Author: kkosman

  • Next Week’s Lumber Prices: Full List

    We have been receiving so many queries, due to the non-stop epic blundering of our competition, so are releasing one-time only, and until Monday morning only, the full price list and market commentary taken from Madison’s Lumber Prices online dashboard tool: https://www.forest2market.com/madisons-lumber-reporter CLICK TO DOWNLOAD! *Limited Time Only: Until Monday Morning* The .pdfs were deleted…

  • US Home Price Appreciation: June 2019

    National home price appreciation in the US continued to slow in June. Three metro areas, including New York, Miami and Seattle, experienced home price declines for the month. The Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices Thursday slowed to a 1.9% seasonally adjusted annual growth rate in June, from 2.4% in May.…

  • Softwood Lumber Prices Bounce Prior to Labour Day

    “But for how long?”, asked Madison’s Lumber Reporter Tuesday as the ups-and-downs of North America construction framing softwood dimension lumber prices for 2019 remain baffling. A good look at the latest US housing starts and home sales data — coming this week from Madison’s — shows continued strong increases. Indeed, US ‘homes for sale inventories’…

  • Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&btr wholesaler price this week: Up +$6 to US$376 mfbm (net FOB #sawmill)

    Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&btr wholesaler price this week: US$376 mfbm (net FOB #sawmill) Wholesaler price of benchmark North American #construction framing #softwood dimension #lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&btr rebounds +1.6%, or +$6, this week: to US$376 mfbm (net FOB #sawmill) from $370 last week. #building #housing #woodhttps://madisonsreport.com/lumber-prices/

  • Lumber Industry Hoping for Improved Sales in September

    The price of benchmark lumber commodity Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&Btr last week gained $4, or 1.2%, to close the week at US$346 mfbm compared to $342 the week before.