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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 Club in Lenexa, KS. Renewed interest in the tournament was gratifying for everyone involved with 144 golfers and a portion of the proceeds benefiting two important charities. The Salvation Army and Hillcrest Transitional Housing were presented with checks from Home Builders Association Foundation Fund to support their important work.

The day started with a continental breakfast and registration where golfers could purchase mulligans and skirts to raise extra money for the charities on hand. A putting contest sponsored by The Kansas City Star where the winner brought home a new putter.

To spice up this year’s event, co-chairs Tommy Angotti (Factory Direct Appliance) and Deb Swearingen (Pinnacle Bank) offered games throughout the day to keep golfers entertained. The longest drive, longest putt, and everyone’s favorite hole, where golfers could opt to put on a skirt and tee off from the women’s tee box. Finishing the day was a lunch and awards ceremony where checks were presented to the charities and tournament winners.

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Mark your calendar for the 2010 Fall Parade of Homes. Since 1947, the Parade of Homes has been Kansas City’s local resource for buying a new home. The 2010 Parade of Homes returns October 2-17.

Parade Entry Schedule

July 16

Late Entry Deadline $1,995

The final deadline for home entires is July 16, 2010. Entry Home Information, Community Information, Region and Housing Style was due on June 25. To submit your entry for the Final Deadline , visit www.kchba.net/parade2010 or call the HBA office at (816) 942-8800

HBA Hosts Golf Tournament

Parade of Homes

2010 Fall

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Mark your Calendar

October 2-17, 2010

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Thank you to the 2010 HBA Golf Tournament Sponsors

Final Deadline

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Congratulations to the Tournament Winners1st Place A Flight Ken Rosberg Austin Roeser John Judge Jeff Sheppard2nd Place A Flight Don Klamm Josh Bright Ryan Bealmear Matt Nordstrom3rd Place A Flight Bob Kobush Gary Ely Brandon Johnson Jim Bray

1st Place B FlightHarley Saxco

Greg Prieb Randy Bailey Rex Fuller 2nd Place B Flight David Eickman

Richard Wetzel Chris Williams Sterling Cramer3rd Place B Flight Russ Grossman Lea Bailes Brandon Frazee Todd Jennings

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The 2012 Fall Parade of Homes returns later this year, september 29-October 14, however, now is the time to make plans. To access the registration forms, go www.kchba.org and click on the Parade of Homes page. Look under Information for Builders and download the entry forms. Follow directions to submit or call the office, 816-942-8800.

Parade Entry ScheduleNow thru July 6

Bw $1,295 COLOr $1,595Late deadline July 20

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More than 750 Builders Call on Congress to Make Housing and Homeownership a National Priority

More than 750 home builders from around the United states trekked to Capi-tol Hill on June 6 to call on Congress to make housing and homeownership a na-tional priority and to take concrete steps to get housing back on track in order to create jobs and keep the economy moving

forward.“Though we

are seeing some hopeful signs of recovery in many markets throughout the nation, our in-dustry still faces stiff headwinds,” said NAHB Chairman Barry rutenberg, a home builder from Gainesville, Fla.

Persistently tight lending standards

for home builders and home buyers, uncertainty regarding the future of the housing finance system, ongoing threats to vital housing tax incentives, and overly burdensome regulations are ham-pering a housing recovery and keeping countless home building firms from con-

structing viable projects and hiring new workers, he added.

In more than 250 individual meetings with their representatives and senators, builders called on their lawmakers to:

Support legislation to restore the flow of credit for new housing production. NAHB is urging the House Financial services Committee to consider H.r. 1755, the Home Construction Lending regulatory Improvement Act. sponsored by reps. Gary Miller (r-Calif.) and Brad Miller (D-N.C.), the measure currently has 96 co-sponsors and would remove barriers to lending while preserving the regulators’ ability to assure the safety and the soundness of the financial institutions they oversee. NAHB is seeking cospon-sors for similar legislation in the senate, S. 2078, the Home Building Lending Improvement Act, sponsored by sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Johnny

HBA Night at the K!Join HBA members and families for an evening of fun,

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stay for Free Fireworks Show after the gameLimit of 150 tickets for this event.

Contact Phil Yancey, [email protected] or 816-733-2245

Richard and Lois Mather, George Schluter, Mark Hoffman, Wyatt Hoffman, Chris Ragland, Travis Graham, and Sara Corless at NAHB Legislative Day in Washington D.C.

Isakson (r-Ga.).Pass comprehensive legislation to

reform housing government sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks that provides a federal backstop to ensure a reliable and adequate flow of afford-able housing credit in all economic and

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July 12, 10 a.m. Parade Committee Meeting

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support legislation to make much-needed improvements to the en-vironmental Protection Agency’s Lead: repair, renovation and Painting (LrrP) rule. sponsored by sen. James Inhofe (r-Okla.), the Lead exposure reduction Amendments Act of 2012 (S. 2148) would offer several reforms to ePA enforcement of the lead paint rule, including reinstat-ing the opt-out provision to allow home owners without small children or preg-nant women residing in them to decide whether to require LrrP compliance.

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perative to ensure that presidential and congressional candidates on both sides of the political aisle understand the impor-tance of housing and homeownership,” said rutenberg. “Today, builders from across the land reiterated this message to their legislators and reminded them that there can be no economic recovery with-out a housing recovery.”

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WHAT: HOMEOWNERSHIP IS UNDER ATTACK! Local economies have suffered from the slowdown in home construction, and home buyers and owners face difficulties getting access to affordable mortgage loans and avoiding foreclosure in today’s distressed environment. What’s worse, policymakers are considering scaling back the mortgage interest deduction, imposing more requirements on borrowers and letting the foreclosure crisis deepen.

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DATE: Tuesday, September 25, 2012

TIME: 12:00 - 1 pm Free Lunch and Rally

PLACE: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

(500 West U.S. Highway 24, Independence, MO 64050)

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Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), left, meets with members that include NAHB Third Vice Chairman Tom Woods, far right (Photo by Herman Farrer)

local Builders Call on Congress with NaHBDuring NAHB’s Legislative Day

in washington D.C., the HBA was represented by nine builders who met with members of Congress from Kansas and Missouri to talk about issues ranging from appraisals and wetlands to Freddie Mac and lead paint regulations.

Tom woods, woods Custom Homes, is a veteran of NAHB’s Legislative Day and estimated the Kansas and Missouri contingencies met with a total of 9-10 legislators that day. “These meetings are neces-sary because the reality is we are the

experts in homebuilding and legisla-tors don’t have the information they need,” said woods. “It makes a dif-ference to honestly explain how their decisions affect our businesses.” He added, “everyone needs to know you can affect government from city councils to washington D.C. If you are involved and create those valu-able relationships, lawmakers will listen.”

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Government & PoliticsFrequently Asked Campaign Contribution Questions

In this election year, many voters like to participate in the democratic process by making contributions individually through a political action committee (PAC). The rules that apply to campaign contributions are ever evolving and so here is a list of frequently asked questions and with the answers provided by the state of Kansas Governmental ethics Commission.

Question: who is permitted to make a contribution under the Campaign Finance Act? Answer: The Act permits any individual, political action committee (PAC), party committee, corporation, partnership, trust, organization or association to make a campaign contribution to a state or local candidate or to a party or political committee.

Question: what is the maximum amount that can be contributed to a political action committee (PAC)? Answer: There is no limitation on the amount of money a contributor can donate to a PAC. However, a candidate may not donate campaign funds to a PAC.

aq&Question: Can a candidate receive a contribution for

both the primary and general election at the same time and have the candidate earmark the general election contribution to be used at a later date in the general election cycle? Answer: Any contribution given through midnight on the day of the primary election counts toward the primary election cycle. Contributions given in one election cycle cannot be allocated to another election cycle. Any contribution given from the day after the primary election through the last day of the calendar year counts toward the general election contribution limitation.

Question: Can a husband and wife write one check for the maximum allowable limit or must each write a separate check? Answer: either is acceptable. A single check can be written for both contributions or each individual can write a separate check.

Question: If an individual owns a business, can the business and the individual both contribute? Answer: Under Kansas law, both the individual and business (unless the business is a sole proprietorship) are treated as separate entities. That means both the individual and his or her business can make a contribution to the same candidate or committee.

Question: How much can a candidate loan or donate to his or her campaign? Answer: There is no limitation on the amount of money a candidate and/or spouse can loan or donate to the campaign. Other family members are subject to the same contribution limitations as any other individual.

Question: Can candidates accept cash? Answer: A candidate is permitted to accept no more than $100 in cash from any contributor. If a contributor wishes to donate more, he or she is required to write a check, use a credit card or obtain a money order.

Question: what is the difference between an anonymous contribution and an unitemized contribution? Answer: An anonymous contribution is a contribution received when the identity of the donor is unknown. An unitemized contribution is a contribution of $50 or less, where the identity of the donor is known, but the donor is not required to be listed on a receipts and expenditures report.

Question: Does the occupation and industry for every individual donor need to be reported? Answer: The occupation of a contributor and the industry the individual works in must be reported for any contribution that is over $150 given to a candidate, party committee, or PAC.



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Government & economicsMissouri requiring Fingerprinting of real estate applicants/licensees

All new real estate licensing applicants, as well as all currently licensed Missouri real estate salespersons and brokers, are required to have their fingerprints taken through the Missouri state Highway Patrol’s approved vendor for both a Mis-souri state Highway Patrol and a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint back-ground check. L-1 enrollment services is the current vendor. effective July 1, 2012, 3M/Cogent will be the approved vendor.

New applicants – everyone who is ap-plying for an original Missouri license is required to be fingerprinted before making application for an original real estate li-cense. A copy of the receipt provided by

the approved statewide vendor will need to be attached to the license application. Assuming everything else is in order and no convictions or guilty pleas are dis-closed, a temporary work permit will be issued even if the fingerprinting results are not yet received. However, a license will not be issued until the fingerprint-ing results are received and a satisfactory result is indicated.

Existing licensees – All existing licens-ees, including inactive licensees, will have to be fingerprinted and authorize the results be provided to the Missouri real estate Commission before submitting their real estate renewal application in 2012.

All existing licensees, including inactive licensees, must be fingerprinted and autho-rize the results be provided to the Missouri real estate Commission before submitting their 2012 real estate renewal application.

each individual must contact the ap-proved statewide vendor to schedule an appointment to have their fingerprints digi-tally taken.

what is impacting the economy now and what does next year look like? This has been another mixed year and tran-sition is always challenging. Tune in to see what awaits as presented by econo-mist Chris Kuehl, August 14, 11:30 a.m. at the HBA during the Kansas Area Council Luncheon that will be open to all HBA members and guests. register online at www.kchba.org.

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saul ellis, saul ellis and Company, has earned the honor of 50 years of membership with the HBA and NAHB. As sara Corless, executive Vice President, presented the award she commented that it is truly remarkable to have maintained fifty years of membership. she asked ellis to share a story and he recalled when he started in homebuilding. He was a student at UCLA and answered an ad posted by a builder. After graduating in construction engineering, ellis returned to KC and wanted to build Los Angeles styled homes so he built two. He was surprised when he had trouble sell-ing them, not because of quality but because of style. with advice from his father to listen to buyers, he proceeded to build homes and that suited the Kansas City market. ellis has pri-marily been a Johnson County builder and said he has handed over more than 6,000 keys to new home owners.

Home Builders Association of Great-er Kansas City has been recognized for its outstanding website, www.kchba.org, with an Award of excellence from the Executive Officers Council (EOC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

The Association excellence Awards is an annual program designed to rec-ognize the outstanding accomplish-ments of state and local home builders’ associations and executive officers in the field of association management. eOC membership is comprised of the staff executives who direct more than 750 NAHB-affiliated state and local home builders’ associations represent-ing more than 140,000 home builders in communities across the United states.

“The Association excellence Awards recognize the outstanding effort, com-mitment and achievement an executive officer and an association’s membership have made,” said Chuck Kavanaugh, president of the EOC and executive offi-cer of the Home Builders Association of Louisville, Ky. “These awards are well deserved and represent a true showcase of the outstanding work of home build-ers’ associations around the country.”

“It is truly an honor for the hard work and professionalism of the HBA staff to be recognized with this Association excellence Award,” said to executive Vice President sara Corless. “I applaud their dedication to representing the home builder members and rewarding

the professional staffers who work to preserve the American Dream of home-ownership for our community.”

The HBA enlisted the services of wsI Internet Advantage to rebuild the website with the following objectives in mind:• Update the look and feel to be

beautiful, functional, and efficient• Provide technology that is depend-

able and responsive• simplify the structure and design

for easier navigation• Provide a platform to effortlessly

communicate the latest news and events in the housing industry.

One of the features helping accom-plish the goals is the integration of social media, according to Greg stoll

steimer, wsI Internet Advantage. “with 5 billion views of videos in the U.s. on YouTube last year, 3 million Tweets a day on Twitter, and over 800 million Facebook users, it was clear that social media needed to be an important part of the HBA’s communication strategy,” said stollsteimer. “By linking the web-site to these three important platforms, hosting their videos on their YouTube channel, automatically pushing news feeds to Facebook and Twitter, and pro-viding ‘share’ icons on each post, the HBA is engaging their members and the public with meaningful information about the housing industry.”

The AeA winning entries will be-come part of the online eOC Idea Loan File so that other executives and asso-ciations across the country can access and learn from them in order to provide better service to their own members and community.

For more information and to view the website, go to www.kchba.org or contact sara Corless, [email protected]. To learn more about the Associa-tion excellence Awards, go to www.nahb.org/aea.

HBA events & NewsHBa Wins National award for New Websitesaul ellis achieves 50

years of Membership

Sara Corless, HBA, presents 50 year award to Saul Ellis, Saul Ellis and Company

In cooperation with NAHB, the HBA is joining together to “rally for Home-ownership,” september 25, noon- 1 p.m. at the Harry s. Truman Library and Museum. These rallies send a powerful message to elected leaders that Ameri-cans value homeownership for countless personal reasons and because homeowner-ship generates jobs and revenues that will help speed the nation’s ailing econ-omy to recovery.

NAHB is organiz-ing these events in seven critical “swing states” this election year. The goal is to make homeownership a top priority for lawmakers by highlighting the housing challenges facing communities across America.

rally locations and schedules (subject to change) are:Tampa, Fla. – July 11Detroit, Mich. – July 20Kansas City, MO – sept. 25



HBA events & NewsHBa Wins National award for New Website

A class of seventeen recently partici-pated in the three-session Certified New Homes sales Professional course designed for specialists in new home sales. They gained a broad understanding of the home building business, discussed consumer psychology and learned the advanced techniques used by real estate veterans for

Certified New Home Sale Professional Designations Earned

CSP Class Participantsgreeting, closing and overcoming objec-tions. The class was taught by shawn McGuire, Celebrity Homes from Omaha.

CsP Participants came from Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Nebraska, Iowa and Oklahoma and included:Mike McGlynn, Celebrity Homes Leslie Petersen, Celebrity Homes John Miller, Distinctive Homes

by J & K Properties Jenni Mann, Hunt Midwest real estate Development, Inc. Mark McManus, McManus DevelopmentDiana Tufaro, Monsour Builders, Inc.Kimberly McIntosh, Monsour Builders, Inc. Peggy Holmes, reece & NicholsLinda Martin, reece & Nichols

Patty McDole, reece & NicholsNick Mckinnis, reece & NicholsJill Murphy, reece & NicholsTravis ruf, reece & NicholsDorothy Mask, reece and Nichols Jay evans, Two structures LLCwillis Lusk, Two structures LLCLettiann Betts, weichert realtors Graham-welch, LLC

In cooperation with NAHB, the HBA is joining together to “rally for Home-ownership,” september 25, noon- 1 p.m. at the Harry s. Truman Library and Museum. These rallies send a powerful message to elected leaders that Ameri-cans value homeownership for countless personal reasons and because homeowner-ship generates jobs and revenues that will help speed the nation’s ailing econ-omy to recovery.

NAHB is organiz-ing these events in seven critical “swing states” this election year. The goal is to make homeownership a top priority for lawmakers by highlighting the housing challenges facing communities across America.

rally locations and schedules (subject to change) are:Tampa, Fla. – July 11Detroit, Mich. – July 20Kansas City, MO – sept. 25

Milwaukee, wisc. – sept. 27Columbus, Ohio – Oct. 9richmond, Va. – Oct. 11Las Vegas, NV – TBA

The rallies are modeled after the Co-lumbia s.C. rally earlier this year that drew more than 900 citizens and high-

profile speakers including then-GOP presidential candi-date Newt Gingrich and rep. Jim Clay-burn (D-s.C.)

These events will help make the voice

of the housing industry heard and turn back misguided policy proposals with a visible show of support and stories from the HBA presidents, state lawmakers, business and community leaders and cur-rent and future home buyers.

everyone is encouraged to attend and more details will be available soon from the HBA and at www.ProtectHomeown-ership.com where those interested can sign up for notifications.

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welcome to Phil Yancey who joined the HBA staff in June and is now working as the Membership Manager. Phil has been an involved HBA member for eleven years, most recent-ly representing weber Flooring. He has served in a variety of volunteer roles including the Associates Council Chairman, Missouri south PAC Chairman, and member of the Board of Directors.

“As a member of the HBA, I have been able to build relationships with builders and associates over the years that will never go away,” said Yancey. “The organization has been good to me and opened many doors that otherwise wouldn’t have been opened. I want to pass those experiences along to old and new members and encourage everyone to get involved.”

NAHB’s Certified Green Profession-al™ designation recognizes builders, remodelers and other industry profes-sionals who incorporate green building principles into home. Class work lead-ing to the designation provides a solid background in business management and green building methods, as well as the tools to reach consumers.

The HBA is offering the two classes that lead to the CGP designation. The first is Business Management for Building Professionals, August 1, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the HBA. Cost is $200 for members. The second is Green Building for Building Professionals which is a 2-day course, August 2 & 3, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the HBA. Cost is $350 for members.

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Industry NewsBy Elliot F. Eisenberg, Ph.D. Senior Economist, NAHB Housing Policy Research

NAHB recently unveiled an index that tracks housing markets on the mend, the NAHB/First American Improving Mar-kets Index (IMI). The IMI is intended to draw attention to the fact that housing markets are local and that there are met-ropolitan areas where economic recovery is underway. The index measures three readily available monthly data series that are independently collected and are in-dicative of improving economic health. The three are employment, house prices and single family housing permit growth.

For the eighth release 100 markets are currently classified as improving under a conservative examination of local eco-nomic and housing market conditions. Among these areas is the Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas metropolitan statistical area (MsA).

The health of the Kansas City hous-ing market is due its diversification and location. with Kansas City near both the geographic and population centers of the Us, it is a natural hub for trans-portation, warehousing, manufacturing and distribution. In addition, Kansas City is one of 10 regional cities for the federal government making it the larg-est single employer in the metro area with over 140 agencies maintaining a presence including the Irs, ssA, and many others. Kansas City also benefits substantially from the presence of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the many other post-secondary educa-tional institutions. Kansas City is also a regional healthcare center and due to the large presence of Ford and G.M. has en-joyed the recent improvement in the auto sector. Lastly, Kansas City is headquar-ters for sprint Nextel Corp, Hallmark Cards, Inc., H&r Block and several other Fortune 1000 firms.

According to home builder Chris rag-land, owner of Homes by Chris, LLC,

“Kansas City is picking up because the number of homes for sale are very low, prices are starting to rise, and families that have been waiting to buy a home for years, are finally confident enough to move forward with their long delayed plans.” she went on to say that “with the improvement in the automotive industry and continued growth in healthcare, there is also a steady stream of transferees with good incomes, and more often than not these buyers want nice housing and, due to the lack of available supply, that often translates into new construction.”

Comparing 2010 American Commu-nity survey data for Kansas City to the Us, offers strong evidence that Kansas City is doing well and some insight into why. The labor-force participation rate is almost five percentage points higher in Kansas City than in the rest of the country, in part because the unemployment rate is more than two percentage points lower. The percentages of persons employed in professional, scientific and manage-ment and administrative industries are 14 percent higher than the national average. In addition, the number of persons with a bachelor’s degree is about 17 percent above the national rate, as is the number with a graduate or professional degree. Lastly, because the local economy is doing well, the number of vacant hous-ing units, be they owner-occupied units or rental units, is almost 20 percent lower than what it is for the nation as a whole.

According to steven Haynes, General Manager of McCray Lumber Millwork, “house prices are starting to rise because firms have right-sized themselves for the current conditions and thus those per-sons with jobs now feel more secure than they have in quite some time. In addi-tion, there is a growing sense of cautions optimism.” whatever the cause, house prices are definitely recovering. Prices are up 4.5% since the trough in February 2011 and appear to be on track to con-tinue to increase.

Kansas City codes & in-spections and growth of the Northland were the topics presented at the Missouri North Area Council mem-bership lunch in June. Greg Franzen and Jade Liska from the City Planning & Development Department of Kansas City, Missouri were the featured speak-ers. Franzen primarily discussed some of the new energy efficiency require-ments established by the Department of energy in the 2012 International energy Conservation Code.

Franzen described how the planning department held meetings with local stakeholders who could weigh in on the how to adapt the requirements to local codes. The new codes became effective in June, but will not become mandatory until October 1. Prepare for the manda-tory energy code changes through Free training, July 11, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the KCMO Health Department, 2400 Troost Ave. Participants will be better able to understand and apply the critical concepts for the correct use of the code in the design, plan review, inspection, and analysis of projects. This is worth 6 hours of continuing education credit.

Liska presented information about the growth trends of the Northland and op-

portunities for development especially in Clay and Platte counties. The area represents 50 percent of the city’s land mass and the current population stands at 157,000 which accounts for 34 percent of the KCMO total population. In the years 1970-2010, Jackson County lost 137,990 residents, but Clay and Platte Counties increased by 90,530.

Tax Increment Financing (TIF), the public financing method that is used for subsidizing development and infrastruc-ture, has been used effectively in the Northland. According to Liska, areas like shoal Creek and KCI are primed for development. statistics show the Northland could add more than 150,000 people in the next 50 years.

More information is on the Planning Departments website at http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/CityPlannin-gandDevelopment/index.htm

Missouri North luncheon Feature KCMo Codes and Northland Growth

Jade Liska, KCMO Planning and Development, Brenner Holland, Hunt Midwest, Gary Kerns, Gary Kerns Home-builders, Greg Franzen, KCMO Planning and Development

Improving Markets Index: Kansas City, MO-KS MSAImproving economic conditions have

resulted in payroll employment being down just 3.1% from its peak in April 2008 and up by 2.9% since the bottom in March 2010. single family permit-ting activity is up 3.8% on a seasonally adjusted monthly average basis from the trough set in March 2009. while new

homes are being built in many parts of the Kansas City MsA, activity is primar-ily centered in the cities of shawnee and Overland Park in Johnson County on the Kansas side of the border and in Liberty and the northland area, because of the excellent schools, in Clay County on the Missouri side of the border.



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2012 executive CommitteeHome Builders association

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vice President Fred Deliberosecretary/treasurer Chris Ragland

associate representative Kevin Kirtleyimmediate Past President Travis Graham

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1998 Atmos energy 1999 r. e. Taylor Construction, LLC2001 McGraw Homes, Inc.2002 Besel’s 2003 LBs Homes, LLCKansas City NArIMossman Lumber Co2005 roeser Homes, LLCHabitat for Humanity Kansas City, Inc2006 stoneworth Building Products2007Harrington Brothers Inc. Heating and Cooling

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assoCiatioN oF Greater KaNsas CityJune 2012 volume 18 issue 6

Copyright 2012

Published by the Home Builders association of Greater Kansas City

600 e. 103rd street, Kansas City, Mo. 64131 (816) 942-8800

executive vice President Sara Corless editor Stephanie Stollsteimer

Graphics Karla Peterie, Creative Services

2012 executive CommitteeHome Builders association

of Greater Kansas CityPresident Kevin Stucker

vice President Fred Deliberosecretary/treasurer Chris Ragland

associate representative Kevin Kirtleyimmediate Past President Travis Graham

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managemen t skills that give industry leaders the edge. This course will give you a solid founda-tion in those best business practices so valuable to smaller businesses: planning, organizing, staffing/directing and control-ling. By using case studies and sample forms, your instructors give you practi-cal and applicable tools for management success.

The Green Building for Building Professionals class is to learn how green homes provide buyers with lower energy costs and higher value. This 2-day course for building professionals discusses strategies for incorporating

green-building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construc-tion. You will learn how green homes provide buyers lower maintenance, better indoor air quality and better long-term value. Techniques are also discussed for competitively differentiating your home products with increased indoor envi-

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The Lenexa City Council recently ap-proved an inventive program aimed at spurring single family residen-tial development in Lenexa. This limited-time incen-tive includes a $500 flat fee for building permit and plan review for the first 200 new single family home permits issued over the next twelve months.

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opment Director. “I’m excited to see how this will be received by the building and development community,” she said.

Business referrals and experiences are an important part of HBA network-ing and to address that the Associates Council is gearing up. The group has met to discuss increased opportuni-ties for involvement and networking.

Associate members interested in volun-teering to organize events and set goals for the Council are welcome. register at www.kchba.org or contact Andrew McKeegan, [email protected] or 816-733-2224.

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In the last seven years the highest number of permits in the month of May was 971 in 2006 at the peak of the hous-ing industry boom. During the same time span the lowest number of permits in May was 189 in 2009 at the lowest point of the housing industry decline. Today builders are enjoying the good news that permit activity continues to tick upward with May 2012 permits to-taling 299 single family units coming on line in the Kansas City marketplace, according to the Home Builders Asso-ciation of Greater Kansas City.

Activity was reported in each of the eight counties the HBA tracks. The growth shows an average increase of 62 percent from 2011. Platte County increased 138 percent with 77 units comparing 2012 to 2011. The market distribution is roughly the same as in 2011 with the top four cities ranking in order: Kansas City with 239, Olathe with 180, Overland Park with 136, and Lee’s Summit with 96. The top four counties ranked as follows: Johnson with 465, Clay with 251, Jackson with 221, and Platte with 133. The differ-ence is Platte County has picked up a significant market share from 7 to 11 percent which represents a gain of 77 more permits this year.

“It has been a long five years for the homebuilding industry so news like this is encouraging,” said executive Vice President sara Corless. “Clearly we are not out of the woods, but we are on track to end the year ahead of the 2009 to 2011 trough and that is good news for new home buyers who have more op-tions available.”



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Prospective consumers will have more time to book those Fall projects before the holidays and winter if they visit the 26th Annual Home show-Fall edition and connect with one of over 200 exhibitors expected to be represented at the Over-land Park Convention Center. This year, the show is almost a month earlier than last year. September 14-16 the Conven-tion Center will come alive with booth exhibits, stage presentations, cooking demonstrations and inspirational ideas to make the most of home upgrades in this hot market.

“This is a great time to exhibit!” said Lori Kodanaz, Director, Consumer & Trade shows, HBA. “I keep telling pospects that it is the right Time, the right Place and the right home show

partner. We do not have a conflict with a home Chiefs’ game that weekend and it is early enough in the fall where exhibitors can work a prospect list and boost their year-end business.”

This show is not just for the southern metro area, either. According to Kodan-az, last year’s statistics showed a large number of patrons came from eastern Jackson County and the surrounding metro area.

This year’s Home show stage, spon-sored by spaces Magazine, will feature HGTV Design star, Vern Yip who will share his eclectic design tips and meet and greet show patrons on saturday and sunday. In addition, this year’s show will feature cooking demonstrations featuring local celebrity chefs.

The Home show-Fall edition hours will be Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tickets are $7 at the door, $6 for Seniors and Military or online in advance. Kids 12 and under are free and 2- for- 1 promotions will be available. Parking is Free. Tickets and exhibitor information are available online at www.kchomeshow.com. Contact Lori Kodanaz at the HBA, 816-733-2217, for additional show information.

Home show-Fall edition returns to overland Park Convention Center

Vern Yip, HGTV Design Star

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