Fourth Quarter Housing Permits Start Out Strong

November 15, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Housing production continues to climb in cities across the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The monthly graph is up and down, but the trends show the fourth quarter is off to a strong start as builders make plans for the winter months. Single family permits in October were 331, the best October since 2007. Multi-family housing production continues to climb in 2012 with the total unit number coming in at 277, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s (HBA) monthly Residential Building Permit Statistics report.