Kansas City new home building housing starts jump up - Kansas City real estate

According to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City, the March single family housing starts increased 34 percent over February. March's total was 179 compared to February with 118.

However, the year-to-date figures show 2011 down for the first quarter of the year 28 percent compared to 2010.

First-quarter totals show Johnson County setting the pace with 70 permits. On the Missouri side of the metro area, Jackson County reports 36 permits with 17 of those permits in Lee's Summit. Top permitting cities across county lines were: Kansas City with 31, Olathe with 27, Overland Park with 23, Raymore with 9, and Lenexa with 8.

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Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty

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