New Kansas City Energy Code Crushes Number Of Housing Permits

There have been longstanding complaints about the impact of this cowtown Eco-diaster.

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As the Spring selling season arrives and there are more people out the looking to buy new homes, here's a peek that KCMO remains an unfriendly place to build . . . Check-it:

But the number of permits issued are down in Kansas City, Missouri.

"Historically, we would build about 45 homes a year just within the city limits of Kansas City," said Dennis Shriver with Hearthside Homes of Kansas City. "In the last six months, I've pulled no permits in Kansas City and that's primarily due to this new energy code. We've moved a lot of our operations to different jurisdictions around the metro."

The number of permits issued for new single-family houses doesn't just matter to new home buyers.

It also impacts those who rent and those paying a mortgage.

"It affects all forms of housing. Not just people that are looking for new homes, but it affects rent prices, it affects property taxes. It affects just the overall growth of the city and the income they have coming in from residents," Shriver said.

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