Yearly Archives: 2014

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Little Rock District recently announced they are instituting a new moratorium to determine a baseline number of permits and docks for a shoreline management plan they are doing on Table Rock Lake.

Permits for new single family homes are holding steady as home builders prepare for fall and winter construction, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report. Three hundred, seventy-seven permits for single family homes were issued in September, an increase of 30 permits over August. Year-to-date total permits are the highest in seven years with 3,126 single family permits compared to 2013 with 3,093. Multi-family construction continues to grow, with 897 units permitted during September, bringing the year-to-date total to 3,168.

Attorney General Chris Koster today announced that he has reached settlements with ISI Alarms NC, Inc. of North Carolina and JVersacio Corporation and its owner Joseph Versacio of Florida, over alleged violations of Missouri's No Call and Telemarketing Laws. Together, the companies will pay $17,500 in civil penalties, with the possibility of up to $200,000 in penalties if they violate the terms of the agreement. The settlements resolve lawsuits filed in March 2014 as part of the Attorney General's initiative to crack down on illegal telemarketing practices in Missouri

Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that he has obtained a judgment against a Texas-based home contractor who defrauded consumers in the Kansas City area. JD Global, LLC, and its owner, Jeremiah Osterhoff, contracted with at least sixty-two Missouri consumers for home repair and remodeling supplies they never received. Consumer complaints included shower and hot tub units purchased but never delivered, damaged shower and tub units, and products that did not function as promised

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II today announced a series of extraordinary awards to help individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the entire metropolitan area

During one of the most severe winters in recent memory, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) this week backed a series of bills that will help lower home heating costs and reduce the squeeze on middle class families.or

Single family housing permits remained steady during January 2014 according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report. With 283 single family units, January was relatively unchanged from the December 2013 count. January 2014 did continue the trend of outpacing every year since 2007 in its monthly total. Multi-family permits are off to a strong start with 538 units permitted in January

While the Home Show gears up for the consumers, HBA members will host a trade show for builders to see the latest and greatest products from local suppliers, Friday, March 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Bartle Hall. This sidebar to the Home Show is in tandem with a host of education opportunities being offered to builders at no charge

Under the statewide organization, the Home Builders Association of Missouri (HBAM), KCHBA members from across the state will travel to Jefferson City on March 5, 2014 for face-to-face meetings with their elected representatives. The event provides KCHBA members with the opportunity to learn more about legislation impacting the home building industry, build relationships with their elected representatives and network with fellow HBA members from around Kansas City and the state. Missouri Legislative Day is a long-standing tradition that serves to remind lawmakers that we are paying attention to what is happening at the state level

This week, several of my colleagues joined me as I hosted a Special Order to express our concerns over Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overregulation that is raising the cost of electricity for families, infringing on property rights of landowners, and hurting job creation.

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) applauded the inclusion of his amendment in the flood insurance bill, which was passed by the U.S. Senate today. Blunt’s amendment will help protect private sector jobs, homeowners, and property values in Missouri and nationwide

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that the owner and management company of a Kansas City, Missouri apartment complex will pay $20,000 to resolve allegations they illegally refused to grant a tenant with disabilities’ request to have a live-in caretaker

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that the owner and management company of a Kansas City, Missouri apartment complex will pay $20,000 to resolve allegations they illegally refused to grant a tenant with disabilities’ request to have a live-in caretake