Business View Magazine | April 2021

25 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE APRIL 2021 To promote new home construction, KCHBA hosts year-round opportunities for consumers to experience the home building industry, including the Fall Parade of Homes, Spring Parade of Homes and the Artisan Home Tour. The KCHBA’s Parade of Homes is the second largest in the country, averaging 500+ homes on display annually between the Spring and Fall events. Prices generally range from $200,000 to more than $1 million and homes are located throughout the KC metropolitan area. The Artisan Home Tour showcases Kansas City’s finest custom home builders and the unique and impeccable qualities of their one-of-a-kind homes and featured products. This tour takes place every other year. In addition to our consumer-facing events, advocacy on behalf of the industry to promote and support the residential construction continues to be its mission. The KCHBA greatly values its relationships with local jurisdictions as we share the common goals of promoting new economic growth, homeownership, affordable housing, and strong communities. With that being said, about 25 percent of the cost of a new home is due to federal, state, and local regulation. The KCHBA’s government affairs efforts play a leading role in setting the KCHBA’s policy positions at both the state and local levels to ensure that the priorities of our members are represented when key decisions that impact our industry are being made. In a typical year, these actions save $10,500 on each new home built. Without this advocacy, those added costs would ultimately be paid by consumers in the form of higher home prices. As an example, KCHBA secured an “essential” designation for the industry in local jurisdictions HOME BUI LDERS ASSOC I AT ION OF GREATER KANSAS C I TY (KCHBA) Built in the late 1970s and remodeled in 2019, the headquarters of the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City serves as the place for members to network, attend continuing education classes, advocate on the industry’s behalf and more. A home featured on Kansas City’s 2020 Fall Parade of Homes, built by KCHBA member Befort Construction.