects its 2018 timber harvest will be the biggest in 20 years.
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NAHB has been leading the charge to urge Congress and the Trump administration to consider ways to increase the domestic supply of timber of public lands. These efforts are especially critical, given that the Commerce Department has placed tariffs averaging more than 20% on Canadian lumber shipments into the U.S. and that the U.S. relies on Canada to meet roughly one-third of its lumber needs. Since January of last year, rising lumber prices have increased the cost of an average single-family home by nearly $9,000. Much of these unprecedented price hikes are due to the lumber tariffs. Testifying before Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
improving the resiliency and health of more than 3 million acres of National Forest System lands through removal of hazardous fuels and stand treatments.”
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Administration Submits New WOTUS Definition for Review The Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers submitted a new proposed “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) regulatory definition to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review. The proposal had not been expected until August. The regulatory definition of WOTUS determines not only what landscape features are subject to federal regulation for home builders and developers under the Clean Water Act but also what land clearing or dredging operations may trigger subsequent federal permitting requirements under the act’s wetlands permitting process and stormwater management programs. When the agencies submitted the new proposal June 15, it took the first step in the Trump administration’s long-
standing process to replace what home builders and other stakeholders say were confusing – and overreaching – definitions approved during the Obama administration. While those definitions are now on hold, this month’s action represents an opportunity for officials to see what new regulations might look like as other federal agencies can now provide comment about how the proposal is consistent with federal law and how its application might affect their own operations.
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Permit Numbers Pick Up in May
May 2018
With 594 single family units permitted during May, the year-to-date total of 2,527 is now just 2% lower than the same time period in 2017.
CASS COUNTY Archie Belton Cass County Cleveland Garden City Harrisonville Lake Winnebago Lee's Summit Peculiar Pleasant Hill Raymore Village of Loch Lloyd
“Recent Census Bureau data indicates that millennials are increasingly entering the housing market as first-time buyers,” said Josh Clark, executive vice president of the HBA. “This helps fuel the entire housing market – both existing and new homes are selling quickly in the Kansas City area.” Permits issued in Johnson County have accounted for 33% of the total during the first five months of this year. The Missouri counties of Clay, Jackson, Platte and Cass issued 58% of the total. Kansas City, Mo., recorded the highest number of permits so far in 2018, with 381 in its three county reach. Olathe has the second highest number of permits issued with 250 units. Blue Springs (233 permits), Lee’s Summit (173 permits), and Overland Park (164 permits) round out the top five cities with the most permits issued in the first quarter.
Residential Building Permit Statistics
Residential Building Permit Statistics MAY 2018
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
Single MultiFamily Family Total Units^ Units% Units 0 3 8 0 0 2 0 4 4 1 31 1 54
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 3 8 0 0 2 0 4 4 1 31 1 54
S-F Units YTD
M-F Units YTD
Total Units YTD
0 36 33 0 0 6 1 20 31 10 49 8 194
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 16
0 36 33 0 0 6 1 20 31 10 65 8 210
3 0 0 59 9 0 7 1 0 5 84
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 59 9 0 7 1 0 5 84
15 8 9 246 59 0 23 1 0 69 430
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 8 9 246 59 0 23 1 0 69 430
38 0 0 5 0 7 7 14 3 31 2 0 0 107
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 32
38 0 0 5 0 7 7 46 3 31 2 0 0 139
233 0 32 12 0 73 33 37 6 153 11 0 0 590
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 218 0 0 0 0 0 223
238 0 32 12 0 73 33 255 6 153 11 0 0 813
18 18 1 24 1 2 0 64
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 18 1 24 1 2 0 64
98 43 1 88 19 6 0 255
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 43 1 88 19 6 0 255
9 0 0 21 5 3 45 0 3 79 43 4 0 7 15 1 235
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 249 0 0 0 0 0 259
9 0 0 21 5 3 45 0 3 89 292 4 0 7 15 1 494
13 0 3 54 16 20 156 0 4 250 164 24 0 46 77 3 830
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 249 0 0 0 0 0 259
13 0 3 54 16 20 156 0 4 260 413 24 0 46 77 3 1089
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Single MultiFamily Family Total Units^ Units% Units LEAVENWORTH COUNTY Basehor 11 0 11 Lansing 0 0 0 Leavenworth County 13 0 13 Leavenworth 0 0 0 Tonganoxie 2 0 2 26 0 26 WYANDOTTE COUNTY Bonner Springs 0 Edwardsville 0 KCKS/Wyandotte Co 12 12 MIAMI COUNTY Louisburg Miami County Osawatomie Paola Spring Hill Totals
S-F Units YTD
M-F Units YTD
Total Units YTD
54 0 31 0 18 103
0 0 0 0 0 0
54 0 31 0 18 103
0 0 0 0
0 0 12 12
3 1 75 79
0 0 0 0
3 1 75 79
0 3 0 0 9 12
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 3 0 0 9 12
3 26 0 1 17 47
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 26 0 1 17 47
594
291
885
2528
498
3026
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
2011 90 121 180 210 230 262 204 205 202 205 185 207
2012 188 182 270 277 294 268 288 260 379 331 283 279
2013 273 224 335 444 337 333 409 354 384 369 340 288
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 457 425 477 461 571 546 562 502 504 594 567 512 480 514 583 502 468
Annual Total
2,301
3,299
4,090
4,271
4,700
5,517
6,197
2,528
Comparison of Permits By Units Issued Year to Date
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
S-F Units 831 1211 1613 1689 1724 2250 2571 2528
2011 - 2018 M-F Units 272 121 1450 1604 1269 1555 1049 498
Total Units 1103 1332 3063 3293 2993 3805 3620 3026
^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 2018 Home Builders Assoc of Greater Kansas City. All rights reserved. Rev1 6.27.18
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Administration Submits New WOTUS Definition for Review Continued from page 13
“NAHB looks forward to working with the Trump administration, industry stakeholders, states and local governments to ensure the EPA and Corps proposal is consistent with Supreme Court precedents concerning the limits of federal jurisdiction over isolated wetlands and ephemeral streams as well as President Trump’s executive order on WOTUS,” said NAHB Chairman Randy Noel when the proposal was sent.
will protect our nation’s waterways and promote economic growth my minimizing federal regulatory burdens,” he said. NAHBNow, 6/22/18
“The nation’s home builders expect the forthcoming proposed WOTUS rule
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