by Web Editor | Apr 26, 2019 | The Issues
Market Trends Bear Watching Article by Dan Shell, Senior Editor, Timber Processing April 2019 There was an interesting note in a recent issue of the Random Lengths newsletter highlighting a report from the National Assn. of Homebuilders (NAHB): Following years of a...
by Web Editor | Aug 17, 2018 | News
Over 1,200 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in California so far in 2018. And due to increased tariffs, those wildfire victims are having to deal with higher construction costs. So are victims whose homes were ruined by Hurricane Harvey last year in Texas. The...
by Web Editor | Jul 25, 2018 | News
In the last few months, lumber supply from Canada, United States’ biggest lumber provider, was shaken by a slew of factors like insect attack, forest fires and shortage of transportation. President Trump’s decision to impose a huge tariff on lumber imports...
by Web Editor | Jul 17, 2017 | News
Homebuilders are quickly feeling the impact of the looming rise in Canadian lumber tariffs, as more homebuilders are concerned about the availability of building materials. According to the May 2017 survey for the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, the...
by Web Editor | Mar 20, 2017 | News
The prices of softwood lumber, gypsum, ready-mix concrete, and OSB all increased in February, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The increases were led by gypsum products, with softwood lumber a close second....
