Kansas City HBA Brings Awareness to Restrictive Building Regulations With New Campaign

Amid rising costs and prohibitive building regulations, the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA), Mo., has launched a new campaign to inform local homebuyers of these ongoing issues.

The "Let Builders Build" campaign comes as the rate of home-price growth continues to outpace wage growth. In Kansas City, home prices have outpaced wage growth by more than 50% in the past 15 years, which means that half of the city’s population can no longer afford the median-priced home at $412,000. At the same time, the city continues to gain new residents, only exacerbating the need for more housing.

As growth continues to outpace inventory, more young families will be priced out of homeownership, stuck in bidding wars or left with the hidden costs of regulatory and development fees. “Let Builders Build” urges residents, community leaders and decision-makers to consider how more flexible, modern policies can open the door to more housing for young families and those new to the area.

Through a mix of visual storytelling, personal perspectives and clear data, the campaign shines a light on the connection between housing supply and its impact on residents. Let Builders Build will appear across streaming platforms, social media channels and in the mailboxes of Kansas City residents – showing how policy decisions stand to impact the lives of families and how residents can speak up and be a part of the solution.

The campaign urges residents to learn more, speak up and call on elected leaders to stop adding unnecessary rules and regulations and open the door to housing for families and the next generation of Kansas City residents.