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Housing Starts, Canada: August 2015
Housing starts in Canada rose 12.2 per cent to an annual rate of 216,924 units in August, surpassing expectations, reflecting a jump in condo activity in Toronto, Canada’s largest city. Urban starts rose 13.6 per cent last month to 201,312 units, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp said Wednesday. In the urban segment, multi-unit starts rose…
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Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity: June 2015
US lumber production increased 2.7 per cent through June compared to the same 6 month period last year, according to the Western Wood Products Association’s latest Lumber Track, released Tuesday. Total US production through June was 16.02 BBF, up from 15.59 BBF last year. Production in the West increased 0.9 per cent in the first…
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US Real Estate and General Economic Indicators
“There’s still plenty of pent up activity in the housing sector. And it’s hard to see the US economy running out of steam with this much upside left in residential investment, according to some economists and analysts,” said Bloomberg Business Thursday. “New [home] foreclosures have dropped to precrisis levels and sales of previously owned homes—the…
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 09/11/15
Madison’s Reporter @LumberNews #LUMBER PRICES 09/11: WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$245 mfbm; WSPF KD PET 2×4 Studs $225; Doug Fir green #2&Btr 2×4 $305; OSB ON 7/16″ C$272 msf. http://162.213.156.131/~madisonsreport/lumber-prices/
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 09/11/15
Madison’s Reporter @LumberNews #LUMBER PRICES 09/11: WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$245 mfbm; WSPF KD PET 2×4 Studs $225; Doug Fir green #2&Btr 2×4 $305; OSB ON 7/16″ C$272 msf. http://162.213.156.131/~madisonsreport/lumber-prices/
