Building Business News NEWS Volume 17 • NO.7
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TheTournament 2012 Spring Parade of Homes HBA Hosts Golf Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence
Garden House Built On-Site at Bartle Hall
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HBA members came out in full force for the 2010 Annual HBA Golf Tournament on Friday, June 9th at the Falcon Ridge Golf Every spring for 50 years, builders do Club in Lenexa, KS. Renewed interest in the tournament was gratifying for everyone something extraordinary by rolling out involved with 144 golfers and a portion of the welcome mats throughout the Greater proceeds benefiting important A stellar team oftwo HBA memberscharities. Kansas City Metropolitan area. Home The Salvation Army and Hillcrest Transitional built a beautiful Garden House Housing were presented with checks from buyers and consumers flock to tour with Builders American made materials. Home Association Foundation Fund new homes to see the latest in new toThis support their important work. by house was designed home design and innovations. The TheTrost, day started with a continental Wolfgang with donations Spring Parade of Homes (previously the Spring Homes Tour) has given buyers a breakfast and registration where golfers could from mulligans McCray and Lumber purchase skirts toand raise extra wealth of housing choices to find the home of their dreams since 1962. This year’s Millwork. work money for theInterior charitiesdesign on hand. A putting event is presented by Bank of Blue Valley. contest sponsored by Ransopher The Kansas of City Star was done by Julie where the winner brought home a new putter. The 2012 Spring Parade of Homes, April 14-29, is the perfect place for home Jules and Co., exterior finish was To spice up this year’s event, buyers looking to turn that dream into a reality with 287 homes that will be open done by Tommy Wood Haven, and Direct co-chairs Angotti Inc., (Factory throughout the metropolitan area representing a wealth of housing choices. Appliance) Deb Swearingen (Pinnacle landscapeand photographs by Billy Bank) offered games throughout the day to Homes will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and admission is free. In addition, keep golfers entertained. The longest drive, free Parade Guide books will be available after April 11 at the HBA located at I-435 longest putt, and everyone’s favorite hole, Thank and you at to all theParade 2010 HBA Golf Tournament and Holmes homes during the datesSponsors of the event. Event information where golfers could opt to put on a skirt and Aristocrat Homes search are available at www.KCParadeofHomes.org. Kansas City Homes and Garden and an online Parade Homes tee off from the women’s tee box. Capitol Federal Kansas City Star featuring KansasCity.com can be viewed by a variety of categories including price, location, builder, floor Finishing the day was a lunch Continental Title Company and HomeFinder.com and awards ceremony where checks were plan, Crowley and subdivision. Furniture Nebraska Furniture Mart featuring B/S/H presented to the charities and tournament Factory Direct Appliance Pacific Mutual Door & Window winners. First American Title ProBuild Grandview Winnelson - The Water Close Stewart Title of Kansas City Kitchen and Bath Showroom Tile and Stone Warehouse Rendering by architect by Guier Fence Company, Inc. Top Master making more would pay 4.9 percent. Tax policy proposals in Kansas are those Wolfgang Trost Huber Engineered Woods Western Chandelier Company tax rates are 3.5 percent, 6.25 reaching a fever pitch as legislators in Currently Wilson Fans & Lighting
See this year’s entries on pages 6 thru 11 and online at KCParadeofHomes.org
NAHB Remodelers Awards
P3 Tax Credit Extension
P5 EPA Responds to Lead Rule
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2010 Fall
Parade of Homes Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City
Final Deadline
Kansas Tax Reform Debate Continues
Pilgrim, Billy Pilgram Art were on display. To top it off the house has been donated to Drumm Center for Children where it will be reconstructed the grounds of their extensive gardens.
Topeka mull over various proposals Winners by percent and 6.45 percent. Congratulations to the Tournament The plan would also eliminate individual Governor Sam Brownback and legislative 1st Place A Flight 1st Place B Flight non-wage leaders. Potential Ken changes Rosberg to the mortgage income tax onHarley Saxcobusiness income for Austin Roeser Greg Prieb interest deduction, business taxes and LLCs, S-corps and sole proprietorships on John Judge Randy Bailey individual income tax rates remain fluid lines 12, 17 and 18 of the federal form 1040 Jeff Sheppard Rex Fuller nd until 2lawmakers adjourn for the year. individual income tax return. The corporate Place A Flight 2nd Place B Flight Don Klamm The Governor proposed a plan during income tax rate would be unchanged. David Eickman JoshState Brightaddress, where he Richard his State of the To help fund theWetzel plan, the Governor Ryan Bealmear Chris Williams described a fairer, and simpler income proposed eliminating itemized deductions Mattflatter Nordstrom Sterling Cramer rd tax rate, consolidating three brackets to and 3some credits. Additionally, the sales tax 3rd Place A Flight Place B Flight Bob Kobush Russ Grossman two and lowering the rates. Those making rate would remain at 6.3 percent. Gary Ely Lea Bailes under $15,0000 ($30,000 married filing The House of Representatives passed its Brandon Johnson Brandon Frazee jointly) wouldJim pay a 3 percent rate while own version of a tax plan by a 68-56 vote that Bray Todd Jennings
lowers tax rates while preserving mortgage Mark deductions. your calendarWhen for thegrowth 2010 Fall interest in the Parade of Homes. Since 1947, the Parade of state general fund exceeds three percent the Homes has been Kansas City’s local resource monies generated wouldThebe2010 used to oflower for buying a new home. Parade the individual Homes returnsincome October tax 2-17.rate further. The full Senate debated a slightly modified version of the Governor’s Parade Entry Schedule proposal. During floorJuly action an amendment was offered to 16 restore all tax deductions that Kansans can Late Entry Deadline $1,995 currently claim – including the mortgage interest deduction, removing the decoupling provision Governor’s proposal. The finalfrom deadlinethe for home entires is July 16, 2010. Entry Home Information, Community The amendment passed 21-19. After an Region and Style package was initialInformation, vote defeated theHousing bill, the due on June 25. To submit your entry for was reconsidered 29-11. the Final Deadlineand , passed visit www.kchba.net/ parade2010 or call the HBA office at (816)
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