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AN OPEN LETTER TO KANSAS STATE LEGISLATORSMarch 1, 2013

Kansas state Capitol 300 sw 10th AvenueTopeka, Ks 66612

Dear Member of the Kansas state Legislature:

As the voice of the housing industry for more than 65 years, we urge you to preserve the mortgage interest deduction (MID) currently being proposed for elimination in H.B. 2059. Today’s economic times are hard enough without completely eliminating a tax provision that is an important part of the family budget. For hundreds of thousands of Kansans, a home is still the biggest investment they will ever make. Changing the rules in the middle of the game is unfair to individuals and families who have made assumptions based on current law.

You must put yourselves in the shoes of all your home-owning and prospective home-buying constituents. should H.B. 2059 become law in the state of Kansas, the approximately 345,000 Kansans who claim the MID will see an immediate tax increase. Furthermore, eliminating the MID would depress home values and reduce consumer confidence.

Eliminating the MID would also disproportionately impact young and middle-class families. The benefit of a deduction that reduces the net cost of monthly house payments is particularly important to these families, who typically have less equity, tighter household budgets, and must meet the needs of a growing family. while many allege that the MID only benefits the rich, we know that approximately 65 percent of Kansans who claim the MID earn less than $100,000 per year.

Finally, the MID is an important economic driver. The construction of 100 single-family homes generates 300 full-time jobs, and $8.9 million in federal, state, and local tax revenue. scaling back the MID will shrink the tax base of local communities and cause already cash-strapped local governments to further cut essential services.

The path forward is perfectly clear: you must take actions that will continue to stabilize the housing market – not raise taxes on the state’s home owners and depress home values. we urge you to preserve the MID.

sincerely,

Fred Delibero, 2013 PresidentThe Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City

The original Kansas City Home show and Flower, Lawn & Garden show returns in spectacular fashion on March 22- 24 to Bartle Hall. Founded by the Home Builders As-sociation of Kansas City, the Home show has been a tradi-tion for sixty five years. Bartle Hall will be teaming with hundreds of exhibitors to showcase new opportunities and choices for homeowners to get a jump on spring home and garden projects.

Headliner on the spac-es stage will be Lonni Paul, HGTV Design star Finalist and designer to celebrities. she is a contributor to the style Network’s Giuliana & Bill show and de-signed their Brentwood home. Lonni is known for championing pu-rity, clean lines and a refined modern vision with understated el-egance. she also created a break-through infant and children’s furniture collection called PetitNest, that she co-created with style-conscious star Tiffani Amber Thies-sen. Lonni will present Celebrity style within Reach, a down-to-earth look at how homeowners can take ideas from celebrity design, incorporate them and not break the bank. This event will be held at 2:00 pm on saturday, March 23 and sunday, March 25.

Bartle Hall will be teaming with new home products and services, decorating, design and building demonstrations, the latest remodeling ideas, premier landscaping and special attractions. To help set the show on fire, Jennifer Bertrand, HGTV Design star winner, will emcee the spaces stage. “we are continually looking at ways

Home Show Ignites at Bartle Hall March 22-24

Lonni Paul, HGTV Design Star Finalist and designer to celebrities.

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Fred Delibero, HBA President, has submitted an open letter to Kansas State legislators urging the preservation of the Mortgage Interest Deduction (MID). For information on how to become involved, contact Beatriz Ibarra, VP Government Affairs, [email protected].

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The HBA is introducing a fresh look for the Parade of Homes visual communications with a smart new logo to represent this Kansas City tradition. “The housing industry is looking up and member businesses are re-tooling and looking for new ways to present themselves and the HBA is too,” said sara Corless, executive Vice President. “we’ve updated the look to communicate not only the HBA’s tradition, but to give it a look to the future. we think our designer developed a beautiful logo with a modern and memorable feel that will serve the event for years to come.”

The goal is to further entice consumers out to enjoy the Parade of Homes so the logo features an icon of a home giving just enough detail, but keeping the style open to interpretation. The door and steps leading to the home are inviting and

lend themselves perfectly to the theme of the event. The spring Parade of Homes returns, April 20-May 5 to the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan area with 319 entries open to the public.

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CalendarMarch 5 HBA of Missouri Legislative DayMarch 7, 10 am Parade CommitteeMarch 12, 60 Design Ideas in 60 Minutes 11:30 am-1 pm March 19, 11:30 am Board of Directors Meeting

March 22-24 Home Show and Flower Lawn & Garden Show at Bartle Hall

For more information or to register for any event, go to www.kchba.org or call 816-942-8800

education & Training

WednesdayApril 24

The Gallery in thePower & Light District

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Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres 6-7:30 pm

Awards Presentation 7:30 pmPrice $55

New Look for the Parade of Homes

Register on line at www.kchba.org or contact Gina, [email protected].

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The economy is bouncing back, albeit at a slow pace, according to two nationally acclaimed economists, Dr. elliot eisenberg and Dr. David Crowe. HBA recently hosted both Dr. eisenberg, founder of econ70.com, and Dr. Crowe, NAHB’s Chief economist, to provide their economic outlook and discuss the past, present and future health of the housing industry.

According to Dr. Crowe, overall economic growth will continue to be positive, about 2.3 percent growth in 2013 and 3.2 percent in 2014. The unemployment rate in Kansas City is

falling, interest rates remain low, and household formations are starting to pick up. In other words, kids are moving out of their parents’ basements.

The data also show that housing is a positive contributor to GDP. even though it is still less than 3 percent of the economy, housing contributed over 10 percent growth in the past two economic quarters. Among the three main sectors of home building, the remodeling and multifamily sectors are faring slightly better than the single family sector as home owners decide to stay put and others choose to rent. Nationally, 2011

Slow but Reasonably Steady Economic Growth Expected

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In the evening of wednesday, April 10, HBA-PAC members will host a spring fundraiser at the home of Jon and Kelly Lambert to support BUILD-PAC, the National Association of Home Builder’s Political Action Committee. This is a Gold Key fundraiser and is open to all HBA members. Proceeds to BUILD-PAC are dedicated to pro-housing candidates at the federal, state and local level.

since its founding, the HBA-PAC has served to help elect hundreds of pro-housing candidates to office at the state and local level. These efforts are necessary to ensure that the voice of the housing industry is heard at all levels of government and that our elected officials understand the importance of new

home construction for building strong communities and local economies. As members of the housing industry, we face pivotal years ahead. Decisions affecting our businesses - such as elimination of the mortgage interest deduction - are being made daily and we must make it our business to impact how those decisions are made.

The HBA would like to thank Jon and Kelly Lambert for graciously opening their home for this Gold Key fundraiser. More information on the event will be available soon. To learn more about BUILD-PAC, visit www.nahb.org.

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Home show 2013Jonah Nelson, son of the owner of Family Tree

Nursery, will emcee the Garden Chatter Corner speaking on “Tired Trees: should they stay or should they go?” He is beyond his years with expertise in this area having grown up among horticulture. In addition:

● Dr. Alan Stevens, Director of the K-state Horticulture Research & extention Center the Expension Specialist for commercial floriculture. He developed the Prairie star list of recommended varieties and will speak about Prairie star Flowers.

● Laurel Sears is a professional colorscaping and floral designer, and will speak about Thematic Gardens – Xeric, Japanese and Meadow Gardens, for example.

● Vaughn Fletcher will share his expertise on colorful combinations and new plantings for 2013. Vaughn has served on the Medal of excellence Committee for Greenhouse Grower Magazine.

Garden Chatter Corner Special Thanks to the Following Home Show Sponsors

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today’s customers who want a Home show experi-ence where they can take an idea or concept away with them that lasts,” said Lori Kodanaz, Director of Consumer & Trade shows. “we are bringing in fresh talent, trendy features, and learning experiences so we can connect consumers with what they need and want for their homes.”

For information and tickets, go to kchomeshow.com, or pick up tickets at Hen House, sun Fresh or Bank of Blue Valley. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Children 16 and under are free. On sunday make a donation to Harvesters of 5 non-per-ishable items or $5 for a 2-for-1 admission. show hours are Friday, March 22, 10 AM to 8 PM, satur-day, March 23, 10 AM to 8 PM and sunday, March 24 from 10 AM to 6 PM.



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Sarah Susanka, architect, innovator and author will be a featured speaker, presenting her powerful “Not so Big for Remodeling & Building New” message on the spaces stage. Her “Not so Big House” concept is a launch pad for a new model of understanding how we inhabit our homes, our day-to-day lives, and, moreover, how we inhabit our planet. sarah has authored nine best-selling

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Kids’ Corner - KC Bricklab, which is the LeGO® user’s group for the Kansas City region, will host Kids’ Corner.

Aging In Place/Mobility & Accessibility - A consortium of business presenters who have the tools and know-how to help those who are aging and want to find a way to adapt their home so they can “age in place”.

Family Favorites - wayside waifs adoptable pets, The Bee Guy (Koelzer Bee Farm-Booth #5125) - working bee hives.

Landscape and Garden Displays - walk through a custom-built log cabin. walk through a large custom garden built by The water Garden society featuring ponds and a Japanese Garden.

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The International Builders show (IBs) the largest residential building industry trade show in the world kept HBA members on the go in Las Vegas. Nearly 100 HBA members attended this annual event and mixed with the most residential construction pros in one place.

NAHB and the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) will co-locate the IBs and the Kitchen & Bath Industry

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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) named the winners in its inaugural Best of IBs Awards last week during the 2013 International Builders’ show (IBs) in Las Vegas. Awards were given to exhibitors with a product or line that shows the best combination of design, functionality and innovation.

Decided by a panel of independent judges made up of attending reporters and

building professionals, the awards were given in five categories.

“This year’s International Builders’ show featured an impressive line-up of more than 900 exhibitors representing all facets of the building industry,” said Lynne Pratt, NAHB Conventions and Meetings Committee Chair. “The Best of IBs Awards recognize those exhibitors that really stood Continued on page 13

Best of show Product winners at International Builders’ show 2013

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Steady Growth Expected

was the worst year since the 1940s for single family starts. There was a modest improvement in 2012, and Dr. Crowe predicts that 2014 will be the year that greater growth is achieved.

Continued gridlock in washington and other fiscal uncertainties could jeopardize growth. In a recent NAHB survey, builders from across the country cited “gridlock/uncertainty making buyers cautious” as the second most significant problem facing the industry in 2013. The most significant problem that builders cite is building material prices.

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Greg JonesKC Irrigation specialist, LLC4414 w 70th Terr., Prairie Village, MO 66208 (913) 406-0670greg@kcirrigationspecialists.comwww.kcirrigationspecialists.com

Robert FousheeFoushee Homes, Inc. 2511 Rings Rd., Independence, MO 64057 (816) [email protected]

Casey Malan Design Homes of JO CO LLC PO Box 24263, stanley, Ks 66283 (913) [email protected]

Danny Graham Graham Homes 1107 se Oakridge Dr., Oak Grove, MO 64075 (816) [email protected]

Phil LatessaMidwest Block & Brick 4101 e 12th Terr., Kansas City MO 64127 (816) [email protected]

Rob Hodgkinsonspectrum Distribution Inc. 11528 w 90th, Overland Park, Ks 66214 (913) [email protected]

Jordan Gershon Digital Lagoon, Inc. 9121 Bond, Overland Park, Ks 66214 (913) [email protected]

Mike RapeM.D.L. Investments, Inc. 908 s.w. Drake Dr., Lee’s summit, MO 64082 (816) [email protected]

Kathleen Pauli Ideal Homes KC 12800 w 55th, shawnee, Ks 66216 (913) [email protected]

Carolyn Miller Classic Buildings 15640 e. 40 Highway, Kansas City, MO 64136 (816) [email protected]

Dave Smithstonecreek Custom Homes22512 w 58th st, shawnee, Ks 66226 (913) [email protected]

Roland McMullin Colt Industries, Inc. 3505 Tree Court Industrial Blvd., st. Louis, MO 63122-6619 (800) 747-2658 [email protected]

Ed ThomsonThomson Homes LLC P.O. Box 492, Belton, MO 64012 (816) [email protected]

Reggie Kemna Ameriprise Financial 10955 Lowell, suite 100, Overland Park, Ks 66210 (913) 451-2605 [email protected]/reginald.l.kemna/profile/

Welcome new MembersCongratulations to the following companies who have been approved for membership at the latest Board of Directors meeting. Current members are urged to welcome the individuals associated with these companies to the HBA and make them feel at home.

Steady Growth ExpectedDr. Elliot Eisenberg speaking with builders.





January single family housing starts were their strongest in five years according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit statistics report. with 273 single family units, January maintained the monthly average from 2012 which is notable because January historically has a lower than average count.

“The improving economy and pent up demand has reduced new home inventory significantly,” said executive Vice President sara Corless. “Builders are increasing activity in

order to offer choices to consumers and will be showcasing more than 300 homes in the spring Parade of Homes in April.”

The increase is reflected throughout the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan area with seven counties showing improvement over 2012. The largest increases were on the Kansas side in Johnson and Wyandotte counties. Kansas City, Missouri remained the top permitting city with 62 units which primarily were in Clay and Platte counties. In second was Overland Park with 30 units and Kansas City, Kansas/wyandotte County came in at number three. Interestingly, Kansas City, Kansas/wyandotte did not even appear in the top 10 cities in January 2012. No multi-family permit activity was recorded.

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“Builders are increasing activity in order to offer choices to consumers and will be showcasing more than 300 homes in the Spring Parade of Homes in April.”



Residential Building Permit Statistics

Single M-F M-F S-F M-F M-F Total Single M-F M-F S-F M-F M-F TotalFamily Units Units Total Units Sale Rent Units Family Units Units Total Units Sale Rent UnitsUnits^ Sale% Rent Units YTD YTD YTD YTD Units^ Sale% Rent Units YTD YTD YTD YTD

CASS COUNTY LEAVENWORTH COUNTYArchie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Basehor 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 6Belton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lansing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Cass County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leav. County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leavenworth 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3Drexel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tonganoxie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Garden City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 9 0 0 9Harrisonville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lake Winnebago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WYANDOTTE COUNTYLee's Summit 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Bonner Springs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Peculiar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edwardsville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Pleasant Hill 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 KCK/Wyandotte Co 29 0 0 29 29 0 0 29Raymore 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 6 29 0 0 29 29 0 0 29Village of Loch Lloyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 0 0 8 8 0 0 8 MIAMI COUNTYLouisburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CLAY COUNTY Miami County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Clay County 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Osawatomie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Excelsior Springs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Gladstone 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Spring Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kansas City 40 0 0 40 40 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kearney 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 4Lawson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JANUARY 2013 273 0 0 273 273 0 0 273Liberty 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2North Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Pleasant Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Smithville 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2

50 0 0 50 50 0 0 50

JACKSON COUNTYBlue Springs 8 0 0 8 8 0 0 8 Month/Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Buckner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 January 353 221 96 137 90 188 273Grain Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 February 475 262 129 145 121 182Grandview 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 March 824 353 131 252 180 270Greenwood 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 April 687 441 184 228 210 277Independence 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 May 677 231 189 213 230 294Jackson County 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 June 616 260 204 239 262 268Kansas City 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 6 July 546 311 196 180 204 288Lake Lotawana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 August 515 293 207 243 205 260Lee's Summit 17 0 0 17 17 0 0 17 September 397 264 219 173 202 379Oak Grove 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 October 597 314 226 279 205 331Raytown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 November 385 167 192 173 185 283Sugar Creek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 December 313 115 182 209 207 279

40 0 0 40 40 0 0 40Annual Total 6,385 3,232 2,155 2,471 2,301 3,299

PLATTE COUNTYEdgerton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kansas City 16 0 0 16 16 0 0 16Parkville 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 4Platte City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Platte County 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 6Riverside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Weatherby Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S-F M-F TotalWeston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Units Units Units

26 0 0 26 26 0 0 26 2007 353 6 3592008 221 334 555

JOHNSON COUNTY 2009 96 0 96De Soto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 137 0 137Edgerton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 90 0 90Fairway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 188 0 188Gardner 8 0 0 8 8 0 0 8 2013 273 0 273Johnson County 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 5Leawood 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 6Lenexa 20 0 0 20 20 0 0 20Merriam 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 ^The Single Family number is now units and includes both attached and detached units.Mission Hills 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 %Multi-Family units are in buildings with 5 or more units and are divided by sale/rent.Olathe 27 0 0 27 27 0 0 27 # Not available at time of reportOverland Park 30 0 0 30 30 0 0 30Prairie Village 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shawnee 11 0 0 11 11 0 0 11Spring Hill 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2

111 0 0 111 111 0 0 111

JANUARY 2013

Permit information reflects the most recent data at time of publication. In order to ensure accurate recording of residential building permit statistics, the HBA may revise monthly and year-to-date figures when updated data is made available.

All numbers shown in the box above are ACTUAL numbers.

Comparison of Single FamilyBuilding Units for Greater Kansas City

*Annual totals may not match seasonally adjusted numbers.

Comparison of Permits By Units Issued Year to Date*

2007-2013

(Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte Counties)

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The top home builders in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan area have been identified in a wrap up of the 2012 monthly HBA Residential Building Permit statistics. The builder with the most permits was summit Custom Homes with 180 followed by James Engle Custom Homes with 157 and Rodrock Homes with 110. View a listing of builders who pulled 10 permits or more in 2012.BuILDER PERMITS

summit Custom Homes, LLC 180James Engle Custom Homes 157Rodrock Homes of Johnson County/ LLC 110Robertson Construction LLC 93Integrity Homebuilders LLC 72PC Homes, LLC 71Prieb Homes, Inc. 69stucker Construction, Inc 68 Don Julian Builders, Inc./ New Mark Homes 65

Rausch Coleman Homes of Kansas City LLC 63sallee Homes, Inc. 60Hilmann Home Building Inc 53Hearthside Homes of Kansas City, Inc. 49Dirt solutions 42sAB Construction LLC 36Raintree Builders Inc. 35Bickimer Construction, Inc. 34Lambie Custom Homes, Inc. 31Tabernacle Homes LLC 30C & M Builders, Inc. 29McFarland Custom Builders 29Roeser Homes, LLC 28Chris George Homes, Inc. 28Price Brothers Residential Inc 27J.S. Robinson Construction, Inc. 26starr Homes LLC 26Tom French Construction, Inc. 26Brookside Builders LLC 25

Magic Blding Group/Rw Investments/Heartland Ventures 25Owens Built Properties Inc. 24Ashlar Homes, LLC 23Gary Kerns Homebuilders, LLC 22DCI Construction, LLC 21estes Construction Inc 21Highland Park Builders LLC 21Casa Bella Construction, Inc. 20Reilly Homes Inc 18Aspen Homebuilders LLC 17Dreams & Design Building, Inc. 17LDH Construction Inc 17Design Homes, Inc. 16Dusselier & Marks Homes, Inc. 16Freeman Custom Homes 16Distinctive Homes by J & K Properties 15Homes by Chris LLC 15Jeff Handy Construction LLC 15ernst Brothers Home Construction 14K Hill Builders LLC 14

Parkview Homes LLC 14Richard Mather Builders, Inc. 14John Shilt Homes, Inc. 13Koehler Building Co., Inc. 13R.L. Davis Company 13ward Development & Investment Co 13wood Brothers Construction Inc. 13L.G. Homes Inc. 12LBs Homes, LLC 12Nick Zvacek Construction, LLC 12Pfeifer Homes, Inc. 12Allendale Builders, LLC 11Dave Richards Home Building, Inc. 11James III Homes at Estates of Prairie Haven LLC 11KC Builders and Design, Inc. 11L.C. Lester Construction, Inc. 11ALH, LLC 10Arklyn Homes, Inc. 10Gabriel Homes Inc 10James III Homes, Inc. 10Prairie Homes Inc 10

Top Builders Identified for 2012

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