Yearly Archives: 2016

FEMA Representatives Visit Missouri Neighborhoods

Residents of 33 Missouri counties who have been affected by the recent severe storms and flooding may soon see Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams and home inspectors in their neighborhoods.

Local Builder Wraps Up Term Leading National Association of Home Builders

Tom Woods, founder of Blue Springs-based Woods Custom Homes, was recognized for his service as the 2015 chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) during the association’s International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas on Thursday, January 21, 2016.

Single Family Housing Finishes 2015 with 10 Percent Gain Over 2014

A busy December added 432 single family permits in the eight county metro area according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report. The year ended with 4,700 single family permits compared to 4,271 in 2014. Including multi-family units, the total for 2015 was 8,695 compared to 8,181 in 2014 for an overall 7 percent increase. Click here to view the residential statistics report

Senator Blunt: President Obama Backs EPA Power Grab at the Expense of Missouri Families...

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement today after President Obama vetoed legislation, cosponsored by Blunt, that would have overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s sweeping re-write of the Clean Water Act, known as the Waters of the United States rule. Under this rule, the EPA will have authority over 99.7 percent of Missouri, creating more permitting requirements for Missourians and stifling economic and job growth.

Luetkemeyer, Subcommittee Holds Hearings on Flood Insurance Reforms

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) issued the following statement upon conclusion of two hearings that were held in the Subcommittee of Housing and Insurance this week.

Luetkemeyer Response to Finalized Federal Housing Finance Agency Rule

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) issued the following statement after the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a final rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership

MARKSNELSON MEMBER APPOINTED TO AUDIT COMMITTEE BY NATIONAL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NETWORK

Kansas City accounting firm MarksNelson LLC is pleased to announce that Member Christine Johnston, CPA, CMA, CGMA, will serve a one-year term on the 2016 Audit Committee for the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network. CREW Network is an industry-leading business networking organization dedicated to advancing achievements of women in commercial real estate.

Luetkemeyer, Subcommittee Holds Roundtable on Flood Insurance Mapping

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) issued the following statement after the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a roundtable for stakeholders on flood insurance mapping and how it impacts communities across the nation.

Maxus Realty Trust, Inc. Acquires 144 Unit Apartment Complex in Horn Lake, Mississippi

Maxus Realty Trust, Inc. (“MRTI”), a real estate investment trust with corporate headquarters located in North Kansas City, MO, has completed the acquisition of the Mallard Creek apartment community in Horn Lake, Mississippi for $8,160,000. Horn Lake is a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. Mallard Creek was constructed in 1998 and includes 144 apartment units comprising approximately 165,000 square feet

NHS of KC Names Turner Pettway President

Neighborhood Housing Services of Kansas City has named its interim executive director and former community affairs banking executive Turner Pettway as president, the organization’s Board of Director announced today. Pettway, a former NHS Board chair who had been serving as interim executive director since August 2015, comes to the organization with more than 20 years of experience in community development from Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance and U.S. Bank, and more than 10 years board service with NHS and a variety of organizations serving low- and moderate-income populations

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Blunt-Klobuchar Bill Will Help More Children Find Homes Through International Adoption...

U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), co-chairs of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption, yesterday introduced the Vulnerable Children and Families Act. The measure would help more children living without families or in institutional care find permanent homes by enhancing U.S. diplomatic efforts around international child welfare and ensuring that intercountry adoption to the United States becomes a more viable and fully-developed option

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