For the past decade, a housing shortage in the United States has supported strong forecasts for single-family construction. Driven by household formation among millennials and…
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Positive Outlooks Reported for Single-Family, Multi-Family and Remodeling Efforts
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Hybrid Fall Conference continued on Tuesday, Sept. 27 with Michael Collins of EquiNova Capital Partners LLC, updating attendees…
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Lumber Prices on the Rise Again; Reflect in Home Prices
Falling lumber prices have rebounded and the associated ripple effects are following suit. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) reports new home prices have increased…
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Change the Thermostat All You Want, Someone Will Always Be Unhappy
For 15 years now, it seems, I’ve had a file on my desk labeled “Softwood Lumber.” Well, maybe not a crinkled up, over-stuffed, physical folder,…
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NLBMDA Joins the Call for Government Intervention on Lumber Prices
The National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association sent a letter earlier this week to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo regarding the continued…
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Lumber Prices are Hammering Housing Affordability; NAHB Hopes Government Can Help
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reports that millions of potential home buyers are being priced out of the market thanks to soaring lumber…
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Recent Forecasts Give Full Picture of Housing’s Future
Economists at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) covered all aspects of forecasting last week, during IBSx seminars, from residential to multi-family to remodeling.…
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Lumber Demand Increases in U.S. but Prices Rise
The improved U.S. housing market in the past four months has resulted in both higher lumber production in the U.S. and an increased importation of…