by Web Editor | Jan 22, 2016 | News
The U.S. Census Bureau & the Department of Housing & Urban Development released its December and total 2015 statistics on new residential starts in the U.S. There were no real surprises with the data, but predicting U.S. housing starts has been virtually...
by Web Editor | Nov 2, 2015 | News
The anticipation of a Federal Reserve rate hike earlier this month had global market analysts teetering on the edge of their seats. They breathed a collective sigh of relief after the Fed announced it would not being raising interest rates at this time, and the...
by Web Editor | Oct 9, 2015 | News
Experts from a variety of fields admit that Montana’s timber industry is in dire straits as a trade agreement with Canada fades this month and a surplus of cheap lumber causes prices to plummet. Executive Vice President of the Montana Wood Products Association Julia...
by Web Editor | Oct 5, 2015 | News
A weak Loonie, an expiring softwood agreement and poor demand from Asia has lumber prices down sharply in the Pacific Northwest. F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber in Columbia Falls has not had any layoffs due to the poor pricing, general manager Chuck Roady said Monday,...
by Web Editor | Aug 26, 2015 | News
It’s not just a buoyant day for equities (China excluded) on Tuesday. Yes, lumber prices are on the up, too. News of a rise in new home sales in the US last month has helped push lumber prices up 2.5 percent to $246.10 per 1000 board feet, writes Mamta Badkar....