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Home Building Celebrated at Fall Awards IBS 2015 Schedule Page 2 NAHB Codes Meeting Page 4 Missouri One Call Update Page 12 Clay Shoot 2014 Page 13
Winners of the Distinctive Plan & Design and Pick of the Parade contests were announced as HBA members gathered on October 1st for the Fall Parade of Homes Awards Ceremony. Special thanks go to Patrick Willis, award presenter and Parade Committee Chairman and to Misty Hanson, Stewart Title, for distributing the award trophies. Please see pages 8 and 9 for a complete list of award winners. The Distinctive Plan & Design contest focuses on interior design and architecture with judges reviewing the furnishings, accessories, functionality and curb appeal of each home. Judging for the Pick of the Parade ranks homes based on construction techniques, material selection, and craftsmanship. Twenty-eight housing professionals from six states toured the more than 150 homes in the contests over September 26th and 27th. Special thanks go to HBA members who volunteered to drive the judges through the metro area; because Continued on page 5
This year’s awards featured a new design and the Parade’s trademark color
NAHB & KCHBA Ask You to Fight Clean Water Act Expansion
HBA members enjoyed a perfect fall day at Power Creek Shooting Park for the annual Clay Shoot. Winners and photos on page 13.
NAHB and the KCHBA are urging members to voice their opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule to revise the definition of “waters of the United States,” which would greatly expand federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA). This rule is important to the home building industry because it would increase the number of construction sites required to obtain appropriate permits and delay projects. While we agree that we need to protect the environment, adding a layer of regulation makes the land development process more expensive and time consuming. The CWA provided the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) with
jurisdiction to protect certain “waters of the U.S.” How parties define “waters of the U.S.” has been debated for years – including what land should fall under federal, as opposed to state or local, permitting authority. The U.S. Supreme Court only added to the confusion when it changed the test for determining which waters should be protected under the CWA in two decisions from 2001 and 2006. In April 2014, the EPA published a proposed rule seeking to clarify the definition of “waters of the U.S.” and asserted to have based its rule on scientific reports showing the connectivity of certain water features and downstream traditional navigable waters. Part of the proposed rule expands
the definition of a ‘tributary’ – even ditches and manmade canals, or any other feature that a regulator determines to have a bed, bank and high-water mark. Should the proposed rule go into effect, more waters become federally protected and developers and builders would be subject to new requirements. To submit a comment to the EPA on how to take action on the rule, visit http:// www2.epa.gov/uswaters and click on “submit a formal comment.” You can also find contact information for your Congressional representative by visiting the KCHBA’s governmental affairs webpage.
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Kansas City Members Schedule
November Calendar Nov. 6 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 27 Dec. 3
Construction Law with David Crump NAHB Codes Presentation Missouri One Call Update Happy Thanksgiving! Inaugural Celebration
The 2015 International Builders’ Show will be a special year for members of the Kansas City Home Builders Association as Tom Woods is installed as chairman of the National Association of Home Builders. Kansas City will have a strong presence at IBS 2015, with over 200 local participants already registered. Rooms in Las Vegas are filling very quickly (the HBA block at the Encore is sold out)—don’t delay in
For more information or to register for any event, go to www.kchba.org or call 816-942-8800
Event Gold Key and Platinum Clubs BUILD-PAC Reception Opening Ceremonies with speaker Jon Gruden
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making reservations at one of the other nearby hotels. Hotel reservations can be made after IBS registration is complete. The schedule below lists events of particular interest to Kansas City HBA members. For a complete schedule of IBS events, visit www.buildersshow.com. For questions or more information, please contact Dawn Allen at 816-733-2239 or dawn@ kchba.org.
Date/Time Monday, January 19 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 20
8:00 a.m. KCHBA Hospitality Suite Tuesday, January 20 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Young Professionals After Wednesday, January 21 Hours Party (ticketed event) 8:30 – 10:30 p.m. NAHB Board of Directors Thursday, January 22 Meeting 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Spike Concert – ZZ Top Thursday, January 22 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. Reception for Tom Woods, 2015 Thursday, January 22 NAHB Chairman, hosted by 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Kansas City HBA
Venue To be determined Westgate (LVH) Paradise Event Center Encore Mandalay Bay – House of Blues To be determined Westgate (LVH) Paradise Event Center Westgate (LVH) Paradise Event Center, Pavilion 4
This month’s tip is:
Use your talents and resources to help the community Clay McQuerry, Roy Ragland, and Dave “Safety Dave” Redlin of Progressive Environmental and Safety Company, came together to work on Rebuilding Together Clay County for their annual build day. This event served 27 different locations in Clay County and improved roofs, landscaping, interior structures, as well as other tasks to rebuild homes and lives of those who need assistance. This event could not have occurred without the time and labor of 400 volunteers, as well as the resources McQuerry is able to purchase with monetary donations, and surplus materials donated by builders such as Homes by Chris.
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Gain the knowledge to improve your business at IBS 2015! NAHB members who register for the 2015 NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) by December 5 can register for an IBS full registration for just $350! Fees increase after December 5th – so don’t delay. A full registration includes entry to the five exhibits of Design & Construction Week™ – access to more than 100 education sessions in 10 tracks. The value of an IBS full registration is evident in the 40% increase of attendees getting a full registration over the past two years and speaker ratings are at an all-time high. The message is clear – IBS education is in demand and if you aren’t taking advantage of all the great education happening at IBS, you’re missing out! Don’t miss business-building education sessions, such as: When Social Media Doesn’t Work: How to Build a Smarter Online Marketing System Discover the secrets to converting your
tweets, pins and posts into clicks, conversations and closings. What’s Hot in America’s Kitchens Kitchens are no longer simply a place to cook and eat – they’ve become a room for socializing and entertainment. Explore the latest in kitchen trends with product selections, finishes, technology and design. Builder-to-Builder Tell All: Around the Country in 60 Minutes Learn from builders from various markets across the country in a session of lightning-round questions. Moneyball: Using Home Building Metrics to Sideline the Competition Small volume builders gain the tools to compete with big builders when renowned speaker, Bob Whitten uses lessons from the 2002 pennywise Oakland A’s to examine metrics to reveal how those with limited budgets and resources can achieve home building success.
Ready to start work on the Certified Graduate Builder designation? Are you ready to join the elite ranks of the nation’s top building industry professionals? The Certified Graduate Builder (CGB) designation is your sign to clients and colleagues that you are a member of this respected group of professionals. The Builder Assessment Review (BAR) is your first step towards obtaining this prestigious designation. This comprehensive 145 question online assessment will measure your expertise in five key areas of the building industry: Building Technology, Business and Finance, Project Management, Sales and Marketing, and Safety. Your results will show you the areas where your knowledge is strongest, where it is weakest, and will determine the courses required for you to obtain your CGB designation. Builders who want to earn the Certified Graduate Builder (CGB) educational designation and remodelers seeking to complete the requirements for the Certified Graduate Remodeler (GGR) designation have traditionally sat for the Builder Assessment Review (BAR) or the Professional Remodeler Experience Profile (PREP) to determine what courses they need to complete. Now, these indus-
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While builders and remodelers had often enjoyed the networking opportunities that are part and parcel of the BAR and PREP, the logistics were too daunting for many potential candidates: travel costs and time away from work add up and prevented these professionals from benefiting from these advanced designations.
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The new online assessment tools remove those barriers – and add incentives, including: • A significantly shorter results turnaround time: 24 hrs vs. the current 4-6 weeks. • Lower cost: NAHB members can take either the BAR or the PREP for $95 – less than half what the in-person class cost. Students have the option to take the BAR and PREP online or in person through Dec. 31. However, only the online version of these assessments will be available to students next year, effective Jan. 1, 2015.
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Fall Trade Show a Hit at Contractor Licensing The Kansas City Home Builders Association, in conjunction with the Heart of America Chapter of the International Codes Council and Johnson County Contractor Licensing, presented a Fall
NAHB Staff to Visit the KCHBA to Discuss Code Efforts NAHB staff from Washington, DC will visit the KCHBA on Tuesday, November 18 to discuss their Remote Voting Grassroots Campaign and expand on NAHB’s “Four Steps to a Better Building Code” strategy. The campaign, led by NAHB’s Construction, Codes and Standards Department, is focused on rallying HBA members from across the country to engage their local building code officials to vote in the International Code Council (ICC) hearings. This effort is more important than ever now that the ICC has approved a remote voting program to allow code officials to vote on proposed code changes from the comfort of their own office.
Industry Trade Show at the Contractor Licensing Education Conference, October 21 through 23. Contractors were able to visit the booths of nearly two dozen vendors between class sessions.
There are several ways to work with building officials other than in the field. A wide variety of vendors displayed products and services to local contractors at the Overfland Park convention Center.
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The Johnson County Building Officials Association meets monthly to discuss code issue. The KCHBA also holds forums with building officials, for example, the KCMO Building Symposium held on August 16, to provide members the opportunity to build relationships with their officials and ask questions. The KCHBA also has a Building Codes Task Force, chaired by George Schluter, Builder, GWS, Inc., to provide a platform for members to work on code issues and advocate on behalf of the HBA. More information on NAHB’s campaign can be found at www. nahb.org/CodeDevelopment.
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Give Your Buyers More with a Natural Gas Home
Home Building Celebrated at Fall Awards Continued from page 1 homes are placed in categories based on selling price, some routes required several hundred miles of driving. Builders participating in the 2014 Fall Parade of Homes, which featured 307 homes, reported good traffic and numer-
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ous sales leads throughout the event. The Home Builders Association appreciates support for the Parade from Laclede Gas, supporting sponsor, and Stewart Title, presenting sponsor. Plans are now underway for the Spring 2015 Parade, to be held April 25th through May 10th.
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Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Stewart Title
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Bronze sponsors Building Solutions Carpenters District Council Commerce Bank Complete Home Concepts Continental Title Company CrossFirst Bank
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Natural gas furnaces, water heaters and clothes dryers offer greater efficiency and lower operating costs than their electric counterparts. Let us help you plan for natural gas right from the start. Contact Lyn Leet at Lyn.Leet@kansasgasservice.com or 913-344-8808.
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Kansas City home builders and associates gathered on a rainy evening at the Fall Awards Celebration, held at the Gallery in the Power & Light District.
Chris Jeffries, Lyndsay James and Kip Brown, JFE Construction
Jenni Mann, Fred Delibero, Misty Hanson and Brenner Holland
Arvest Bank representatives enjoyed the festive evening
The New Mark Homes team: Lindy Ludy, Craig Archer, Jack Platt, Ashlea Straley and Cory O’Riley
Patrick and Bob Willis, Willis Construction
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Member Q&A What is your favorite movie? Blindside & We Are The Millers. Television show? 2 ½ Men Internet site? hengesinsulation.com or facebook.com
What are the goals for your business? My team and I seek to have moderate growth, but most importantly I want constant process improvements that help us run more efficiently and provide the best service to our clients.
What is your prediction for the home building industry? I think it will continue to develop and strengthen in permit activity, new and existing, for the next 5 years. I believe the true quality gauge of new construction will focus more on efficiency and total operational cost of the home.
What do you like to do outside of work? Spend time with my family, wife and kids, which between their sports and events, and my honey do’s, there is just a little time for rest and relaxation, (which I like as well).
Greg Kudrna President, Henges Insulation & Fireplaces How did you get into the business? While attending college at K-State I learned a lot about Building Science. Subsequently that lead me into home performance which eventually lead into the insulation and building envelop business.
Where do you like to go for fun? I love to spend time at the lake and in the country with my family and friends. Some of my favorite activities are boating, fishing, skiing, riding ATV’s, and driving on my ol’ rusty tractor.
What is your favorite HBA event/meeting experience? All of them, including; The Associates Council, Clay Shoot, Royals outing, and Parade Awards. Why are you a member of the HBA? I am always seeking to improve our business and this is the voice and source of information that is critical to our industry. Not to mention I really like the relationships I have formed with other members.
What is something people don’t know about you? I am very faithful and enjoy all that surrounds it. As I mature I realize why that is ultimately important. Most people don’t see that side of me because I like to have fun, joke and laugh, and present myself as someone who is a bit wild.
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Join the HBA Leadership Circle in 2015 Sponsorship Opportunities and Benefits Each year the HBA offers member companies the opportunity to take part in a year-long sponsorship program with benefits that add value to the sponsor’s HBA membership. Sponsorships exemplify a unique commitment to the home building industry and provide the HBA with an additional source of support for marketing, advocacy, networking and education, as well as underwriting for major events. Contact Phil Yancey (phil@kchba.org or 816-733-2245) for more information.
Save the Date Inaugural Dinner 2014
Join fellow HBA members to welcome incoming President Mark Mather, Mather Development
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6 pm Cocktails 7 pm Dinner 7:45 pm Inaugural Program Including announcement of the Builder Hall of Fame, Associate of the Year, and Bob Bollier Sales & Marketing award winners
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Member Q&A
Damon Comerio President Comerio Corporation How did you get into the business? When I was around 14 years old I started mowing the grass for a builder that had a spec home across the street from my parents’ house. I then started to mow neighbors’ yards and grew it into a business with 15 employees, working for both commercial and residential customers. That opened the door to start installing landscape and sprinkler systems for several builders. I started to ask a lot of questions about building to the subcontractors that I would see on jobsites and the builder customers I had. I was drawn to building and looking for a change so I got my contractor’s license, sold my lawn care business and built my first house. Interestingly enough, I’m now building in the very same neighborhood that I grew up in that started this whole process.
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Where do you like to go for fun? I really enjoy downtown KC and The Hill in St. Louis. I’d be a liar if I didn’t say the gun range, but who doesn’t enjoy that. If we’re talking vacation, then probably anywhere that has a beach – white sand preferred.
What is something people don’t know about you? That I am a Krav Maga instructor. I have been involved as a student and/or teaching for several years and I really enjoy it. Krav Maga is an Israeli self defense system that was designed for the Israeli military. It’s not really like a traditional “martial art”, but more of a quick and aggressive way to defend yourself. In situations like that, there really aren’t any rules. You’re just trying to protect yourself and people you care about. It’s not for everyone, but it’s a great stress reliever and I find it really practical. What is your favorite movie? Well narrowing down to one is tough. Heat, Goodfellas, No Country for Old Men. Any Spaghetti Western with Clint Eastwood or really anything with De Niro or Pacino…. Television show? Modern Family is pretty funny. Internet site? Craigslist….I love looking for deals on anything What is your prediction for the home building industry? I feel that housing will have a moderate increase and there will be a shortage of skilled subcontractors if many older business owners exit the business over the next several years. There doesn’t seem to be any younger people joining the ranks of contract labor to perform the work needed to build homes. What is your favorite HBA event/meeting experience? The parade awards ceremony. Everyone is having a good time and excited with anticipation of a big win, it’s great. Why are you a member of the HBA? As a smaller builder, it helps to be a part of something that gives you resources and credibility.
Missouri One Call Update The Missouri General Assembly made significant changes to the Underground Facility Safety and Damage Prevention Act that will impact developers, excavators and others in the residential construction industry. Arch York, with Missouri One Call, will provide an overview of the new law and what must be done to comply. This event will be held at the HBA on November 19 beginning at 10 a.m. The seminar fee is $25 and includes lunch. Register with Dawn Allen (816-733-2239 or dawn@kchba.org).
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A Beautiful Day for the 2014 Clay Shoot Thirty teams of shooters enjoyed a perfect fall day at Powder Creek Shooting Park for the annual HBA Clay Shoot on October 17th. Our appreciation goes to the companies sponsoring the shooting stations, breakfast, lunch, auction, raffle and other activities. A special thanks to Richard Holtcamp and the Bank of Blue Valley for hours of planning to make the event run so smoothly. The Clay Shoot also raised funds for the Kansas City Home Builders Political Action Committee and the NAHB’s BUILD-PAC.
1st Place in B-Flight: Designed 4 You -- Mindy Arnold, Chris Arnold, Tim Gajewski and Nick Carpenter
2nd Place in A-Flight: Wilson Lighting Team 1 -- Jeff Raglin, Eric Raglin, Jeff Gifford and Isaiah Eberhart
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1st Place in A-Flight: Vermeer Great Plains Team -- John Corneliuson, Rex Schick, Kevin Brooks and Todd Gunther. John was also the Top Shot in Sporting Clays
Michael Reno, on the Continental Title team, took Top Shot in Trap
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2nd Place in B-Flight: Roeser Homes -- Kimberly Owens, Austin Roeser, John Judge, Mike Martin and Jesus Gordillo
Special thanks to these supporters of the 2014 Clay Shoot Bank of Blue Valley
Bodine-Ashner Builders
Chicago Title Insurance
Polofields OP, LLC
First Federal Bank
Bovard Insurance Group
United Htng, Cooling & Plumbing Shamrock Cabinet
Kohler Company
K & E Flatwork
Roth Distributing
Continental Title
Stewart Title
Sun Lumber/LP Products
Ferguson Enterprises
Construction & Planning Services Kirby’s Lawn & Landscape
Bass Pro Shop
PRP Wine International
Valley View Bank
B L Rieke Custom Homes
Archways & Ceilings
Weber Flooring
Arvest Bank
Summit Custom Homes
Hunt Midwest
Mize Houser & Co., CPAs
Century Roofing
Phelps Engineering
HD Engineering
Tom French Construction
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Home Building Remains Steady into the Fall
HBA Staff Sara Corless Executive Vice President scorless@kchba.org, 816-733-2216 Beatriz Ibarra Vice President of Government Affairs bibarra@kchba.org, 816-733-2237 Gina Battle Director of Parade of Homes gina@kchba.org, 816-733-2219 Marcia Jurgens Director of Administration marcia@kchba.org, 816-733-2215 Andrew McKeegan Association Services Manager Andrew@kchba.org, 816-733-2224 Phil Yancey Membership Manager Phil@kchba.org, 816-733-2245 Dawn Allen Executive Assistant/Communication and Events dawn@kchba.org, 816-942-8800 Stephanie Stollsteimer Director of Marketing and Special Projects stephanie@kchba.org, 816-733-2213 Kelcee Schlotzhauer Events and Administration Assistant kelcee@kchba.org, 816-942-8800
Permits for new single family homes are holding steady as home builders prepare for fall and winter construction, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report. Three hundred, seventy-seven permits for single family homes were issued in September, an increase of 30 permits over August. Year-to-date total permits are the highest in seven years with 3,126 single family permits compared to 2013 with 3,093. Multi-family construction continues to grow, with 897 units permitted during September, bringing the yearto-date total to 3,168.
Kansas City continues to top the list of area cities in number of permits issued with 557; it is followed by Olathe with 412, Overland Park with 309, Lee’s Summit at 228 and Lenexa rounding out the top five at 161. Single family permits have been issued in nearly equal numbers by Missouri and Kansas counties, with Kansas accounting for 1584 and Missouri with 1542; multi-family activity reverses the order with 1660 in Missouri and 1508 in Kansas. HBA members may subscribe to monthly permit detail reports by contacting Marcia Jurgens (marcia@kchba.org).
“With tight credit and strict mortgage lending obstacles faced by first time homebuyers, new home sales may have difficulty maintaining their upward track. However, changes reported as recently by federal regulators may assist those same first time buyers going forward in 2015.” said Executive Vice President Sara Corless.
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Residential Building Permit Statistics
CASS COUNTY Archie Belton Cass County Cleveland Drexel 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 Edgerton 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 Shawnee Spring Hill# Westwood
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 8 2 19
9 8 27 0 0 0 4 3 20 7 14 76 11 179
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 8 27 0 0 0 4 3 20 7 14 76 11 179
0 1 0 56 6 0 3 2 0 4 72
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 302 0 0 0 0 0 0 302
0 1 0 358 6 0 3 2 0 4 374
21 1 5 389 45 1 22 10 0 41 535
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 466 0 0 0 0 0 0 466
21 1 5 855 45 1 22 10 0 41 1001
0 0 3 0 2 6 9 8 0 24 1 0 0 53
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 56
0 0 3 0 2 6 9 64 0 24 1 0 0 109
121 0 57 7 30 40 36 40 10 208 14 0 0 563
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
108 0 0 0 0 0 0 569 0 162 0 0 0 839
229 0 57 7 30 40 36 609 10 370 14 0 0 1402
0 12 6 0 12 0 0 0 30
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
0 17 6 0 12 0 0 0 35
0 128 50 1 81 0 5 0 265
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 355 0 0 0 0 0 0 355
0 483 50 1 81 0 5 0 620
3 0 0 8 7 7 26 0 0 66 39 1 17 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 8 14 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 8 7 7 226 0 0 74 53 1 17 0 0
11 0 1 49 34 69 161 3 2 412 309 13 150 36 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 506 0 0 138 552 0 0 0 0
11 0 1 49 34 69 667 3 2 550 861 13 150 36 0
174
0
222
396
1250
0
1196
2446
Single Family Units^ LEAVENWORTH COUNTY Basehor 17 Lansing 0 Leav. County 5 Leavenworth 1 Tonganoxie 0 23 WYANDOTTE COUNTY Bonner Springs Edwardsville KCK/Wyandotte Cty MIAMI COUNTY Louisburg Miami County# Osawatomie Paola Spring Hill#
September 2014
M-F Units Sale%
M-F Units Rent
Total Units
S-F Units YTD
M-F Sale YTD
M-F Rent YTD
Total Units YTD
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
17 0 5 1 0 23
78 15 45 5 19 162
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
78 15 45 5 19 162
0 0 6 6
0 0 0 0
0 0 312 312
0 0 318 318
11 1 129 141
0 0 0 0
0 0 312 312
11 1 441 453
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 22 0 1 5 31
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 22 0 1 5 31
377
0
897
1274
3126
0
3168
6294
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Annual Total
6,385
3,232
2,155
2,471
2,301
3,299
4,090
3,126
353 475 824 687 677 616 546 515 397 597 385 313
221 262 353 441 231 260 311 293 264 314 167 115
96 129 131 184 189 204 196 207 219 226 192 182
137 145 252 228 213 239 180 243 173 279 173 209
90 121 180 210 230 262 204 205 202 205 185 207
188 182 270 277 294 268 288 260 379 331 283 279
273 224 335 444 337 333 409 354 384 369 340 288
283 219 361 441 381 359 358 347 377
All numbers shown in the box above are ACTUAL numbers.
Comparison of Permits By Units Issued Year to Date* 2007-2014 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
S-F Units 5090 2636 1555 1810 1704 2406 3093 3126
M-F Units
1127 1500 463 253 600 1062 2098 3168
Total Units
6217 4136 2018 2063 2304 3468 5191 6294
^The Single Family number is units and includes both attached and detached units. %Multi-Family units are in buildings with 5 or more units and are divided by sale/rent. # 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. 15
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