The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City is attributing regulatory burden from local municipalities as a leading strain on the new housing market.

"The median price of a new home in the United States, 23.8% of that cost is due to regulatory compliance," said Will Ruder, executive vice president of KCHBA. "We are seeing a 360-degree development pattern within the KC metro; north, south, east and west. This is a place that has a lot of really good stuff going on."

According to Statista, the Kansas City area has added over 200,000 residents from 2010 to 2023.

Ruder told KSHB 41 the local development scene has not kept up with demand.

"It is causing enormous housing strains," he said. "There is a lot of opportunity to buy here, but we are not building enough, or fast enough, fo

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