Kansas City, MO, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the cost of housing rises and regulations continue to mount, the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA) has launched a regional public awareness campaign - "Let Builders Build."

The recently launched campaign spotlights how complicated processes and excessive requirements are pushing homeownership out of reach for many in the Kansas City area. These growing barriers to homeownership highlight the critical need for more attainable housing, particularly for young families.

Over the past 15 years, the rate of rising home prices has outpaced income levels in the Kansas City area by more than 50%. More than half of Kansas City residents can no longer afford a median-priced home ($412,500), leaving young families and first-time homebuyers priced out of the region and left to search further outside the Kansas City area.

As the Kansas City area welcomes a surge of new residents daily, housing inventory struggles to keep pace with the city's anticipated growth. Over the next decade, the region is projected to fall short of inventory by nearly 60,000 homes, making the need for single-family housing even more critical.

Learn more at https://letbuildersbuildkc.com/.

About the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City
The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (KCHBA) is an association of industry professionals serving the communities and residents of the greater Kansas City metropolitan area by promoting housing opportunities. Comprising approximately 500 member companies, the KCHBA supports an industry that contributes more than $1.5 billion to the Kansas City economy and provides for more than 20,000 jobs. For more information, visit https://kchba.org/