September Dip Shows Local New Home Building Remains Sluggish

The Kansas City residential construction market showed further signs of its sluggishness in September as permits dipped slightly from August, according to statistics compiled by the KCHBA. The 327 permits issued in September is down 19 percent from the 403 issued in August.

Kansas City, Mo., leads the list of top-permitting cities both for the month of September with 100 single-family permits issued. Rounding out the top five permitting cities for September are Olathe (32), Lee’s Summit (26), Overland Park (24) and Gardner (21).