Building Business News
Volume Volume 17 18 •• NO.7 NO.11
April 2013 November July2012. 2011
www.kchba.org
The Official Newspaper of The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City
See entries on pages 7-13 and online at KCParadeofHomes.com
2013 Spring Parade of Homes Showcasing 322 New Homes Nothing compares to the annual Spring Parade of Homes, a Kansas City tradition for more than fifty years. Builders of 322 homes are rolling out welcome mats to the public throughout the metropolitan area, April 20-May 5. This year’s event is sponsored by Stewart Title. The Spring Parade of Homes offers a wealth of housing choices and is an opportunity to discover all of the innovative options available in today’s new homes. Whether buyers are looking for homes that offer energy efficiency and green living or for designs aimed at making homes accessible and enjoyable, local builders are consistently looking for ways to make
homes better than ever. Variety is also a hallmark of this event with 92 builders represented in eight counties, 24 school districts and prices ranging from $170,000-$2 million. With interest rates still hovering around historic lows, there’s no better time to buy a new home. Homes will be open daily 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and admission is free. In addition, free Parade Guide books will be available after April 12. Event information and an online Parade search are available at KCParadeofHomes. com where homes can be viewed by a range of categories including price, location, builder, school district, floor plan and subdivision.
HBA Members in Jefferson City
HBA members conducted 18 face-to-face meetings with Senate and House members of the Missouri General Assembly last month during Missouri Legislative Day in Jefferson City. The HBA’s key message was to urge legislators to support a regulatory and business environment for home building that is simple, certain and efficient. HBA members also educated legislators about the state of the housing industry in the Kansas City metro area and urged them to oppose any mandatory requirements on builders, developers and associates at a time when the housing industry is still in a delicate recovery. The HBA would like to thank its members who participated in Missouri Legislative Day. These members included: Tommy Angotti, Factory Direct Appliance, Glen Dowding, United Heating, Cooling & Plumbing Inc., Matthew Ernst, Ernst Brothers Home Construction, Inc., Robert Frost, Frost Construction Company, Gary Hard, SunVest Solar, Inc., Misty Hanson, Stewart Title of Kansas City, Kim Hipsher, First American Title, Brenner Holland, Hunt Midwest Residential, LLC, Mark Mather, GBI Mather Development, PRSTRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 108 Lawrence, Ks
Join fellow HBA members at the
American Dream Awards Ceremony
Wednesday April 24 The Gallery in the Power & Light District 61 E. 14th St., KCMO (between Main & Walnut)
Matt Earnst, Brenner Holland, Chris Ragland, Tommy Angotti Senator Ryan Silvey, George Schluter and Misty Hanson.
Richard Mather, Richard Mather Builders, Roswell Morgan, Morgan Painting, Chris Ragland, Homes by Chris LLC, George Schluter, GWS Inc., and Tom Woods, T.E. Woods Homes. HBA staff members in attendance included Phil Yancey, Andrew McKeegan and Beatriz Ibarra.
Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres 6-7:30 pm Awards Presentation 7:30 pm Price $55 Register on line at www. kchba.org or contact Gina, gina@kchba.org.
Inside this Edition
Code Adoption
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Permits Still Up
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