This is the 35th annual Spring Homes Tour, which this year features 426 new houses located throughout seven metropolitan counties. Houses are open noon to 7 p.m. daily through the end of the tour, April 27. Features include three bathrooms, wet bar, hardwood floors, two fireplaces, deck. More than a quarter-million visitors are expected to attend this year's event, according to Tim Underwood, executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City. This is an annual attraction like no other.
Some subdivisions have handfuls of houses on the tour while others only one or two.
While some visitors are searching for floor plans, others are looking for locale. Concentrating on a certain area or subdivision can allow visitors to easily visit 30 or 40 houses in one day. Purple directional arrows will be displayed in participating subdivisions, pointing the way to tour houses. More than 150 builders are represented. Houses number 1 through 380 were built by Certified Master Builder members.