Tag: building

  • US Housing Market and Lumber Prices: JULY 2022 [video]

    Click SUBSCRIBE here to get updates as-they-happen. Go to the website https://madisonsreport.com/subscribe/ to get a sample of the full 500 individual lumber and panel commodity prices for that week, as well as the market commentary explaining why the prices are changing. The latest US housing starts and US new home sales data, for June 2022,…

  • Slower Mid-Summer Activity Brings Flat Lumber Prices

    As July waned, lumber prices remained flat but players warned that muted demand and ample supply could mean lower prices on the horizon. Field inventories were strong and transportation issues — while still frustrating — were getting worked out. Highly populated areas of traditionally significant building activity turned quiet as scorching temperatures prevented most construction…

  • Madison’s Mid-Year Lumber Market Update: CFI Magazine

    Check out Madison’s Lumber Reporter in this month’s issue of the Canadian Forest Industries magazine print edition: https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=853&i=755078&p=36&ver=html5 We are also on Page 8, a snippet from the fabulous monthly Madison’s Sawmill Curtailment Lookout: Check back often … there are many informative and timely updates to come.

  • Lumber Prices and Market Update: July 2022 [video]

    Check back with the Madison’s Lumber Reporter website often for the latest updates for the latest developments and updates. In the week ending July 29, 2022, the price of WSPF 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$684 mfbm, said forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter. This is up by $0, or 0%, from…

  • US Housing Market June & Softwood Lumber Prices July: 2022

    The latest US housing starts and US new home sales data, for June 2022, continued the downward trend seen in May, when mortgage and interest rate increases hit the housing market. It is true that a slow-down is apparent in both construction and home buying activity, it is important to note that while month-over-month starts…