Permit Reports

residential-building-permitFind out who is building and where with the KCHBA’s monthly residential permit reports. The KCHBA gathers this highly relevant data thanks to a unique relationship with the permit departments in the eight counties and seventy cities that comprise the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Every month the HBA provides this valuable information in a variety of reports that are available to members of the KCHBA by subscription. To learn more about permit subscriptions contact Jordynn Webster, Jordynn@kchba.org.

In addition, the KCHBA issues a news release with the Residential Building Permit Statistical Report to the public. View the most recent Statistical Report by clicking the button below.

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February 2024 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on April 1, 2024

Single-Family Permits Continue Upward Trend, Except in KCMO The number of single-family permits issued this year continued its upward trajectory in February as 328 permits were issued compared to 152 in February 2023. With ...

January 2024 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on March 7, 2024

Single Family Permits Start 2024 Strong For the month of January, 310 single-family housing permits were issued in the eight-county Kansas City region — a strong start compared to the 185 issued in January 2023, according ...

December 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on January 23, 2024

Single Family Permits End 2023 Down for December and YTD Metro Kansas City single-family housing permits were down about 19 percent in 2023, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kans...

November 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on January 17, 2024

The number of single-family permits issued in the Kansas City area in November increased by XX percent from October, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA).  A total ...

October 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on December 18, 2023

Metro New home Permits Dip in October As nationwide new home sales weakened in October, so did the number of single-family permits issued in the Kansas City area, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Assoc...

September 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on November 9, 2023

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 statis...

August 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on November 9, 2023

Housing Starts Tick Up in August In August, the number of single-family permits issued rose to 403, which is the second highest month so far this year, according to statistics compiled by the Home Builders Association of G...

July 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on September 11, 2023

Steady Building Activity Through Summer The pace of new-home construction in the region has remained largely stable this summer despite rising mortgage rates and construction financing costs, according to statistics compi...

June 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on August 8, 2023

Year-To-Date Home Building Activity Lower With 1,898 permits issued for new single-family homes during the first six months of 2023, building activity has recorded a 32 percent decrease over the same period of 2022. Simila...

May 2023 Residential Statistics Report

Posted on July 17, 2023

Kansas City Metro Building Permits See Modest Increase The eight county Kansas City metropolitan area topped 1,500 permits in the first five months of 2023. Local cities and counties recorded 431 single-family building per...