Real Estate and Development

Parson Chooses Florissant Hotel for First Alternative COVID Site

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has chosen a Florissant hotel for Missouri's first alternative medical site for patients suffering from mild COVID-19 symptoms.  He said other sites are looking being looked at across the state for similar facilities. “Our hospitals and… more

Unemployment Filings Top 6.6 Million

Unemployment claims were in excess of six million for the second week in a row, due to COVID-19, bringing the numbers to nearly 17 million over the last few weeks. For the week ended April 4, claims were 6.06 million,… more

CDC Issues Worker Guidance for COVID-19 Exposure

The CDC has issued guidance for critical infrastructure employees who might have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 to return to work. Critical-infrastructure employees are considered those who work in 16 different sectors, including those in law enforcement, janitorial staff,… more

Port KC Pushing E-Commerce, Manufacturing Projects

Port KC has adopted a policy to fast-track e-commerce and manufacturing projects in distressed census tracts in an effort to bring more jobs to those areas The hope is that these quickly approved industrial projects could bring jobs with strong… more

Building Permits on the Decline

Despite a rise in new building permits issued metro-wide for the month of February, early signs show that numbers will decline for the month of March as people and company’s heed government issued stay-at-home orders. In the greater Kansas City… more

Local Housing Inventory Declined, but Prices Remain Steady  

  With stay at home orders and social distancing putting a wrench in most normal activities, the U.S. housing market began slowing down in the second half of march and the Kansas City area was no exception.  “We've seen the… more

Q&A with: John  Petersen, Polsinelli

John Petersen of the Polsinelli law firm in Kansas City is one of the biggest names in real-estate development law. He took some time to chat with Ingram’s about current megatrends shaping the market before the COVID-19 outbreak, but addressed… more

Home Prices Were Up Before the Storm

It may be sore consolation to anyone cooped up at home these days, but if they own the property, at least they know its value was increasing before the Great Coronavirus Lockdown of 2020. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city price… more

Four States Have Outright Construction Bans

Missouri and Kansas have been able to dodge the construction-ban bullet, but four states—New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Vermont—have called a halt to construction, and while nine others have instituted some restrictions. Work is progressing in 38 states and the… more

Another KC Sports Design Victory

In the sports-architecture capital of the world, a Kansas City-based firm has scored again: Crawford Architects is leading the redesign of Aloha Stadium in Hawaii, where project officials have begun soliciting construction bids. The state is putting up $350 for… more